This book, first published in 1986, provides a comprehensive and detailed look at online biomedical database searching by end users. Experts fully assess the numerous implications of end user searching and synthesize a wide variety of views and successful practices. By examining the types of users, institutional settings, products used, and applications, this important volume probes the specific variations among programs and provides a solid overview of end user searching in the health science field. The volume includes informative chapters on determining content and structure of online educational materials, training the end user, the issues in implementing end user search systems, and much more.

This accessibly written book explores the different types of stem cells, their current and potential future medical applications, and the many controversies that surround their creation and use. Whether from adults or embryos, stem cells have the potential to develop into many other types of cells-an ability that makes them potentially invaluable for curing a wide variety of diseases and disorders. And while some stem cell treatments are already in use today and have achieved remarkable results, the use of such cells continues to be clouded in controversy. This second edition of Steam Cells offers a wealth of new information and features. Coverage of research breakthroughs in the past decade has been added, including descriptions of recently discovered types of stem cells and stem cell therapies. In addition to addressing ethical and scientific controversies, the book also addresses issues such as the discrepancy between the public's expectations for regenerative medicine and current medical realities. Also new in this edition is a collection of case studies, each of which helps to make the topics discussed in the book more accessible to readers. Offers additional and updated information since the first edition, including expanded coverage of popularly contested topics such as weight loss medications and genetic contributors to obesity Examines key issues related to obesity, such as whether or not someone can be healthy and obese Highlights key ideas and debates discussed in the book through illuminating case studies that use engaging real-world scenarios Provides readers with a helpful Directory of Resources to guide their search for additional information

This book is a 'How to' book that can help medical doctors in career navigation into specialist training in Singapore.With the introduction of the Residency program comes a different set of application process, selection criteria and interview format. This book provides invaluable insight into the current Residency training structure and will help equip readers with strategies to prepare their CVs, giving them an edge over others in the Residency interview.Existing information on Residency Interview or the Selection Process is scattered. There is a huge deficiency in the current market on the subject of interview preparation as well as detailed choice of specialties based on the local climate. This book provides a step-by-step, practical, easy to understand guide to help readers select their medical specialties, prepare their CVs and excel in interviews.

Tracy Kidder is a winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the author of the bestsellers The Soul of a New Machine, House, Among Schoolchildren, and Home Town. He has been described by the "Baltimore "Sun as the "master of the non-fiction narrative." This powerful and inspiring new book shows how one person can make a difference, as Kidder tells the true story of a gifted man who is in love with the world and has set out to do all he can to cure it.
At the center of Mountains Beyond Mountains stands Paul Farmer. Doctor, Harvard professor, renowned infectious-disease specialist, anthropologist, the recipient of a MacArthur "genius" grant, world-class Robin Hood, Farmer was brought up in a bus and on a boat, and in medical school found his life's calling: to diagnose and cure infectious diseases and to bring the lifesaving tools of modern medicine to those who need them most. This magnificent book shows how radical change can be fostered in situations that seem insurmountable, and it also shows how a meaningful life can be created, as Farmer--brilliant, charismatic, charming, both a leader in international health and a doctor who finds time to make house calls in Boston and the mountains of Haiti--blasts through convention to get results.
Mountains Beyond Mountains takes us from Harvard to Haiti, Peru, Cuba, and Russia as Farmer changes minds and practices through his dedication to the philosophy that "the only real nation is humanity" - a philosophy that is embodied in the small public charity he founded, Partners In Health. He enlists the help of the Gates Foundation, George Soros, the U.N.'s World Health Organization, and others in his quest to cure the world. At the heart of this bookis the example of a life based on hope, and on an understanding of the truth of the Haitian proverb "Beyond mountains there are mountains": as you solve one problem, another problem presents itself, and so you go on and try to solve that one too.
"Mountains Beyond Mountains unfolds with the force of a gathering revelation," says Annie Dillard, and Jonathan Harr says, "[Farmer] wants to change the world. Certainly this luminous and powerful book will change the way you see it."

"From the Hardcover edition.

Medical schools are rapidly adopting the popular style of Single Best Answers (SBAs), Best of Fives (BOFs) and Extended Matching Questions (EMQs). This unique and up-to-date book contains over 1000 clinically relevant questions, a selection of SBAs/BOFs an EMQs - the essential aid for every medical student. No need to spend time reading through several textbooks, everything you need is here in one place. Questions are presented to include typical scenarios you will encounter as a Junior Doctor and covers the core curriculum subjects: Medicine, Surgery, Psychiatry, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, and Paediatrics. Since the first edition was published, Get Through Medical School has been a bestselling revision book for medical students. Retaining the classic question types - SBAs/BOFs and EMQs, this second edition benefits from a host of new questions and a great deal more explanatory information within the answers. Written by Seema Khan MBBS MRCS MRCGP DRCOG, who has first hand experience of preparing for and taking this format of exam, Get Through Medical School, second edition is a valuable revision book for all candidates preparing for medical school exams and an equally useful tool to help Foundation Doctors prepare for managing patients.

RevMED teaches students how to interpret clinical cases by presenting key details of the history and examination of a patient and making them choose between five plausible options. RevMED contains questions on a broad variety of topics in general medicine and surgery that range in difficulty to cover the basics, but also challenge even the most able students. The explanations include up-to-date guidelines and a thorough exploration of not only the correct answer, but a breakdown of the incorrect options as well. Therefore, each SBA is a form of case-based tutorial that can succinctly communicate a concept in general medicine or surgery.Question books are an exceptionally useful resource for medical students preparing for their clinical exams. RevMED is designed by medical students who recently sat clinical written examinations and has been reviewed by doctors/professors thereby combining clinical accuracy with a student-friendly delivery.

RevMED teaches students how to interpret clinical cases by presenting key details of the history and examination of a patient and making them choose between five plausible options. RevMED contains questions on a broad variety of topics in general medicine and surgery that range in difficulty to cover the basics, but also challenge even the most able students. The explanations include up-to-date guidelines and a thorough exploration of not only the correct answer, but a breakdown of the incorrect options as well. Therefore, each SBA is a form of case-based tutorial that can succinctly communicate a concept in general medicine or surgery.Question books are an exceptionally useful resource for medical students preparing for their clinical exams. RevMED is designed by medical students who recently sat clinical written examinations and has been reviewed by doctors/professors thereby combining clinical accuracy with a student-friendly delivery.

'How to Get into Medical School in Australia' is the definitive guide on how to succeed in your application to medical school - and how to excel once there. The book provides comprehensive detail on the admissions processes - both undergraduate and graduate - in an easy-to-digest, chronological format, to help you manage your application step by step. Featuring study tips and techniques for high school, undergraduate and medical school entry exams (UMAT and GAMSAT), information on sought-after characteristics and how to optimise them for your application, profiles of all of the medical schools in Australia, and everything you ever wanted to know about the medical school interview, 'How to Get into Medical School' is the perfect companion for any prospective medical student. The guide also contains tips on how to enjoy and excel at medical school (and beyond), including study techniques and tips to use on the wards.

The only BMAT preparation book approved by Cambridge Assessment. Written by the people who set the BMAT tests, so teachers know the information is concise, relevant and useful. New practice questions and answers ensure students get maximum practice and know what to expect on the day of the test. Examiner hints and tips and worked examples show students the best way to approach questions.

An innovative, visual textbook for medical students to help learn and understand core medical conditions. Over 100 mind maps: The book features over 100 easy to follow, full colour mind maps of clinically relevant medical conditions using a systems-based structure: Cardiology Respiratory Gastroenterology Renal Endocrinology Neurology Rheumatology Infectious diseases The mind maps give you quick access to key information in a visually appealing way. Where appropriate the mind map is followed by additional reference information to remind you about, for example, risk assessment tools, staging criteria, and treatment algorithms. Consistent structure: All mind maps are presented consistently and cover: Definition Pathophysiology Causes and Risk factors Clinical features: signs and symptoms Epidemiology Investigations: blood tests and imaging Management: lifestyle, pharmacological and surgical Complications Other key features: Images are provided throughout the book to help illustrate key signs. Mnemonics are used throughout to aid learning. Information is up-to-date and based around the latest guidelines. All topics are clinically relevant or likely to appear in medical school examinations. Mind Maps for Medicine is a key medical textbook for all medical students but particularly those who consider themselves visual learners.

This book will help final year medical students improve their chances of getting their ideal medical job by practising the new style `Situational Judgement Tests' (SJTs) required for recruitment. It begins with an explanation of the type of questions that are asked and introduces students to exam techniques required in order to succeed in the test. Following on from this, another chapter is dedicated to the core concepts and guidelines expected of junior doctors, before finishing with several mock examinations with answers for the readers to test themselves. SJTs are currently used elsewhere in medicine for the selection of fully qualified doctors into GP training, however this type of examination and questioning is not one which any medical student will be familiar with or have come across in their training to date. The book gives a comprehensive explanation of answers including key references and topics relating to professionalism, medical ethics, GMC guidelines and foundation programme personal specifications. The contributing authors include current foundation year doctors who can offer authentic realism from their ward experience. The book will serve not only as a revision guide but also as an instructional tool to help potential junior doctors reason through professional dilemmas they may encounter in the `SJT' selection tests as well as in real life on the wards.

The purpose of this book is to help doctors and other health professionals with their writing problems. It consists of several hundred topics, from the process of writing to authorship, and from the use of semi-colons to the law of late literals. These are arranged alphabetically, with extensive cross referencing and, where appropriate, lists of books that the author has read and recommends. The book will provide concise, practical information about how to tackle any form of writing required of health care professionals.

This brand new revision aid has been designed as a companion to the popular Mind Maps for Medical Students, from the same author, to help medical students memorize essential facts in the key specialty areas of psychiatry, obstetrics & gynaecology, paediatrics, ophthalmology, ENT, dermatology and orthopaedics. With over 100 maps included, the book will be invaluable throughout medical studies and particularly useful in the pressured run-up to final exams.

The second edition of the book has sold over 3850 copies, making this our bestselling veterinary textbook. Day passed away in 2020 and Professor Brian Catchpole and Harm HogenEsch are the ideal authors to update this in his stead, actively teaching and researching in this field at the RVC, the UK's biggest veterinary college, and Purdue, a huge vet school in the US. The two new authors give this greater international coverage. The most accessible book on this topic for veterinary students: chapters are concise and informative, focused on the main message. It stands out among the competitor 'tomes' which are expensive and inaccessible, or are geared towards human (or mouse) immunology. In a nutshell, this book provides the essential immunological information specifically for vet students, but remains light and easy to read. Colour illustrations are effective, clear, simple and straight to the point, with nearly one illustration/schematic for each important section/paragraph. The clinical cases bring the material to life, while a short animation adds new practical application via the Support Materials tab on the Routledge website.

This book investigates the scientific basis and efficacy of acupuncture and the quality of training and standards of competence in its practitioners. Patients are increasingly asking about CAM alternatives to orthodox medical practices as they fear the side-effects of ever more potent traditional drug therapy. The book discusses the important issues of safety and the education and training of acupuncture specialists. In addition the book investigates GP's attitudes to acupunture and the extent to which they offer the treatment to their patients.

This new learning and revision aid from the author of the bestselling Mind Maps for Medical Students has been designed specifically to help medical students memorise essential facts in surgical pathology and anatomy, invaluable throughout undergraduate studies, and particularly useful in the pressured run-up to final exams. Over 100 maps, charts, and tables are organised by surgical specialty and anatomical region as appropriate and reflect the latest surgical information and published guidelines. The book has been carefully designed with the student in mind – it is pocket sized and the maps summarise a variety of aspects in a consistent format to aid rapid recall. Ideally suited for students and early postgraduates revising for surgical exams, this convenient and portable distillation of knowledge will aid memorisation and save many hours of note taking.

Table of Contents

Part One: Anatomy

Chapter 1: Upper Limb

Chapter 2: Lower Limb

Chapter 3. Breast

Chapter 4. Abdomen and Pelvis

Chapter 5. Thorax

Chapter 6. Head and Neck

Part Two: Surgical Pathology

Chapter 7. General Surgery: Gastrointestinal

Chapter 8. General Surgery: Breast and Endocrine

Chapter 9. General Surgery: Vascular

Chapter 10. Urology

Chapter 11. Trauma and Orthopaedics

Chapter 12. Paediatric Surgery

Chapter 13. ENT

Chapter 14. Skin Cancer

Index

Anaesthetising a fish, x-raying a frog and hospitalising a walrus are all in a day’s work for the world’s wildest veterinarian. Travelling from the rainforests of Sierra Leone to the jungles of Borneo, Romain Pizzi has caught, anaesthetised, diagnosed, operated on, medicated, and then released some of the world's most endangered wild animals. From disease testing Polynesian snails to keyhole surgery in Sumatran orangutans; from endoscopy in sharks to ultrasound on a chimpanzee. Sometimes this is high tech work, such as the first robotic surgery in a tiger, or giant panda cloning attempts. Sometimes the situations are more primitive, from anaesthetising a bear with a bicycle pump, old plumbing tubes and a plank, to operating on a vulture using an old metal spoon. In Exotic Vetting, Romain recalls his many interesting patients, while taking readers on a tour of the challenges of treating the world’s amazing spectrum of wild animal species.

This fun, pocket-sized and practical guide is jam-packed with helpful tips on how to remember those all-important medical facts crucial to exam success and invaluable throughout the medical career. New to this edition are 35 additional mnemonics, more information on prescribing, a section on the use of 'smart drugs' when studying, additional SWOT boxes and an improved interior layout with more colour for added clarity. The third edition remains an essential read for every medical student.

This book describes the many diverse experiences of a very active pediatrician from 1943 to 1988. This story begins when he started to medical school in 1943 and ends with his retirement thirty-seven years later in 1988. It includes post retirement stints as a Medical Director for a medical software company and being the Medical Director of a commercial plasma collecting center. He vividly describes many different and unusual medical cases including two true Miracles. One occurred in 1952 during the horrendous polio epidemic, "Connie" and the other one in the 1970's, "Thumbelina." These Miracles are described in detail with all of their agonizing twists and turns. Neither patient should have survived with their many complications and circumstances; but with God's grace they did. This book contains unusual and different exotic medical encounters when the author was in Japan in the Army Medical Corps in 1949-50. This book details why and how that he had to become a pseudo-specialist in his early and middle practice years. These fields included such as Neonatology, Endocrinology, Hematology, Nephrology Kidneys], Family Counseling, and fledgling field of Psychiatry. There were no trained specialist in these fields during those early years. Dr. Oberst portrays a full and productive professional life in many ways which are to describe. This book is an pleasant and interesting read for anyone to enjoy. It contains humor, vivid descriptions, happiness, agonies, and pathos.

The 28th edition of Bailey & Love’s Short Practice of Surgery is the leading surgical resource for medical students and surgeons in training. It encompasses the basic principles of careful history taking, observation, deductive reasoning, technical knowledge and post-operative patient care to ensure safe surgical practice.

Key features

Relevant - the content matches both undergraduate and post-graduate curriculae

Readable – features summary boxes of core knowledge throughout the text. The consistent layout and style of tables, graphics, and diagrams aids easy understanding of key concepts. Also includes algorithms to assist the reader in understanding patient care pathways

Current- highlights where major developments in surgical practice have occurred or are likely to transform surgical practice in the next decade

Contemporary – includes expanded coverage of paediatric surgery and of transplant surgery. Emphasizes the importance of the multidisciplinary team approach, together with patient engagement in difficult decision making

Authoritative – every chapter has been revised by expert authors, and the most up to date content has been included in a familiar format

Digital Resources – Readers can access extra content via the dedicated Bailey and Love website which includes Questions and Answers, Expanded Content, Videos, Author interviews and more

Bailey & Love’s Short Practice of Surgery 28th edition continues to provide the essential knowledge required for surgical training. It remains a familiar friend, venerated by generations of medical students as well as surgeons young and old as a rite of passage and a repository of the core learning needed for clinical practice.

Table of Contents

Preface

Contributors

Part 1: Basic Principles

Metabolic response to injury　

Iain D. Anderson

Shock and blood transfusion

Karim Brohi

Wounds, healing, tissue repair

Sarah L. Benyon and Kai Yuen Wong

Tissue engineering and regeneration

Andrew W. McCaskie & Liam M. Grover

Surgical infection

H.Paul Redmond & Zeeshan Razzaq

Tropical infections and infestations

Sanjay De Bakshi & Pawanindra Lal

Basic surgical skills

Mark Coleman & Joshua Franklyn

Diagnostic imaging

Mathew Mattson, Muaaze Z. Ahmad and Niall Power

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Philip Woodland and Dr Rao

Principles of minimal access surgery

Ara Darzi and Leanne Harling

Tissue and molecular diagnosis　

Roger Feakins & Rondell P. Graham

Principles of oncology

Grant Stewart & Tim Eisen

Surgical audit and research

Thomas Pinkney and Birgit Whitman

Ethics and law in surgical practice

Robert Wheeler

Human factors, patient safety and quality improvement

Kenneth Mealy & Deborah McNamara

Global Health and surgery

Christopher B.D. Lavy and Nobhojit Roy

Part 2: General Paediatrics

General Paediatrics

Anthony D.Lander

18. Neonatal Surgery

Anna-May Long

19. Trauma in children

Elizabeth Gavens

20. Paediatric Urology

Mohan Gundeti

Part 3: PERIOPERATIVE CARE

21. Pre-operative care including the high-risk patient

Amy J. Thomas

22. Day case surgery

Kim Russon

23. Anaesthesia and pain relief

Vivek Mehta and Serene H.-L.Chang

24. Postoperative care, including perioperative optimisation

Anand Sardesai and Anita Balakrishnan

25. Nutrition and fluid therapy

Anita Balakrishnan

Part 4: Trauma

26. Introduction to trauma　

Robert C.Handley and Peter Giannoudis

27. Early assessment and management of severe trauma

Chris Moran and Dan Deakin

28. Traumatic brain injury

Harry Bulstrode and Antonio Belli

29. Torso & pelvic trauma　

Kenneth D. Boffard and Mansoor Ali Khan

30. The neck and spine

John R. Crawford and Douglas Hay

31. Maxillofacial trauma

Peter Brennan and Rabindra Singh

32. Extremity trauma

Lee Van Rensburg & Jaikirty Rawal

33. Disaster surgery

Mamoon Rashid

34. Conflict Surgery

Jon Clasper and Phill Pearce

Part 5: Elective Orthopaedics

35. History taking and clinical examination in musculoskeletal disease

Stephen McDonnell and Hemant G Pandit

36. Sports medicine and sports injuries

Peter J. Millet and Joseph J. Ruzbarsky

37. The spine

Brian Freeman and Christopher B.D. Lavy

38. The upper limb

David Limb and Samuel R. Vollans

39. The hip

Vikas Khanduja and Karadi H Sunil Kumar

40. The knee

Wasim S. Khan and Andrew J. Porteous

41. The foot and ankle

Bob Sharp

42. Musculoskeletal tumours

W. Paul Cool and Craig Gerrand

43. Infection of the bones and joints

Martin A. McNally

44. Paediatric orthopaedics

Deborah Eastwood

Part 6: Skin, Plastic & Reconstructive

45. Skin and subcutaneous tissue

Adam R. Greenbaum

46. Burns

John E. Greenwood and Lindsay Damkat-Thomas

47. Plastic and reconstructive surgery

James K.-K.Chan and Marc C.Swan

Part 7: Head and Neck

48. Cranial neurosurgery

Liam Gray and Harry Bulstrode

49.The eye and orbit

Keith R. Martin

50. Developmental abnormalities of the face mouth and jaws: cleft lip and palate

David A Koppel and Mark F Devlin

51.The ear, nose and sinuses

Iain F. Hathorn and Alex Bennett

52.The pharynx, larynx and neck

Vinidh Paleri and Anusha Balasubramanian

53.Oral Cavity

Andrew Schache and John Edward O'Connell

54. Disorders of the salivary glands

Prathamesh S Pai, Deepa Nair,and Manish D.Mair

Part 8: Endocrine and Breast

55.The thyroid gland

Richard M. Adamson & Iain Nixon

56.The parathyroid glands

Ruth S. Prichard

57. The adrenal glands and other abdominalendocrine disorders

Michael Stechman and David Scott-Coombes

58. The breast

Anurag Srivastava, Suhani Suhani, and Anita Dhar

Part 9: Cardiothoracic

59.Cardiac surgery

Mustafa Zakkar

60.The thorax

Carol Tan and Ian Hunt

Part 10: Vascular

61.Arterial disorders

Robert S.M.Davies

62. Venous and lymphatic disorders

Ian C.Chetter and Daniel Carradice

Part 11: Abdominal

63.History and examination of the abdomen

Dhananjaya Sharma

64.The abdominal wall, hernia and umbilicus

Bruce R.Tulloh and Barbora East

65.The peritoneum, mesentery, greater omentum, and retroperitoneal space

J. Calvin Coffey

66.The oesophagus

Simon Y.K Law and Ian Y.H.Wong

67.The stomach and duodenum

Timothy J Underwood, John N. Primrose

68. Bariatric and metabolic surgery　

Richard Welbourn and Dimitri J. Pournaras

69. The liver

Ashley R. Dennison & Guy J. Maddern

70. The spleen

Pawanindra Lal

71. The gall bladder and bile ducts

Avinash N.Supe and Ramkrishna Y.Prabhu

72. The pancreas

Satyajit Bhattacharya

73. Functional disorders of the intestine

Charles H. Knowles

74. The small intestines

Gordon L. Carlson and Jonathan C. Epstein

75. Inflammatory bowel disease

P. Ronan O'Connell and Nicola S. Fearnhead

76.The vermiform appendix

Jurgen Mulsow

77. The large intestines

Stephen Brown and Cat Boereboom

78. Intestinal obstruction

James Hill

79. The rectum

David G. Jayne and Aaron J.Quyn

80. The anus and anal canal

Malcolm A. West and Karen P. Nugent

Part 12: Genitourinary

81. Urinary symptoms and investigations

Rajeev Kumar and John K. Mellon

82. The kidney and ureters

Nitin Kekre

83. The urinary bladder

Sachin Malde

84.The prostate and seminal vesicles

Anant Kumar and Oussama Elhage

85.Urethra and penis

Sanjay B.Kulkarni

86. Testis and scrotum

Tet L.Yap

87.Gynaecology

Monica Mittal, Prasanna Raj Supramaniam,and Christian M. Becker

Part 13: Transplantation

88.Kidney transplantation and the principles of transplantation

Michael L. Nicholson

89.Liver transplantation

Mohamed Rela & Abdul Rahman Hakeem

90. Pancreas transplantation

James P. Hunter and Peter J.Friend

91. Intestinal and multivisceral transplantation

Neil Russell & Andrew Butler

92. Heart and Lung Transplantation

Stephen C. Clark

Medical confidentiality is universally recognised as a value worth protecting. However, difficulties arise when confidential medical information becomes relevant in the context of crime prevention and criminal prosecution. Should medical confidentiality be upheld where the physician holds information which is essential for the investigation of a serious crime; for establishing the truth in a criminal trial; for an accused's defence; or for the prevention of a criminal offence? And according to which criteria should such decisions be made? Based on an examination of different approaches in medical ethics and a comparison of the relevant law of France, Germany, England and Wales and the US, this book analyses how a balance of the competing interests can best be struck.

In deciding the abortion and physician assisted suicide cases, a majority of the Justices of the United States Supreme Court drew on medical knowledge to inform their opinions while dismissing the distinctively different knowledge offered by patients. Following the legal norms derived from the ethic of justice, the CourtOs deference toward the Ouniversal,O Oimpartial,O and OreasonedO knowledge of the medical profession and its disregard of the Oparticular,O Oinvolved,O and OemotionalO knowledge of patients seemed inevitable as well as justified. But was it? This book argues that it is both possible and proper to develop a jurisprudence capable of incorporating the knowledge of patients. Drawing on feminist scholarship, this book proposes a model for a Ocaring jurisprudenceO that integrates the ethic of justice and the ethic of care to ensure that patientsO knowledge is included in judicial decision making.

This book is a question book that offers single best answers (SBA) to 300 questions related to topics in general medicine. In order to further enhance knowledge and understanding, detailed answers have been included. This book is designed as both a revision and learning aid, with questions being set in a mock-examination format which can be completed under timed conditions.The primary target audience of this book is clinical medical students who are revising for examinations. However, questions have been planned in a way that a fairly large secondary target audience will be reached as well. This includes students who are transitioning from pre-clinical to clinical.As recently qualified medical graduates who have had the option of both online and book-based questions, the authors feel that students often prefer a Single Best Answers book that aids them in advancing their medical knowledge rather than online question banks, which can often have very repetitive and one-dimensional questions. Having questions in paper format replicates examination conditions better than online question banks and, therefore, offers a more realistic revision experience. In addition, though SBAs are becoming increasingly more common as an examination style with medical schools, there are very few SBA question books available. As such, medical students will find this book highly useful in the preparation for their examinations.

This book is a question book that offers single best answers (SBA) to 300 questions related to topics in general medicine. In order to further enhance knowledge and understanding, detailed answers have been included. This book is designed as both a revision and learning aid, with questions being set in a mock-examination format which can be completed under timed conditions.The primary target audience of this book is clinical medical students who are revising for examinations. However, questions have been planned in a way that a fairly large secondary target audience will be reached as well. This includes students who are transitioning from pre-clinical to clinical.As recently qualified medical graduates who have had the option of both online and book-based questions, the authors feel that students often prefer a Single Best Answers book that aids them in advancing their medical knowledge rather than online question banks, which can often have very repetitive and one-dimensional questions. Having questions in paper format replicates examination conditions better than online question banks and, therefore, offers a more realistic revision experience. In addition, though SBAs are becoming increasingly more common as an examination style with medical schools, there are very few SBA question books available. As such, medical students will find this book highly useful in the preparation for their examinations.