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Crash Course Neurology and Ophthalmology

For UKMLA and Medical Exams

  • 6 Edición - 9 de marzo de 2024
  • Última edición
  • Autores: Rubika Balendra, Lakhan Ajmeria
  • Editores: Philip Xiu, Umesh Vivekananda, Jonathan Yu
  • Idioma: Inglés

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Crash Course – your effective every-day study companion PLUS the perfect antidote for exam stress! Save time and be assured you have the essential information you need in one place to excel on your course and achieve exam success.

A winning formula now for over 25 years, having sold over 1 million copies and translated in over 8 languages, each series volume has been fine-tuned and fully updated with a full-colour layout tailored to make your life easier. Especially written by senior students or junior doctors – those who understand what is essential for exam success – with all information thoroughly checked and quality assured by expert Faculty Advisers, the result is books that exactly meet your needs and you know you can trust.

Each chapter guides you succinctly through the full range of curriculum topics in the UKMLA syllabus, integrating clinical considerations with the relevant basic science and avoiding unnecessary or confusing detail. A range of text boxes help you get to the hints, tips and key points you need fast! A fully revised self-assessment section matching the latest exam formats is included to check your understanding and aid exam preparation. The accompanying enhanced, downloadable eBook completes this invaluable learning package.

Series volumes have been honed to meet the requirements of today’s medical students, although the range of other health students and professionals who need rapid access to the essentials of neurology and ophthalmology will also love the unique approach of Crash Course. Whether you need to get out of a fix or aim for a distinction Crash Course is for you!

Crash Course Neurology and Ophthalmology: For UKMLA and Medical Exams, Sixth Edition integrates ophthalmology into the popular neurology title, combining two interconnecting fields in one thorough overview. It serves as an invaluable revision resource for medical finals. Additionally, this new edition includes essential chapters on neurological emergencies and functional neurological disorders, along with the latest updates on neurology guidelines.

Puntos claves

  • Fully aligned to UKMLA requirements, with key ‘conditions’ and ‘presentations’ highlighted in handy checklists - save valuable revision time and be confident you have the syllabus covered
  • Written by senior students and recent graduates - those closest to what is essential for exam success
  • Quality assured by leading Faculty Advisors - ensures complete accuracy of information
  • Features the ever popular 'Hints and Tips' boxes and other useful aide-mémoires - distilled wisdom from those in the know
  • Updated self-assessment section matching the latest exam formats – confirm your understanding and improve exam technique fast

Índice

Section 1 History, Examination and Common Investigations

1. Taking a history

2. The examination

3. Further investigations

Section 2 The Patient Presents With

2A NEUROLOGY


4. Neurological Emergencies

5. Disturbances of consciousness

6. Disorders of higher cerebral function

7. Headache

8. Disorders of smell and taste

9. Facial sensory loss and weakness

10. Deafness, tinnitus, dizziness and vertigo

11. Dysarthria, dysphonia and dysphagia

12. Cerebellar dysfunction

13. Movement disorders

14. Limb weakness

15. Limb sensory symptoms

16. Disorders of gait
2B: Ophthalmology

17. The red, painful eye

18. Gradual change in vision

19. Sudden change in vision

20. Eyelid problems and the bulging eye

Section 3 Diseases and Disorders

21. Dementia

22. Epilepsy

23. Parkinson disease and other extrapyramidal disorders

24. Diseases affecting the spinal cord (myelopathy)

25. Motor neurone disease

26. Radiculopathy and plexopathy

27. Disorders of the peripheral nerves

28. Disorders of the neuromuscular junction

29. Disorders of skeletal muscle

30. Vascular diseases of the nervous system

31. Neuro-oncology

32. Infections of the nervous system

33. Multiple sclerosis

34. The effects of vitamin deficiencies and toxins on the nervous system

35. Autoimmune conditions affecting the nervous system

36. Hereditary conditions affecting the nervous system

37. Functional neurological disorders

38. Adnexal (eyelids, lacrimal system and orbit)

39. Anterior segment (cornea and cataract)

40. Glaucoma

41. Retina

42. Medical ophthalmology and uveitis

43. Neuro-ophthalmology

Self-Assessment
OSCEs and Short Clinical Cases
High Yield Associations and SBAs
Glossary

Detalles del producto

  • Edición: 6
  • Última edición
  • Publicado: 9 de marzo de 2024
  • Idioma: Inglés

Sobre los editores

PX

Philip Xiu

Philip Xiu a GP Registrar, Yorkshire Deanery, Leeds, UK.
Afiliaciones y experiencia
Honorary Senior Lecturer Leeds University School of Medicine PCN Educational Lead Medical Examiner Leeds Teaching Hospital Trust Leeds, UK

UV

Umesh Vivekananda

Afiliaciones y experiencia
Specialist Registrar in Neurology, St. George's Hospital, London, UK