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 rheumatology and orthopaedics 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 Rheumatology and Orthopaedics directs you to the most fundamental aspects of rheumatology and orthopaedics, helping you focus on crucial concepts, test yourself, and bridge any knowledge gaps effectively. This portable guide will help you get the concise, targeted assistance you need for passing medical exams.
1. Instructions for online access - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. i 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. How to use - p. ii 6. Copyright - p. iv 7. Series editor’s foreword - p. v 8. Prefaces - p. vi 9. Acknowledgements - p. vii 10. Series editor’s acknowledgement - p. viii 11. Rapid UKMLA Index - p. ix 12. 1. Taking a history - p. 1 13. 2. Examining joints - p. 5 14. 3. Investigations - p. 21 15. 4. Regional musculoskeletal pain - p. 29 16. 5. Widespread musculoskeletal pain - p. 43 17. 6. An acute, hot, swollen joint - p. 49 18. 7. A child with a limp - p. 55 19. 8. Back pain - p. 59 20. 9. Altered sensation and weakness - p. 71 21. 10. Osteoarthritis - p. 79 22. 11. Rheumatoid arthritis - p. 85 23. 12. Spondyloarthropathies - p. 95 24. 13. Connective tissue diseases - p. 105 25. 14. The vasculitides - p. 119 26. 15. Metabolic bone disease - p. 125 27. 16. Gout and pseudogout - p. 133 28. 17. Paediatric joint disease - p. 139 29. 18. Fractures - p. 151 30. 19. Trauma - p. 163 31. 20. Infection of bones and joints - p. 173 32. 21. Malignancy - p. 181 33. 22. Sports injuries - p. 193 34. 23. Soft tissue disorders - p. 203 35. 24. Principles of orthopaedic surgery - p. 209 36. Self-Assessment - p. 216 37. UKMLA High Yield Association Table - p. 219 38. UKMLA single Best Answer (SBA) questions - p. 221 39. UKMLA SBA answers - p. 243 40. OSCEs and Short Clinical Cases - p. 257 41. Index - p. 263
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 rheumatology and orthopaedics 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 Rheumatology and Orthopaedics directs you to the most fundamental aspects of rheumatology and orthopaedics, helping you focus on crucial concepts, test yourself, and bridge any knowledge gaps effectively. This portable guide will help you get the concise, targeted assistance you need for passing medical exams.
1. Instructions for online access - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. i 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. How to use - p. ii 6. Copyright - p. iv 7. Series editor’s foreword - p. v 8. Prefaces - p. vi 9. Acknowledgements - p. vii 10. Series editor’s acknowledgement - p. viii 11. Rapid UKMLA Index - p. ix 12. 1. Taking a history - p. 1 13. 2. Examining joints - p. 5 14. 3. Investigations - p. 21 15. 4. Regional musculoskeletal pain - p. 29 16. 5. Widespread musculoskeletal pain - p. 43 17. 6. An acute, hot, swollen joint - p. 49 18. 7. A child with a limp - p. 55 19. 8. Back pain - p. 59 20. 9. Altered sensation and weakness - p. 71 21. 10. Osteoarthritis - p. 79 22. 11. Rheumatoid arthritis - p. 85 23. 12. Spondyloarthropathies - p. 95 24. 13. Connective tissue diseases - p. 105 25. 14. The vasculitides - p. 119 26. 15. Metabolic bone disease - p. 125 27. 16. Gout and pseudogout - p. 133 28. 17. Paediatric joint disease - p. 139 29. 18. Fractures - p. 151 30. 19. Trauma - p. 163 31. 20. Infection of bones and joints - p. 173 32. 21. Malignancy - p. 181 33. 22. Sports injuries - p. 193 34. 23. Soft tissue disorders - p. 203 35. 24. Principles of orthopaedic surgery - p. 209 36. Self-Assessment - p. 216 37. UKMLA High Yield Association Table - p. 219 38. UKMLA single Best Answer (SBA) questions - p. 221 39. UKMLA SBA answers - p. 243 40. OSCEs and Short Clinical Cases - p. 257 41. Index - p. 263
