Crash Course – your effective every-day study companion PLUS the perfect antidote for exam stress! Save time and be assured you have the essential information you need in one place to excel on your course and achieve exam success.
A winning formula now for over 25 years, having sold over 1 million copies and translated in over 8 languages, each series volume has been fine-tuned and fully updated with a full-colour layout tailored to make your life easier. Especially written by senior students or junior doctors – those who understand what is essential for exam success – with all information thoroughly checked and quality assured by expert Faculty Advisers, the result is books that exactly meet your needs and you know you can trust.
Each chapter guides you succinctly through the full range of curriculum topics in the UKMLA syllabus, integrating clinical considerations with the relevant basic science and avoiding unnecessary or confusing detail. A range of text boxes help you get to the hints, tips and key points you need fast! A fully revised self-assessment section matching the latest exam formats is included to check your understanding and aid exam preparation. The accompanying enhanced, downloadable eBook completes this invaluable learning package.
Series volumes have been honed to meet the requirements of today’s medical students, although the range of other health students and professionals who need rapid access to the essentials of surgery will also love the unique approach of Crash Course. Whether you need to get out of a fix or aim for a distinction Crash Course is for you!
Crash Course Surgery provides a comprehensive and high-yield overview of the core surgical topics for medical exams. Emphasizing system-focussed history taking and exam guides, this new edition helps students apply learned information to exam questions and OSCE stations. It will also be a practical resource for those transitioning to clinical practice with its focus on figures, imaging, and initial disease management guides.
1. Cover image - p. Cover 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. How to Use - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iii 6. Series editor’s foreword - p. iii 7. Prefaces - p. iii 8. Acknowledgements - p. iii 9. Series editor’s acknowledgement - p. iii 10. Rapid UKMLA Index - p. iii 11. List of Illustrations - p. iii 12. List of Tables - p. iii 13. Chapter 1: The upper gastrointestinal tract - p. iii 14. Chapter 2: The lower gastrointestinal tract - p. g52 15. Chapter 3: The anterior abdominal wall - p. g89 16. Chapter 4: Endocrine surgery - p. g101 17. Chapter 5: Breast surgery - p. g152 18. Chapter 6: Vascular surgery - p. g170 19. Chapter 7: Urology - p. g204 20. Chapter 8: Ear, nose and throat - p. g250 21. Chapter 9: Plastics and skin surgery - p. g306 22. Chapter 10: Cardiothoracic surgery - p. g329 23. Chapter 11: Perioperative management - p. g369 24. Self-Assessment - p. g380 25. UKMLA High Yield Association Table - p. g380 26. UKMLA Single Best Answer (SBA) questions - p. g380 27. UKMLA SBA answers - p. g419 28. OSCEs and Short Clinical Cases - p. g430 29. Abbreviations - p. g440 30. Index - p. g440
Crash Course – your effective every-day study companion PLUS the perfect antidote for exam stress! Save time and be assured you have the essential information you need in one place to excel on your course and achieve exam success.
A winning formula now for over 25 years, having sold over 1 million copies and translated in over 8 languages, each series volume has been fine-tuned and fully updated with a full-colour layout tailored to make your life easier. Especially written by senior students or junior doctors – those who understand what is essential for exam success – with all information thoroughly checked and quality assured by expert Faculty Advisers, the result is books that exactly meet your needs and you know you can trust.
Each chapter guides you succinctly through the full range of curriculum topics in the UKMLA syllabus, integrating clinical considerations with the relevant basic science and avoiding unnecessary or confusing detail. A range of text boxes help you get to the hints, tips and key points you need fast! A fully revised self-assessment section matching the latest exam formats is included to check your understanding and aid exam preparation. The accompanying enhanced, downloadable eBook completes this invaluable learning package.
Series volumes have been honed to meet the requirements of today’s medical students, although the range of other health students and professionals who need rapid access to the essentials of surgery will also love the unique approach of Crash Course. Whether you need to get out of a fix or aim for a distinction Crash Course is for you!
Crash Course Surgery provides a comprehensive and high-yield overview of the core surgical topics for medical exams. Emphasizing system-focussed history taking and exam guides, this new edition helps students apply learned information to exam questions and OSCE stations. It will also be a practical resource for those transitioning to clinical practice with its focus on figures, imaging, and initial disease management guides.
1. Cover image - p. Cover 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. How to Use - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iii 6. Series editor’s foreword - p. iii 7. Prefaces - p. iii 8. Acknowledgements - p. iii 9. Series editor’s acknowledgement - p. iii 10. Rapid UKMLA Index - p. iii 11. List of Illustrations - p. iii 12. List of Tables - p. iii 13. Chapter 1: The upper gastrointestinal tract - p. iii 14. Chapter 2: The lower gastrointestinal tract - p. g52 15. Chapter 3: The anterior abdominal wall - p. g89 16. Chapter 4: Endocrine surgery - p. g101 17. Chapter 5: Breast surgery - p. g152 18. Chapter 6: Vascular surgery - p. g170 19. Chapter 7: Urology - p. g204 20. Chapter 8: Ear, nose and throat - p. g250 21. Chapter 9: Plastics and skin surgery - p. g306 22. Chapter 10: Cardiothoracic surgery - p. g329 23. Chapter 11: Perioperative management - p. g369 24. Self-Assessment - p. g380 25. UKMLA High Yield Association Table - p. g380 26. UKMLA Single Best Answer (SBA) questions - p. g380 27. UKMLA SBA answers - p. g419 28. OSCEs and Short Clinical Cases - p. g430 29. Abbreviations - p. g440 30. Index - p. g440
