Main description:

CSA Revision Notes for the MRCGP is the ideal book to help you to revise and prepare for the CSA part of the MRCGP exam.

The latest edition features new material on:

Constipation in adults
Cough
Dupuytren's contracture
Eating disorders
Frailty assessment
Gender dysphoria
Gout
Inguinal hernia
Prediabetes
Starting HRT
Varicose veins
Visual loss

A standardised format is used throughout to help you to improve your:

data gathering - a broad range of appropriate questions to ask the patient are provided and red flags are highlighted where appropriate
interpersonal skills - each clinical problem is described using terms that you can use in your explanations to patients
clinical management - tells you which examinations to consider, which investigations to order, and how to manage each clinical problem based on the latest guidelines and current best practice
consultations - to help you practise, every clinical case features a realistic role play scenario.

Contents:

Preface to the fourth edition; About the authors; Acknowledgements; Preface to the first edition; Abbreviations
Introduction to the CSA examination
General practice consultation
Healthy people: promoting health and preventing disease
Genetics in primary care
Care of acutely ill people
Child health
Care of older adults
Women's health
Men's health
Sexual health and family planning
Care and palliative care of people with cancer
Mental health
Cardiovascular
Respiratory
Gastrointestinal and renal
ENT
Ophthalmology
Neurology
Rheumatology and musculoskeletal
Dermatology
Endocrinology
Drug and alcohol problems
Appendices