Product Description

A collection of clinical cases arranged by clinical area, emphasising the key diagnostic features of clinical conditions as commonly presented in the short case part of the Final MB examination and the new OSCE-style exam called PACES (Practice Assessment of Clinical Examination Skills) for the MRCP examinations. Also included are likely instructions or commands expected from the examiner for each condition, and the key points which the candidate must tell the examiner.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #54675 in Books
• Published on: 2002-01-23
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 672 pages

Customer Reviews

Highly detailed, more pictures would be good
Each case is presented in the form of 'salient' feautures in the history, and the examination findings, followed by a question and answer discussion around the topic. The salient history is useful because it is often skipped by most of these case-based books like Ryder. The examination is presented in a kind of instructive way and not as a case record like with Ryder. The discussion questions are split into standard and advanced level questions. Many of the answers are extremely detailed and at quite a high level. They also include references to important literature. This is essential reading for MRCP candidates, and complements a standard medical text very nicely. But it won't specifically tell you what to say like Ryder does. It will however give you a more comprehensive review of each case compared to Ryder. The danger for undergraduate students is that they might become bogged down in the detail of this book and I would certianly recommend getting used to 'Medical Finals - Passing the clinical' as this is a highly useful and efficient means of revising for medical finals.
For the most part the book does lack pictures but uses them to good effect for the ophthalmology and dermatology sections. The pictures are fairly small but of a high print quality.

The Baliga Book
excellent preparation for finals as well the MRCP.Finally I can whip out those 4-5 common causes of most examined cases without that initial ..ahem..the causes are.....The only minus about the book is a general lack of pictures but the deatiled info more or less makes up for it.MUST HAVE befor MRCP PACES.

The book is a must ...
The book is a must during the period that the young doctor or student is on the wards.It allows one to focus on the important physical findings and the relavant clinical pearls associated with the different medical conditions met.It is a must for the aspiring clinical physician.The major fault is the lack of pictures however the book is designed for use on the ward where patients seen serve as the pictorial reminder of the various conditions seen during one's rotation on the wards. A must for on the ward use.It discusses important physical finding and their diagnostic importance.I have found it useful in preparing for attending ward rounds and also for sharpening my clinical skills. The discussion section is well organised such that undergraduates as well as postgaduates can benifit and the material is up to date with good references for further reading.