Covering all aspects of the syllabus, Crash Course offers students a fast way to recap on what they need to know to get through the exams with ease. Styled in an easy-to-follow, readily accessible format, each book is prepared by senior medical students or junior doctors - under faculty supervision - to give them the correct level of information perfectly tailored to current curricula requirements. The series now includes improved pedagogic features and a fully revised self-assessment section, updated to meet current examination needs.
Provides the exam syllabus in one place!
Written by senior medical students or junior doctors ? authors WHO REALLY UNDERSTAND today?s exam situation!
Senior Faculty Advisors ensure complete accuracy of the text!
Full artwork programme, improved ?Hints and Tips? boxes, and ?Communication? boxes help you remember the key points!
Self-Assessment section ? fully updated to reflect new curriculum requirements ? helps you maximise your grade!
Solid, accurate, user-friendly coverage provides enough detail even for those aiming at distinction!
Fully updated self-assessment section ? ideal for current examination practice!
Includes useful ?Learning Objectives? at the start of each chapter
Pharmacological and disease management information updated in line with current best practice guidelines
Includes recent research findings
Discusses key aspects of patient communication ? presented in easy ?Communication? boxes
Fully updated to include feedback from hundreds of students!
Welcome to Crash Course ? THE revision aid to get you the results you need!!
Crash Course is a complete revision guide designed specifically to save you time by providing everything you could be asked in the exam in one place!
Each book in the series has been specially written either by senior medical students or junior doctors ? carefully supervised by faculty advisors ? to ensure that it exactly matches your needs by having been prepared by someone who has just been in the exam situation!
Fully updated with improved layout, the first part of each volume covers a comprehensive series of common presentations while the second part addresses specific diseases and disorders. The third part of the book is given to a detailed exploration of the role of history, examination, and common investigations in the relevant speciality providing all of the facts you need to get things right!
New features include ?Learning Objectives? at the start of each chapter, improved ?Hints and Tips? boxes, ?Communication? boxes and a completely revised self-assessment section tailored to the current exam formats!
Crash Course ? an easier way to get through the exam! Acute Abdominal Pain Dyspepsia Vomiting, Haematemesis and Melaena Change in Bowel Habit Abdominal Mass and Distension Rectal Bleeding Anorectal Pain Jaundice Dysphagia Breast Lump Neck Lump Ischaemic Limb Leg Ulcer Groin Swelling Scrotal Swelling Haematuria Urinary Difficulty Skin Lesion Anaemia Abdominal Pain in Children II. Diseases and Disorders Oesophageal Disorders Gastric and Duodenal Disorders Disorders of the Small Intestine Colonic Disorders Anorectal Disorders Hepatobiliary Disorders Gynaecological Disorders Abdominal Hernias Thyroid and Parathyroid Disorders Neck Swellings Breast Disorders Vascular Disorders Urological Disorders Skin Lesions Soft Tissue Disorders Trauma Postoperative Care and Complications Principles of Cancer Management III. History, Examination and Common Investigations Clerking a Surgical Patient Examination of a Surgical Patient Writing up a Surgical Clerking Investigation of a Surgical Patient Introduction to the operating theatre IV. Self-assessment MCQs, EMQs, SAQs Index