Tim Hall

PACES for the MRCP (eBook, ePUB)

with 250 Clinical Cases

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The 3rd edition of PACES for the MRCP has been fully revised and updated throughout to retain its pole position as the textbook to accompany core medical training (CMT) and prepare candidates for success in the Practical Assessment of Clinical Examination Skills and a future specialty career.



Features



Fully revised for the new Station 5 and completely updated throughout.

Promotes understanding and deeper learning of modern medicine applicable to PACES and the specialist registrar.

Emphasis on clinical assessment - history-taking, examination and communication skills - equipping candidates with appropriate differential diagnoses from which to develop the right diagnosis.

Encourages candidates to question why a diagnosis has arisen and consider its consequences. For example, 'Heat failure' is a not a diagnosis until a candidate has considered the differential diagnoses of breathlessness and decided why heart failure is most likely, and then considered its cause (not always ischaemic heart disease), its presentation (acute, chronic, left or right ventricular or both) and, most importantly, the effects of it and its treatments on a patient's life.

This 3rd edition of PACES for the MRCP continues to provide fully revised, up-to-date, evidence-based coverage of investigations and treatments. Whilst the emphasis of PACES is on clinical skills, candidates who understand when, for example, a patient with rheumatoid arthritis might benefit from a biologic agent and how this will influence inflammatory disease, is better equipped for success.

• A one-volume text giving candidates complete preparation for the PACES exam within one portable volume
• 250 cases organised into the 5 stations of the PACES exam - respiratory and abdominal system, history taking, cardiovascular and nervous system, communication and ethics and skin, locomotion, eyes and endocrine systems
• Engaging question-and-answer approach at the end of each case - excellent preparation for the exam
• Boxed tips highlight vital information - helps identify what is most important to remember

• Produced in full colour throughout
• Colour coding for each station
• Many more illustrations added - now over 300 clinical photographs and line drawings in colour
• Many more cases added, bringing the number up to 250 - 50 per station
• History-taking and communication skills stations now revised so that they exactly mimic the requirements of the exam

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Elsevier HealthScience EN
• Seitenzahl: 832
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. September 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780702054662
• Artikelnr.: 43876669

Inhaltsangabe

INTRODUCTION

STATION 1 RESPIRATORY AND ABDOMINAL SYSTEM

RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

Examination of the respiratory system

Cases

1.1Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
1.2Consolidation
1.3Dullness at the lung base
1.4Pneumonia
1.5Lung cancer
1.6Pancoast's syndrome
1.7Superior vena cava obstruction
1.8Collapse/pneumonectomy/lobectomy
1.9Bronchiectasis
1.10Cystic fibrosis
1.11Kartagener's syndrome
1.12Tuberculosis
1.13Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and diffuse parenchymal lung disease

1.14Rheumatoid lung

1.15Extrinsic allergic alveolitis

1.16Asbestos-related lung diseaseand pneumoconiosis

1.17Pulmonary sarcoidosis
1.18Pulmonary hypertension
1.19Cor pulmonale
1.20Pulmonary embolism
1.21Pleural effusion
1.22Pleural rub
1.23Pneumothorax
1.24Obstructive sleep apnoea-hypopnoea syndrome

1.25Lung transplant

ABDOMINAL SYSTEM

Examination of the abdominal system

Cases

1.26Chronic liver disease
1.27Jaundice
1.28Ascites
1.29Alcoholic liver disease
1.30Viral hepatitis
1.31Autoimmune hepatitis
1.32Primary biliary cirrhosis
1.33Hereditary haemochromatosis
1.34Wilson's disease
1.35Hepatomegaly
1.36Splenomegaly

1.37Hepatosplenomegaly
1.38Felty's syndrome
1.39Abdominal mass
1.40Crohn's disease
1.41Ulcerative colitis
1.42Carcinoid syndrome
1.43Enteric and urinary stomas
1.44Chronic myeloid leukaemia
1.45Polycythaemia vera, myeloproliferative disorders and myelodysplasia
1.46Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
1.47Lymphadenopathy and lymphoma
1.48Polycystic kidney disease
1.49Nephrotic syndrome
1.50Renal transplant

STATION 2: HISTORY-TAKING SKILLS

Introduction to history-taking skills

Clinical reasoning

The traditional medical history model

Incorporating the patient's perspective - ideas, concerns and expectations

History-taking skills - the communication skills that make history-taking effective

The traditional model and communication skills - putting these two together

Cases

Respiratory problems

2.1Breathlessness
2.2Asthma

Abdominal problems

2.3Dyspepsia
2.4Dysphagia
2.5Abdominal pain
2.6Altered bowel habit

Cardiovascular problems

2.7Prevention of cardiovascular disease and weight gain
2.8Chest pain and angina
2.9Acute coronary syndrome
2.10Heart failure
2.11Palpitations
2.12Atrial fibrillation
2.13Dyslipidaemia
2.14Hypertension

Neurological problems

2.15Headache
2.16Transient ischaemic attack
2.17Weakness and wasting
2.18 TMultiple sclerosis
2.19 Tremor

Locomotor problems

2.20Back pain
2.21Joint pain

Eye problems

2.22Visual loss

Endocrine problems

2.23Type 1 diabetes mellitus
2.24Type 2 diabetes mellitus

Renal and metabolic problems

2.25Acute renal failure
2.26Chronic kidney disease and renal replacement therapy
2.27Glomerulonephritis
2.28Systemic vasculitis
2.29Hypercalcaemia
2.30Hyponatraemia
2.31 Poisoning and metabolic disturbance

Haematological problems

2.32Anaemia
2.33Sickle cell disease and thalassaemia
2.34Purpura
2.35Haemophilia
2.36Deep vein thrombosis
2.37Thrombophilic tendency
2.38Myeloma

Infectious disease

2.39Human immunodeficiency virus infection

Other general internal medicine and elderly care problems

2.40Falls and rehabilitation
2.41Syncope
2.42Seizures
2.43Acute confusion
2.44Mild cognitive impairment and dementia
2.45Incontinence

Rezensionen

Comments from candidates' reviews: "The book is an excellently designed companion to PACES preparation. It is portable enough to be carried around with you (unlike some other texts!), and removes some of the fear factor that can hamper preparation. I certainly used this book as my main text whilst on the wards and have recommended it ever since. I feel it is the best PACES text." "The book's format follows the format of the exam and helps to focus and get an idea what one needs to prepare for. It focuses not only on signs related to certain diseases, but also how to recognise and interpret these. As a second step it includes treatment/management to discuss the disease/case in the exam." "One of the greatest assets of this text is the positioning of relevant (and often asked!) questions at the end of this case. Even if studying alone it is possible to see a real patient and then test oneself on the questions practicing for the real exam experience. The close proximity of the answers (directly following the questions) aids readability, as some texts require you to seek out other pages. The competition lacks the questions which help you get good pass marks." "The miscellaneous section of 100 tips is motivating and all-encompassing! I often flicked to the back of the book throughout my preparation. It is also excellent for the night before the exam." "Hall's PACES for MRCP has comprehensive and up-to-date information presented in a very easy-to-read format. It quotes up-to-date studies. The content appears to be more comprehensive than any of the other PACES books out in the market that I have seen." BMA Book Awards 2009 - judges comments