Description
A book as written by medical examiner and senior consultant since 1970, Dr P D Welsby. Dr Welsby has been an examiner for MRCP for 21 years.
People differ in their use of books. Some learn by absorbing pages of text, others prefer diagrams, and some learn by seeing clinical photographs with explanations. Whatever your preference, this book provides you with well thought out teaching in a stimulating manner in a no-nonsense straightforward way with important points available at a glance using summary tables, diagrams, photographs, key point boxes and more. This book is essential for passing your MRCP Part 1, MRCP Part 2 or MBBS exams.
Key Features Of This Book
- 166 pages of information to assist with your exam revision
- Colour diagrams and clinical photographs of both common and less common illnesses
- Summary tables for quick reference
- Key point boxes for reinforcement and revision
- Additional sections often overlooked by other textbooks that include diagnosis in patients too ill to give a history, managing potentially violent patients, communication skills, examination techniques
- Includes a comprehensive list of possible medical careers that every student could and should consider
- In depth tips from a medical examiner
Chapters Included
- Basic principles
- Systems – covering cardiovascular, respiratory, abdomen, genitourinary tract, endocrine, nervous, locomotor, skin
- Special topics – management of challenging patients, psychiatric history and examination, patients too ill to give history, paediatric history and examination, geriatric history and examination, writing up, doctor-patient communication, exam taking techniques and how to be a junior hospital doctor
Pass your MRCP part 1, MRCP part 2 or MBBS exams with this concise yet comprehensive book
Who Is Dr Welsby?
Dr Welsby has a total of 106 publications 64 of which were peer reviewed, and has been a medical examiner for MRCP for 21 years. You can find out more about him here.
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BOOK PREVIEW Clinical History Taking & Examination By PD Welsby
emma235 (verified owner) –
I bought this book to help me study for my exams. I found it to be very thorough and I also liked the fact that it has been written by an examiner. There are some rare photos in here which I think helped to deepen my knowledge base further. Would highly recommend.