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MCEM Part A Revision
Oxford Handbook of Emergency Medicine (Oxford Handbooks) (Oxford Handbooks Series)Oxford Handbook of Emergency Medicine (Oxford Handbooks) (Oxford Handbooks Series) by Jonathan Wyatt
Buy new: £21.33 / Used from: £19.99
the one and only...read it cover to cover. contains a great chapter on major trauma - basically the ATLS manual condensed into a manageable size.
Pocketbook of Orthopaedics and Fractures (Churchill Pocketbooks)Pocketbook of Orthopaedics and Fractures (Churchill Pocketbooks) by Ronald McRae FRCS(Eng Glas) FChS(Hon) AIMBI Fellow of the British Orthopaedic Association
Buy new: £17.37 / Used from: £17.17
read the ortho examination chapter - lots of the anatomy questions were based around this kind of info
Essential Guide to Acute CareEssential Guide to Acute Care by Paul Cramp
Buy new: £18.49 / Used from: £18.67
absolute masterpiece! unbeatable for ABGs and fluids, and contains loads of other golden nuggets
Mcminn's Functional and Clinical AnatomyMcminn's Functional and Clinical Anatomy by Robert M. H. McMinn MD PhD FRCS(Eng)
Buy new: £30.11 / Used from: £12.14
my favourite anatomy book - much clearer on musculoskeletal anatomy than ellis, and has a great appendix on muscle attachments/actions/nerve supplies - essential knowledge for Part A
Accident and Emergency Medicine (Get Through Series)Accident and Emergency Medicine (Get Through Series) by A. Herlihy
Buy new: £16.94 / Used from: £16.23
a good mixture of MCQs. Use these to identify knowledge gaps
Emergency Medicine: Emergency and Acute Medicine - Diagnosis and Management (A Hodder Arnold Publication)Emergency Medicine: Emergency and Acute Medicine - Diagnosis and Management (A Hodder Arnold Publication) by Anthony F.T.Brown
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good chapters on medicine, electrolytes, ortho emergencies and toxicology
Basic Medical Sciences for MRCP Part 1 (MRCP Study Guides)Basic Medical Sciences for MRCP Part 1 (MRCP Study Guides) by Philippa J. Easterbrook MB BChir BSc(Hons) FRCP DTM&H MPH
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exactly what is says on the tin, i also found it useful for stats. the anatomy chapter is far too brief for MCEM, however.
Basic  Science for the MRCS (MRCS Study Guides)Basic Science for the MRCS (MRCS Study Guides) by Andrew T. Raftery BSc MD FRCS(Eng) FRCS(Ed)
Buy new: £23.63 / Used from: £21.00
awesome book with lots of essential info - use it with the raftery MCQ book
MCQ's for Applied Basic Science for Basic Surgical Training (MRCS Study Guides)MCQ's for Applied Basic Science for Basic Surgical Training (MRCS Study Guides) by Sam Jacob MBBS MS(Anatomy) Dr.
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highly recommended, easy to read and great explanations with each answer
Medical Pharmacology at a GlanceMedical Pharmacology at a Glance by Michael J. Neal
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absolute legend of a book i've used since second year at uni. gives plenty of detail about this massive topic while dispensing with the unnecessary minutiae. excellent diagrams as well. buy it,
MCQ's for MRCP Part 1: General Medicine (MRCP Study Guides)MCQ's for MRCP Part 1: General Medicine (MRCP Study Guides) by Michael J. Ford MD FRCPE
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great for guiding your revision of medicine. the clinical science and stats chapters were particularly useful.
Davidson's Principles and Practice of Medicine: With STUDENT CONSULT Online Access (MRCP Study Guides)Davidson's Principles and Practice of Medicine: With STUDENT CONSULT Online Access (MRCP Study Guides) by Nicholas A. Boon MA MD FRCP(Ed) FESC
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use with the above mcq books and you'll be sorted for medicine. loads of detail obviously, so don't try to read the whole book!
Pathophysiology of Disease: An Introduction to Clinical Medicine, Fifth Edition (Lange Basic Science)Pathophysiology of Disease: An Introduction to Clinical Medicine, Fifth Edition (Lange Basic Science) by Stephen J. Mcphee
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good amount of detail but reading page after page of uninterrupted prose can seem hard-going. the information within is unbeatable though, and essential reading for MCEM part A
CURRENT Diagnosis and Treatment Emergency Medicine (Lange Current Series)CURRENT Diagnosis and Treatment Emergency Medicine (Lange Current Series) by C. Keith Stone
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A highly detailed affordable textbook and bang up to date (a bit of a rarity). Very thorough, in keeping with the other books in the Lange range.