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PASS FINALS
Pass Finals
A Companion to Kumar and Clark's Clinical Medicine
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Second Edition

By
Geoff Smith, MD, MRCP, Locum Consultant Physician and Gastroenterologist, Hammersmith Hospitals NHS Trusts, London, UK
Elizabeth Carty, B Med Sci, BMBS, MD, MRCP, Consultant Gastroenterologist, Whipps Cross University Hospital, London, UK
Louise Langmead, MD, MRCP, Consultant Physician and Gastroenterologist, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK

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 & 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.

Audience
Medical students preparing for examinations in clinical medicine

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

Bibliographic details
Paperback, 632 pages, publication date: DEC-2007
ISBN-13: 978-0-7020-2877-9
ISBN-10: 0-7020-2877-0
Imprint: SAUNDERS


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Last update: 25 Nov 2009
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