Main description:

This is a notes-style summary of the diagnosis and management of key diseases in clinical medicine. The concise style is especially helpful to students with limited time available for exam preparation. The book is directly linked to "Kumar and Clark Clinical Medicine", with page cross references to help the reader find additional information. Information is presented as bullet point lists and short summaries. There are also practice questions in various styles at the end of each chapter, with explanatory answers at the end of the book.

Contents:

1. How to pass medical finals 2. Question types in medical finals 3. OSCEs 4. Clinical pharmacology 5. Radiology 6. Clinical chemistry 7. Infectious diseases 8. Respiratory medicine 9. Cardiology 10. Gastroenterology and hepatology 11. Rheumatology 12. Dermatology 13. Endocrinology 14. Renal medicine 15. Haematology 16. Oncology and genetic disease 17. Neurology 18. Psychological medicine 19. Statistics and evidence-based medicine Appendices: Answers to multiple choice questions Answers to extended matching questions Normal reference ranges Normal values for laboratory tests Bibliography and further reading