Description
Book SynopsisStarting Medical School can be incredibly daunting, and the transition to being a medical student can be enormously challenging. Medical School at a Glance is an accessible guide to help give you confidence and to gain a running start to your medical school training.
Trade Review"Medical School At A Glance is a slim yet outstanding text that tells the new arrival to med-school not only how to survive, but how to thrive...Thomas has done an exemplary job at providing an insider�s view of the hallowed halls of the typical medical school, delivering this priestly knowledge in clear and concise prose via short chapters that convey important information without ever intimidating or overwhelming her reader. In turn, this is a book that any new or prospective medical school student cannot do without. Simply, anyone considering embarking on a career in the field needs to read this volume first to assess whether they are actually suited for the challenges that lie ahead." (The Electric Review, 23/03/2017)
Table of ContentsPreface vii
Acknowledgements vii
Part I Starting medical school 1
1 Starting medical school 2
2 Medicine and surgery 4
3 Understanding medical training 6
4 Different learning mechanisms 8
5 Dealing with stress 10
6 Solving issues 12
Part II Learning important principles 15
7 Important common principles 16
8 Ethics 18
9 Communication skills and teamwork 20
10 Balance 22
11 Evidence-based medicine 24
12 Understanding guidelines 26
Part III Starting clinical activities 29
13 Behaving on the ward 30
14 Behaving in theatre 32
15 Behaving in clinic 34
16 Learning practical procedures 36
Part IV Assessing a patient 39
17 Approaching a patient 40
18 Approaching an unwell patient 42
19 Taking a history 44
20 Examining a patient 46
21 Assessing a patient’s hydration 48
22 Assessing a patient’s nutrition 50
Part V Considering and managing a patient 53
23 Investigations 54
24 Considering diagnoses 56
25 Presenting a patient 58
26 Consent and capacity 60
27 Breaking bad news 62
28 Prescribing 64
29 Documentation 66
30 Discharge planning 68
31 Managing the acutely unwell patient 70
Part VI Completing medical school 73
32 Examinations 74
33 Electives and special study modules 76
34 Understanding foundation school 78
35 Understanding later training 80
36 Other uses for medical degrees 82
37 First day as a doctor 84
Further reading
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