{"product_id":"acute-medicine-9781405168830","title":"Acute Medicine","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcute Medicine is the central part of foundation and specialist general medical training and is one of the most rapidly expanding UK hospital specialties. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAcute Medicine: Clinical Cases Uncovered\u003c\/i\u003e combines patient cases and outcomes, drawn from real-life experiences, with reference to the curriculum for Training in General (Acute) Medicine. It provides self-assessment MCQs, EMQs and SAQs to give medical students, junior doctors, nurses and allied healthcare professionals the perfect preparation for life on the wards.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Acute medicine is a part of the CCU series from Wiley which are a useful set of titles that allow the reader to encounter a range of acute medical conditions, 22 presentations that give the reader a reasonable overview. The start of the title is particularly useful as it goes over the ABCDE of acute triage of patients which is an essential skill to understand as a medical student approaching your finals and certainly as a doctor. Following this for the medical student the title usefully recaps history \u0026amp; examination skills for medicine before discussing important investigations and finally prior to the cases giving a lengthy easy to understand discourse on the ECG and how to interpret it.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter the cases there is a self assessment section that tests the reader on the knowledge that they should have based on what the title has covered. Having used this book in part to revise for my finals, I found the difficulty \u0026amp; style of these questions to be similar to and a good reflection of what was encountered within the finals examinations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe disadvantage of this title I suppose is the small number of cases it has, although these cases cover a broad range of medical conditions\/presentations that you could expect to encounter in the hospital there aren't that many. Other series such as the 100 cases series (by their title) cover a significantly greater number of clinical conditions\/presentations, though not in as much detail, this may be more desirable to some.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn conclusion this series of titles is well worth considering using for preparing for your finals examinations and others as an undergraduate medical student. It may however be worth you considering borrowing the title from your medical school or other library first and if you feel it is worth adding to your personal library, then doing so.\" (Medical Student, Lancaster University)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This is a great book for people who like solid answers to practical questions. Unlike some revision books this one is actually useful to doctors and not just medical students wanting to pass finals. It tackles common presentations, not rare conditions and is interesting to read.\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Murmer\u003c\/i\u003e, August 2009)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow to use this book x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of abbreviations xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 1 Basics 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction and specialty overview 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApproach to the patient 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 2 Cases 28\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 1 A 45-year-old man with ‘cardiac-type’ chest pain 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 2 A 35-year-old woman with ‘pleuritic’ chest pain 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 3 A 50-year-old man presenting with palpitations 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 4 A 60-year-old man with a broad complex tachycardia 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 5 A 25-year-old woman with acute asthma 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 6 A 60-year-old woman with an ‘exacerbation’ of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 7 An 86-year-old woman with acute shortness of breath 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 8 A 68-year-old man presenting with shock 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 9 A 55-year-old man with suspected upper gastrointestinal bleeding 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 10 A 60-year-old man with diarrhoea 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 11 A 37-year-old woman with sudden severe headache 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 12 A 21-year-old man presenting following a seizure 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 13 A 22-year-old unconscious man 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 14 A 64-year-old man presenting with unilateral weakness 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 15 A 60-year-old man presenting following a blackout 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 16 A 45-year-old man with acute confusion 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 17 An 81-year-old woman with acute confusion 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 18 A 25-year-old woman with acute hyperglycaemia 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 19 A 73-year-old man with abnormal renal function 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 20 A 55-year-old man with pyrexia of unknown origin 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 21 A 25-year-old woman admitted following an overdose 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 22 A 35-year-old woman with an acutely swollen leg 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 3 Self-assessment 205\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMCQs 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEMQs 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSAQs 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnswers 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix: Normal ranges units and common abbreviations for blood tests 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex of cases by diagnosis 231\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eColour plate section can be found facing p.148\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407901237591,"sku":"9781405168830","price":29.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781405168830.jpg?v=1730500900","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/acute-medicine-9781405168830","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}