Crash Course Rheumatology and Orthopaedics - Brossura

Marsland, Daniel; Kapoor, Sabrina

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0723434719 ISBN 13: 9780723434719

Casa editrice: Mosby, 2008

Riassunto

Covering all aspects of the syllabus, Crash Course offers students a fast way to recap on what they need to know to get through the exams with ease. Styled in an easy-to-follow, readily accessible format, each book is prepared by senior medical students or junior doctors - under faculty supervision - to give them the correct level of information perfectly tailored to current curricula requirements. The series now includes improved pedagogic features and a fully revised self-assessment section, updated to meet current examination needs. Provides the exam syllabus in one place! Written by senior medical students or junior doctors - authors who really understand today's exam situation! Senior Faculty Advisors ensure complete accuracy of the text! Full artwork programme, improved 'Hints and Tips' boxes, and 'Communication' boxes help you remember the key points! Self-Assessment section - fully updated to reflect new curriculum requirements - helps you maximise your grade! Solid, accurate, user-friendly coverage provides enough detail even for those aiming at distinction! Fully updated self-assessment section - ideal for current examination practice! Includes useful 'Learning Objectives' at the start of each chapter. Pharmacological and disease management information updated in line with current best practice guidelines. Includes recent research findings. Discusses key aspects of patient communication - presented in easy 'Communication' boxes. Fully updated to include feedback from hundreds of students! Crash Course - the revision aid to get you the results you want! Crash Course is a complete revision guide designed specifically to save you time by providing everything you could be asked in the exam in one place! Each book in the series has been specially written either by senior medical students or junior doctors - carefully supervised by faculty advisors - to ensure that it exactly matches your needs by having been prepared by someone who has just been in the exam situation! Fully updated with improved layout, the first part of each volume covers a comprehensive series of common presentations while the second part addresses specific diseases and disorders. The third part of the book is given to a detailed exploration of the role of history, examination, and common investigations in the relevant speciality providing all of the facts you need to get things right! Additional new features also include learning objectives at the start of each chapter, improved hints and tips boxes, communication boxes and a completely revised self-assessment section tailored to current exam needs! Take the stress out of study with Crash Course - the easier way to achieve exam success!

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Contenuti

Part I: The Patient Presents With

Regional pain

Widespread musculoskeletal pain

An acute, hot swollen joint

A child with a limp

Deformity

A limb swelling

An incidental bone lesion on X-ray

Altered sensation and weakness

Part II: Diseases and Disorders

Osteoarthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis

Spondyloarthropathies

Connective tissue diseases

Metabolic bone disease

Crystal arthropathies

Paediatric joint disease

Fractures

Trauma

Infection of bones and joints

Fibromyalgia

Surgical principles in the treatment of bone and joint disease

Pre-and post-operative care

Bone tumours/malignancy

Disorders of the spine

Sports injuries

Peripheral nerve lesions

Soft tissue disorders

Part III: History, Examination, and Common Investigations

Taking a history

General principles of examining joints

Examination of joints

Writing up a medical clerking

Investigations

Part IV: Self-assessment

MCQs

SAQs

EMQs

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Mosby
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0723434719
• ISBN 13: 9780723434719
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 316
• Redattore: Coote Annabel, Haslam Paul
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: LSWR Group; b.criscuolo@lswr.it; ; Via Spadolini, 7; Milano; Italia