Description
Approx.312 pagesApprox.312 pages- Fully updated self-assessment section – ideal for current examination practice!- Includes useful 'Learning Objectives' at the start of each chapter.- Pharmacological and disease management information updated in line with current best practice guidelines.- Includes recent research findings.- Discusses key aspects of patient communication – presented in easy 'Communication' boxes.- Fully updated to include feedback from hundreds of students!
Table of Contents
Part I: The Patient Presents With:1: Indigestion 2: Swallowing problems 3: Acute abdominal pain 4: Chronic abdominal pain 5: Abdominal distension 6: Weight loss and anorexia 7: Vomiting 8: Haematemesis and melaena 9: Diarrhoea 10: Rectal bleeding 11: Anaemia 12: Jaundice 13: Abnormal liver biochemistry. Part II: Diseases and Disorders: 14: Oesophagus 15: Stomach 16: Small intestine 17: Colon 18: Liver 19: Biliary tract 20: Pancreas. Part III: History, Examination and Common Investigations: 21: Taking a history 22: Examination of the patient 23: Writing up a medical clerking 24: Common investigations Part IV: Self-assessment: Multiple-choice questions (MCQs). Short answer questions (SAQs). Extended matching questions (EMQs). Patient-management problems (PMPs). MCQ answers. SAQ answers. EMQ answers. PMP answers.
