Crash Course – your effective every-day study companion PLUS the perfect antidote for exam stress! Save time and be assured you have the essential information you need in one place to excel on your course and achieve exam success.
A winning formula now for over 25 years, having sold over 1 million copies and translated in over 8 languages, each series volume has been fine-tuned and fully updated with a full-colour layout tailored to make your life easier. Especially written by senior students or junior doctors – those who understand what is essential for exam success – with all information thoroughly checked and quality assured by expert Faculty Advisers, the result is books that exactly meet your needs and you know you can trust.
Each chapter guides you succinctly through the full range of curriculum topics in the UKMLA syllabus, integrating clinical considerations with the relevant basic science and avoiding unnecessary or confusing detail. A range of text boxes help you get to the hints, tips and key points you need fast! A fully revised self-assessment section matching the latest exam formats is included to check your understanding and aid exam preparation. The accompanying enhanced, downloadable eBook completes this invaluable learning package.
Series volumes have been honed to meet the requirements of today’s medical students, although the range of other health students and professionals who need rapid access to the essentials of general medicine will also love the unique approach of Crash Course. Whether you need to get out of a fix or aim for a distinction Crash Course is for you!
Crash Course General Medicine comprehensively covers the extensive range of conditions and presentations that every medical student needs to know to pass their exams and UKMLA. Efficiently advance your revision by consulting key information presented concisely to facilitate visual learning. All guidelines and approaches to assessment have been updated for this new edition.
1. Cover image - p. Cover 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. How To Use - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iii 6. Series editor’s foreword - p. iii 7. Prefaces - p. iii 8. Acknowledgements - p. iii 9. Series editor’s acknowledgement - p. iii 10. Rapid UKMLA Index - p. iii 11. List of Tables - p. iii 12. Chapter 1: History taking and communication - p. iii 13. Chapter 2: Clinical examination - p. g10 14. Chapter 3: Writing in the medical notes - p. g35 15. Section 1: Clinical Presentations - p. g38 16. Chapter 4: Chest pain - p. g38 17. Chapter 5: Shortness of breath - p. g46 18. Chapter 6: Cough and haemoptysis - p. g53 19. Chapter 7: Palpitations - p. g58 20. Chapter 8: Pyrexia of unknown origin - p. g62 21. Chapter 9: Abdominal pain - p. g65 22. Chapter 10: Heartburn and indigestion - p. g71 23. Chapter 11: Gastrointestinal bleed - p. g75 24. Chapter 12: Change in bowel habit - p. g81 25. Chapter 13: Weight loss - p. g86 26. Chapter 14: Jaundice - p. g90 27. Chapter 15: Urinary symptoms and haematuria - p. g94 28. Chapter 16: Headache and facial pain - p. g103 29. Chapter 17: Goitre, thyroid disease and thyroid malignancy - p. g109 30. Chapter 18: Loss of consciousness - p. g115 31. Chapter 19: Confusion and delirium - p. g121 32. Chapter 20: Stroke and TIA - p. g126 33. Chapter 21: Focal neurological deficits - p. g134 34. Chapter 22: Dizziness and vertigo - p. g141 35. Chapter 23: Back pain and joint pain - p. g147 36. Chapter 24: Skin lesions and rash - p. g154 37. Chapter 25: Lumps - p. g162 38. Chapter 26: Excessive bruising and bleeding - p. g166 39. Chapter 27: Pain - p. g172 40. Section 2: Diagnoses - p. g177 41. Chapter 28: Cardiovascular system - p. g177 42. Chapter 29: Respiratory system - p. g221 43. Chapter 30: Gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary systems - p. g250 44. Chapter 31: Renal, genitourinary and sexual health medicine - p. g276 45. Chapter 32: Fluid balance and electrolyte disturbances - p. g299 46. Chapter 33: Metabolic and endocrine disorders - p. g308 47. Chapter 34: Nervous system - p. g343 48. Chapter 35: Musculoskeletal system - p. g372 49. Chapter 36: Skin disease - p. g387 50. Chapter 37: Haematological disorders - p. g405 51. Chapter 38: Infectious diseases - p. g430 52. Chapter 39: Drug overdose and abuse - p. g444 53. Self-Assessment - p. g452 54. UKMLA High Yield Association Table - p. g452 55. UKMLA Single Best Answer (SBA) questions - p. g452 56. UKMLA SBA answers - p. g452 57. Index - p. g452
Crash Course – your effective every-day study companion PLUS the perfect antidote for exam stress! Save time and be assured you have the essential information you need in one place to excel on your course and achieve exam success.
A winning formula now for over 25 years, having sold over 1 million copies and translated in over 8 languages, each series volume has been fine-tuned and fully updated with a full-colour layout tailored to make your life easier. Especially written by senior students or junior doctors – those who understand what is essential for exam success – with all information thoroughly checked and quality assured by expert Faculty Advisers, the result is books that exactly meet your needs and you know you can trust.
Each chapter guides you succinctly through the full range of curriculum topics in the UKMLA syllabus, integrating clinical considerations with the relevant basic science and avoiding unnecessary or confusing detail. A range of text boxes help you get to the hints, tips and key points you need fast! A fully revised self-assessment section matching the latest exam formats is included to check your understanding and aid exam preparation. The accompanying enhanced, downloadable eBook completes this invaluable learning package.
Series volumes have been honed to meet the requirements of today’s medical students, although the range of other health students and professionals who need rapid access to the essentials of general medicine will also love the unique approach of Crash Course. Whether you need to get out of a fix or aim for a distinction Crash Course is for you!
Crash Course General Medicine comprehensively covers the extensive range of conditions and presentations that every medical student needs to know to pass their exams and UKMLA. Efficiently advance your revision by consulting key information presented concisely to facilitate visual learning. All guidelines and approaches to assessment have been updated for this new edition.
1. Cover image - p. Cover 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. How To Use - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iii 6. Series editor’s foreword - p. iii 7. Prefaces - p. iii 8. Acknowledgements - p. iii 9. Series editor’s acknowledgement - p. iii 10. Rapid UKMLA Index - p. iii 11. List of Tables - p. iii 12. Chapter 1: History taking and communication - p. iii 13. Chapter 2: Clinical examination - p. g10 14. Chapter 3: Writing in the medical notes - p. g35 15. Section 1: Clinical Presentations - p. g38 16. Chapter 4: Chest pain - p. g38 17. Chapter 5: Shortness of breath - p. g46 18. Chapter 6: Cough and haemoptysis - p. g53 19. Chapter 7: Palpitations - p. g58 20. Chapter 8: Pyrexia of unknown origin - p. g62 21. Chapter 9: Abdominal pain - p. g65 22. Chapter 10: Heartburn and indigestion - p. g71 23. Chapter 11: Gastrointestinal bleed - p. g75 24. Chapter 12: Change in bowel habit - p. g81 25. Chapter 13: Weight loss - p. g86 26. Chapter 14: Jaundice - p. g90 27. Chapter 15: Urinary symptoms and haematuria - p. g94 28. Chapter 16: Headache and facial pain - p. g103 29. Chapter 17: Goitre, thyroid disease and thyroid malignancy - p. g109 30. Chapter 18: Loss of consciousness - p. g115 31. Chapter 19: Confusion and delirium - p. g121 32. Chapter 20: Stroke and TIA - p. g126 33. Chapter 21: Focal neurological deficits - p. g134 34. Chapter 22: Dizziness and vertigo - p. g141 35. Chapter 23: Back pain and joint pain - p. g147 36. Chapter 24: Skin lesions and rash - p. g154 37. Chapter 25: Lumps - p. g162 38. Chapter 26: Excessive bruising and bleeding - p. g166 39. Chapter 27: Pain - p. g172 40. Section 2: Diagnoses - p. g177 41. Chapter 28: Cardiovascular system - p. g177 42. Chapter 29: Respiratory system - p. g221 43. Chapter 30: Gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary systems - p. g250 44. Chapter 31: Renal, genitourinary and sexual health medicine - p. g276 45. Chapter 32: Fluid balance and electrolyte disturbances - p. g299 46. Chapter 33: Metabolic and endocrine disorders - p. g308 47. Chapter 34: Nervous system - p. g343 48. Chapter 35: Musculoskeletal system - p. g372 49. Chapter 36: Skin disease - p. g387 50. Chapter 37: Haematological disorders - p. g405 51. Chapter 38: Infectious diseases - p. g430 52. Chapter 39: Drug overdose and abuse - p. g444 53. Self-Assessment - p. g452 54. UKMLA High Yield Association Table - p. g452 55. UKMLA Single Best Answer (SBA) questions - p. g452 56. UKMLA SBA answers - p. g452 57. Index - p. g452
