This refreshingly readable book with accompanying flash cards is ideal for all undergraduate medical students fast approaching their final exams. Consider your revision methods and contemplate exam psychology. Structure your approach and make those final weeks more bearable. Test yourself with the flash cards and consolidate your knowledge on a wide range of topics. Use them as a guide to perfecting your presentation skills and think logically about each case. Decipher data, practice inter...

The goal of the Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) instructor manual is to improve the quality of care provided to seriously ill or injured children. This handbook uses a series of simulated pediatric emergencies to reinforce the important concepts of a systematic approach to pediatric assessment, first aid, health care, basic life support, PALS treatment algorithms, effective resuscitation, and team dynamics. Our education training material is created and maintained by practicing phys...

Since it was first published, Accident and Emergency Radiology: A Survival Guide has become the classic reference and an indispensable aid to all those who work in the Emergency Department. The core and substantial value lies in the step-by-step analytical approaches which help you to answer this question: "These images look normal to me, but . . . how can I be sure that I am not missing a subtle but important abnormality?" - Ensure accuracy in reading and interpretation of any given image...

Pocket Clinical Examination is an introduction to history taking and the examination of patients. It has step by step instructions for the junior medical officer working on the ward for the first time. It aims to provide a solid foundation from which students can develop their own systematic approaches. Details of the mechanisms of symptoms and signs, and comprehensive lists of differential diagnosis are not included but may be found in the larger text Clinical Examination. There is a sect...

This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. Neonatology is a sub-speciality of paediatrics devoted to the care of the newborn infant. The wider care of the newborn infant includes not only the sick neonate but also the well newborn infant. The practice of neonatology is generally limited to specialist neonatal units and nurseries – ranging from those nurseries that deal with the well newborn infant to neonatal intensive care units. The c...

The range of topics which you may be questioned on during a final ENT Viva exam can be very varied. Viva Training in ENT ensures you can answer any question confidently and comprehensively, this book provides you with over 430 examples, mirroring exactly the format of the examination questions and covering all the relevant areas of the curriculum. Dedicated chapters on topics such as rhinology, head and neck, otology and paediatrics take you through the types of scenarios that you are like...

What is Congenital heart disease?Congenital Heart Disease is an abnormality or defect in the heart when the baby is born.Who is at risk of having a Congenital Heart Disease?Familial:Poor development of the heart during the first 3 months of pregnancy either due to genetics or family history.External factors in development of the Congenital Heart Disease:Poorly controlled blood sugar in women who have diabetes ...

The newly introduced Specialty Certificate Examinations are a compulsory component of assessment for all UK medical trainees and represent the final examination barrier before being able to apply for consultant positions. This book provides a unique examination-specific revision guide for the SCE in Respiratory Medcine. Comprising of best of five multiple choice questions, detailed answers and separate revision notes, Revision Notes for the Respiratory Medicine Specialty Certificate Ex...

The most convenient, rapid-access resource for orthopedics and sports medicine, packed with clinical facts, figures, and data you will turn to again and againThis portable guide is filled with evidence-based facts, figures, and data for understanding and managing common-but often challenging-complaints related to the musculoskeletal system.Orthopedics and Sports Medicine expertly covers all joints from the neck and shoulder, to the spine and ankle....

Part 2B of the FRCR examination for trainee radiologists involves six 'long cases', which can contain images of any body system and any imaging modality: plain film, CT, MRI, ultrasound, nuclear medicine and contrast studies. FRCR 2B: A Guide to the Long Cases contains 60 highly illustrated long cases and answers, organised into 10 sets of 6 cases. The cases are based on the format of the exam and the answers are at the level of detail the candidate would be expected to provide in the time...

The Handbook of Ophthalmic Emergencies describes most of the common ophthalmic emergencies healthcare professionals will experience in clinical practice. The book is for all healthcare professionals who deal with patients with ophthalmic problems including Accident and Emergency doctors, General Practitioners, Optometrists, Orthoptists, Nurse Practitioners and Medical Students.This book is designed to provide a simple guide to the differential diagnosis and management of common opht...

Physiotherapists and rehabilitation specialists are generally called upon after surgeries. However, understanding the specific choices for certain procedures and having insight into the best after-treatment, particularly in the spine, is crucial. In addition, it is paramount that all spinal caregivers use the same vocabulary and issue the same information to the patient. After all, a significant part of the success of a surgical procedure lies in the quality of the therapy before and after...