Product Description

The first edition of An Aid to the MRCP Short Cases rapidly estabished itself as a classic and has sold over 25,000 copies.

The aims of this revised and extended second edition are the same as those of the first: to provide a comprehensive guide for those preparing for the short cases section of the Membership of the Royal College of Physicians examination. The MRCP examination is a major hurdle for all trainee hospital physicians and has a failure rate of over 70%.

The largest part of the book consists of 200 short cases that are presented in order of frequency of their occurrence in the examination (based on an extensive survey of successful candidates). The clinical features of each case are fully covered and supported by illustrations and photographs. The emphasis throughout the book is on examination technique and how to present the clinical information in the style that the examiners expect. In short, it is an indispensable guide for anyone preparing for this critical examination.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #331459 in Books
• Published on: 1998-12-14
• Released on: 1999-01-18
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 560 pages

Review
"...this is an excellent book, giving good advice on how to become a skilled, thoughtful and knowledgeable physician and hence how to become a MRCP (UK)"

Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London, on the previous edition

"The case–by–case approach is useful in preparing for Medicine finals. Together with the examination routines, the book becomes a kind of alternative textbook to conventional clinical examination books such as McCleods."

2nd Opinion, The Magazine of the Scottish Medical Schools

"...an invaluable companion to undergraduates in medical finals. It is easy to filter out the more obscure cases but this being said, the vast majority of the information is relevant to House Officers–to–be. This book is excellent value for money; the buy is well worth it."

Leech Y Gelen, University of Wales College of Medicine Gazette

From the Back Cover
The first edition of An Aid to the MRCP Short Cases rapidly estabished itself as a classic and has sold over 25,000 copies.

The aims of this revised and extended second edition are the same as those of the first – to provide a comprehensive guide for those preparing for the short cases section of the Membership of the Royal College of Physicians examination. The MRCP examination is a major hurdle for all trainee hospital physicians and has a failure rate of over 70%.

The greater part of the book consists of 200 short cases which are presented in order of frequency of their occurrence in the examination (based on an extensive survey of successful candidates). The clinical features of each case are fully covered and supported by illustrations and photographs. The emphasis throughout the book is on examination technique and how to present the clinical information in the style the examiners expect. In short it is an indispensable guide for anyone preparing for this critical examination.

Customer Reviews

a must-have for MRCP part II clinical
A very good book detailing general examination methods for specific systems (in the first part of the book) as well as examinations and clinical findings for particular diseases (in the second part). The layout of the book, presenting the most common diseases earliest in the book, allows structured revision of topics. Each section for a particular disease has an example of how to present the findings and a list of salient clinical findings. This is one of the essential books for Part II MRCP clinical exam, along with 250 short cases in clinical Medicine (Baliga)

N Aid to the MRCP Short Cases
This must be the bible for the MRCP final section. Although the 1998 edition does not take the new "PACES" format into account rumour has it that another edition is imminent.
The book details the most likely conditions encountered in MRCP in order of occurrance - giving oodles of helpful hints on examination / presentation on the way. Not only that - the writing style makes it feel as though somebody really understands what you are going through!
I will be buying this book (2003 edition) despite passing the exam and were I to buy only one book prior to "PACES" this would be it. It really is the nearest substitute to standing in front of the pateint.