Crash Course
Quick Reference Guide to Medicine and Surgery: With Student Consult Access
Ratings1
Average rating5
15
Quick Reference Guide to Medicine and Surgery: With Student Consult Access
Ratings1
Average rating5
Crash Course - your effective everyday study companion PLUS the perfect antidote for exam stress! Save time and be assured you have all the information you need in one place to excel on your course and achieve exam success. Crash Course Quick Reference Guide to Medicine and Surgery is a unique new volume in the series, spanning the core clinical topics across the medical curriculum. It is as useful for your first day as a clinical medical student as it is for preparing for your medical finals and beyond. Presented in a consistent format that is clear, concise and easy to assimilate, it is an essential text for any medical student or junior doctor. Includes the core medicine and surgery that you need for examinations Clear explanations for every common medical condition with an emphasis on the key points A consistent format to allow quick reference for each disease Maintains a focus throughout on questions that commonly appear in the final MBBS examinations Mnemonics, memory aids and figures are included to aid with revision Written by recent graduates together with consultants and experts for each specialty- those closest to what is essential for exam success Quality assured by leading Faculty Advisors - to ensure complete accuracy of information Co-written by specialty experts Comes with access to the complete electronic version for enhanced anytime, anywhere access, on or offline, with seamless real-time integration between devices Written by senior medical students or junior doctors - authors WHO REALLY UNDERSTAND today's exam situation! Senior Faculty Advisors ensure complete accuracy of the text! Rich artwork programme and other useful aide-mémoires help you remember the key points! Self-Assessment section - fully updated to reflect new curriculum requirements - helps you maximise your grade!
Reviews with the most likes.
Aimed at student doctors this was an extremely useful study guide for the Human Disease and Pathology section of my nursing degree. I also decided to read it from beginning to end and found it both educational and enjoyable.
Although crammed with medical information it was never too complicated to understand and the handy bullet points gave an overview of a wide range of common and rare diseases and complications. Basically exactly what student doctors would need to prepare them for their final exams and the start of their careers. However, for detailed pathophysiology etc. other medical textbooks also need be perused.
Some of the information, particularly on investigations and treatments, is already slightly out of date and will need to be revised for future editions. Despite this I have no doubt that I will return to this as a reference throughout my nursing career as the rest of the information is unlikely to become obsolete.
There were a few repeated misspellings which had crept past the proof readers (maybe “public hair” really is a thing but I'm sure it's nail POLISH remover as opposed to “nail remover”) but I know that these things don't annoy everybody as much as they do me.
My biggest problem with this book was that the headings are written in white on a yellow background which I found really difficult to read. I assume this is a design feature of the series as a whole rather that this individual book and it is probably less relevant if one is just dipping in and out rather than reading it in its entirety.
I am unable to comment on the Student Consult as I didn't use it but I'm sure that it is handy for those that like that sort of thing (I'm more of a coloured pens and large sheets of paper person).
