Puzzles for Medical Students: Differential Diagnosis - Softcover

Ranjita Howard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1904842348 ISBN 13: 9781904842347

Publisher: Scion Publishing Ltd, 2006

Synopsis

Every medical student knows that revision is a real chore! Puzzles for Medical Students is a dynamic new way to revise, using interactive crosswords and word searches designed to help the reader learn and remember the core facts - quickly. It is a unique revision guide, covering differential diagnoses in all key areas of undergraduate medicine. * The crosswords test knowledge of the subject area - especially useful for case recognition in EMQ papers; * The wordsearches help the reader remember differential diagnoses - a major help on ward rounds and in MCQ and OSCE exams; The 100 crosswords and wordsearches have all been meticulously checked for clinical accuracy. Each puzzle is backed up with full annotated answers and additional information to help the reader understand the facts and remember the core knowledge. If you don' t know the complications of chronic renal failure, the causes of portal hypertension, or how to spot left ventricular failure on a chest X-ray, you need Puzzles for Medical Students. It gives answers to these and hundreds of other questions. Contents 100 crosswords and wordsearches covering the following topics: 1. Cardiology; 2. Respiratory medicine; 3. Gastroenterology; 4. Hepatology; 5. Neurology; 6. Endocrinology; 7. Rheumatology; 8. Nephrology; 9. Haematology; 10. Infectious diseases; 11. Emergency medicine; 12. Dermatology; Full solution and additional background information for all topics are provided at the back of the book. From the Publisher: You may also be interested in the following titles: New Clinical Genetics (ISBN 9781904842316); Applied Knowledge Test for the new MRCGP (ISBN 9781904842545); Medical Statistics Made Easy 2e (ISBN 9781904842552); Critical Reading Questions Workbook (ISBN 9780955366116); MEQ Workbook (ISBN 9780955366123); MRCGP Orals Summary Cards (ISBN 9780955366147); VIVA Topics Workbook (ISBN 9780955366130); CSA Summary Cards (ISBN 9780955366154).

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Every medical student knows that revision is a real chore! "Puzzles for Medical Students" is a dynamic new way to revise, using interactive crosswords and word searches designed to help the reader learn and remember the core facts - quickly. It is a unique revision guide, covering differential diagnoses in all key areas of undergraduate medicine including cardiology, respiratory medicine, gastroenterology, hepatology, neurology endocrinology; rheumatology; haematology, infectious diseases, dermatology and emergency medicine. The crosswords test knowledge of the subject area is especially useful for case recognition in EMQ papers. The wordsearches help the reader remember differential diagnoses - a major help on ward rounds and in MCQ and OSCE exams. The 100 crosswords and wordsearches have all been meticulously checked for clinical accuracy. Each puzzle is backed up with full annotated answers and additional information to help the reader understand the facts and remember the core knowledge. If you don't know the complications of chronic renal failure, the causes of portal hypertension, or how to spot left ventricular failure on a chest X-ray ...you need "Puzzles for Medical Students".

It gives answers to these and hundreds of other questions. No other book provides this powerful combination of interactive learning and authoritative answers!

About this edition

• Publisher: Scion Publishing Ltd
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1904842348
• ISBN 13: 9781904842347
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 282