This is a guide book that showcases the commonest clinical problems encountered in the inpatient setting concerning elderly patients. Each chapter is based on a symptomatic theme and quizzes the reader through the evolution of a patient scenario upon hospitalisation. Engaging discussions occur after each quiz question, focusing on approaches and diagnostic and therapeutic pearls.This practical handbook will be exceedingly useful for both junior and senior clinicians who deal with elderly inpatients on a day to day basis. Medical students and other students of geriatric medicine will also find it beneficial for their revision.Nationally and globally, populations are ageing. We are seeing an increasing number of elderly patients being admitted to the hospital for a variety of medical problems. The government is placing increasing emphasis on recruiting, training and retaining generalist clinicians (hospitalists) who need to take care of elderly patients in hospitals. As such, this book will be an extremely practical resource for hospitalists around the world. Using a quiz format on a background of an evolving patient scenario, the reader is led on an exciting journey to discover one's gaps in diagnostic and management aspects and to learn useful approaches and tips from our experts.

This is a guide book that showcases the commonest clinical problems encountered in the inpatient setting concerning elderly patients. Each chapter is based on a symptomatic theme and quizzes the reader through the evolution of a patient scenario upon hospitalisation. Engaging discussions occur after each quiz question, focusing on approaches and diagnostic and therapeutic pearls.This practical handbook will be exceedingly useful for both junior and senior clinicians who deal with elderly inpatients on a day to day basis. Medical students and other students of geriatric medicine will also find it beneficial for their revision.Nationally and globally, populations are ageing. We are seeing an increasing number of elderly patients being admitted to the hospital for a variety of medical problems. The government is placing increasing emphasis on recruiting, training and retaining generalist clinicians (hospitalists) who need to take care of elderly patients in hospitals. As such, this book will be an extremely practical resource for hospitalists around the world. Using a quiz format on a background of an evolving patient scenario, the reader is led on an exciting journey to discover one's gaps in diagnostic and management aspects and to learn useful approaches and tips from our experts.

There is a paucity of high-value examination-style questions for final-year medicine undergraduates. This book uses true (and modified) clinical scenerios (for realism), appropriate and pragmatic clinical questions (for clinical reasoning), explanations and tips in solutions (for self-reflection). The good reception received for Vols. 1 and 2 is the main stimulus for this Vol 3. The strong selling points are highly challenging and realistic clinical questioning, comprehensive solutions (which include wrong answers that candidates may give), and useful examination-oriented and practice-based tips for selected solutions.The book is useful for:

There is a paucity of high-value examination-style questions for final-year medicine undergraduates. This book uses true (and modified) clinical scenerios (for realism), appropriate and pragmatic clinical questions (for clinical reasoning), explanations and tips in solutions (for self-reflection). The good reception received for Vols. 1 and 2 is the main stimulus for this Vol 3. The strong selling points are highly challenging and realistic clinical questioning, comprehensive solutions (which include wrong answers that candidates may give), and useful examination-oriented and practice-based tips for selected solutions.The book is useful for:

There is a paucity of high-value examination-style questions for final-year medical undergraduates. This book uses true (and modified) clinical scenarios (for realism), appropriate and pragmatic clinical questions (for clinical reasoning), and provides readers with explanations and tips in solutions (for self-reflection). The good reception received from Vol. 1 is the main stimulus for this Vol. 2.The book will useful for:

There is a paucity of high-value examination-style questions for final-year medical undergraduates. This book uses true (and modified) clinical scenarios (for realism), appropriate and pragmatic clinical questions (for clinical reasoning), and provides readers with explanations and tips in solutions (for self-reflection). The good reception received from Vol. 1 is the main stimulus for this Vol. 2.The book will useful for:

This book is the first of its kind to guide final-year medical undergraduates in performing self-assessment in examination-style modified essay questions. It will also be useful for junior residents to evaluate their own knowledge and approaches in internal medicine, as well as senior doctors in providing inspiration and ideas for setting examination questions.Comprehensive solutions, as well as possible answers that candidates may give, are provided at the end of the book. Useful examination-oriented and practice-based tips for selected solutions are given as well.