Main description:

The second edition of this book is a practical revision guide for postgraduate students preparing for clinical examinations in internal medicine.

Authored by an experienced postgraduate examiner, the book presents a series of short and OSCE cases presented in a uniform format, offering guidance on examination techniques, common mistakes made by candidates, and typical presentation of findings.

Divided into seven sections, the book begins with advice on how to prepare for and pass clinical examinations. The remaining chapters cover cases relevant to different systems of the body - cardiovascular; respiratory; abdominal; neurological; endocrine, rheumatologic, connective tissue and skin; and eye and fundus.

Each case provides a summary of diagnosis, differential diagnosis, management, and further information often required in examinations. The questions and model answers are similar to those most frequently encountered in examinations.

The comprehensive text is enhanced by illustrations and figures to assist learning and will be useful not only to candidates preparing for postgraduate clinical examinations, but also to undergraduate students.

Key points

Practical revision guide for postgraduate students preparing for clinical examinations in internal medicine
Questions and model answers similar to those encountered in examinations
Authored by experienced postgraduate examiner
Previous edition (9789386150035) published in 2016

Contents:

Foreword
Preface to the 2nd edition
Preface to the 1st edition
Dedication
Important note
Acknowledgements
List of abbreviations
Part 1: Advice on how to prepare for and pass clinical examinations
Part 2: Cardiovascular cases
Part 3: Respiratory cases
Part 4: Abdominal cases
Part 5: Neurology cases
Part 6: Endocrine, rheumatology, connective tissue and skin cases
Part 7: Eye and fundus cases
Index