Designed to help medical students through their exams. Built around the successful 'Essential Revision Notes for MRCP', this title focuses on what is essential learning for medical undergraduates and gives readers an 'all round' knowledge of medicine at this level.
Finding the time to revise effectively is one of the greatest challenges that modern MRCP candidates face. This unique book by a recent successful candidate provides precisely what many have needed but been unable to find until now: the distilled essential knowledge required to pass the MRCP Part 2 exam. This book provides candidates with a concise and well-directed approach to fast and efficient revision, supplying comprehensive coverage of the MRCP syllabus and the key points of each topic. It stands apart from other MRCP revision resources in supplying both concise text and the essential lists needed to pass the Part 2 exam.
This book is the essential revision guide for neurology in the Membership of the Royal College of Physicians (MRCP). Neurology has been rated as the most difficult subject in MRCP examinations and there has been no concise and easy-to-use revision guide to help candidates through the exams until now. Neurology for MRCP is written by two experienced neurologists who have taught both the written (Part 1 and Part 2) and clinical (PACES) sections of the exam. This pioneering new book will also be useful for medical students sitting for their final examinations and for doctors who are preparing for the PLAB examination.
Includes 21 chapters that cover the syllabus for the MRCP 1 examination. This title features vital medical facts presented in note format to aid revision. It offers the reassurance of being up-to-date with the facts that matter. It contains key points presented in diagrams, illustrations, lists, tables and mnemonics to aid learning.
MRCP PACES is a challenging examination requiring in-depth clinical knowledge, excellent clinical skills and the ability to present each case concisely and coherently. This revision guide helps candidates achieve these aims; it is compact enough for bedside use and sufficiently comprehensive for self-study. The new edition follows the structure of the current PACES exam and has an expanded section on Station 5. As well as a wealth of up-to-date questions for practice, it includes extensive new clinical information on new therapies and details of the latest investigations and management options. Each chapter has been reviewed by senior clinicians within the specialty. • Presents all seven stations in one book • Provides practical hints and tips for success at each station • Presents much more comprehensive information in a compact and accessible format than other books • Provides evidence-based information, guidelines and questions mapping onto the latest examination format. This book teaches the candidate not only how to pass the PACES exam, leading the reader through each case and exactly what is expected of them, but also provides a succinct yet detailed clinical handbook for support on medical wards.
This textbook is an essential revision aid for trainees preparing for Membership of the Royal College of Physicians (MRCP) examinations. Divided into 30 sections, the book begins with discussion on common symptoms and presentations, then emergency presentations. The following sections provide in depth coverage of the diagnosis and management of diseases and disorders in different body systems. The text concludes with chapters on geriatric medicine, genetics, epidemiology, clinical pharmacology, and ECG Interpretation. Treatment protocols are current and inline with the latest international guidelines. Each chapter is highly illustrated with images and figures, as well as teaching notes and easy-to-memorise lists to assist revision. Topics frequently encountered in examinations and key points are also highlighted. Key points Practical revision aid for trainees preparing for MRCP examinations Treatment protocols inline with current international guidelines Chapters highly illustrated with images and figures, and teaching notes to assist revision Highlights topics frequently encountered in examinations
This new updated and expanded edition challenges many widely held views on the links between poverty and child health. It brings together new evidence, both historical and current, and considers the practical implications for health and social policy, outlining innovative approaches to future development. Poverty and Child Health is vital reading for paediatricians and child health workers, doctors and health service managers, social service professionals, social scientists and everyone with an interest in shaping health and social policy.
This new book contains 350 'best of five' multiple-choice questions for the new MRCP (UK) Part 1 exam. The questions cover a wide range of topics in both clinical medicine and applied basic sciences. The answers are fully descriptive and will help the candidate appreciate why the correct answer is the best of the five given, and include useful background information. The questions are in random order by topic, with the first 50 being less difficult - and thereafter the questions get more challenging. To aid revision, there is an appendix at the end of the book that lists the questions under topic headings. A new book of 350 new-style best of five questions in the style of the MRCP (UK) Part 1 exam Questions presented randomly by topic - as they would be encountered in the real exam Has fully descriptive answers Covers both clinical and basic science topics Includes an appendix where questions are grouped according to topic