*?This is a ?must have? book for every medical student preparing to enter the junior year . . . contains many of the ?pearls? which become obvious after learning them ?the hard way? in the crucible of the wards. This text should be issued to every medical student entering the clinical years on orientation day.? Lawrence Brotherton, University of Kansas SOM (on the previous edition)

THERE?S NO BETTER ORIENTATION TO THE HOSPITAL ENVIRONMENT, THE WARDS TEAM, AND DAILY WARDS ACTIVITIES THAN FIRST AID FOR THE WARDS.

*Tips for wards survival and handling difficult situations

*Advice on how to give oral patient presentations

*How to excel on each core rotation, including medicine, surgery, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, neurology, and psychiatry

*High-yield facts on the diagnosis and treatment of commonly encountered diseases

*Updated guide to commonly used clinical handbooks, reference books, reviews, and texts

*Expanded ?how to? guides for common procedures

*Sample H&P notes, daily progress notes, procedure notes, post-op notes, labor and delivery notes, and admission orders

This renowned review book for third year medical students taking required rotations on the wards delivers high-yield information for every clerkship: internal medicine, neurology, pediatrics, psychiatry, surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, and emergency medicine.

Vikas Bhushan, MD is a practicing diagnostic radiologist.

Preface

Acknowledgments

How to Contribute

Section 1 — Introduction to the Wards

Ch 1 — Guide for Wards Success

Ch 2 — Practical Information for All Clerkships

Section 2 — Core Clerkships

Ch 3 — Emergency Medicine

Ch 4 — Internal Medicine

Ch 5 — Neurology

Ch 6 — Obstetrics and Gynecology

Ch 7 — Pediatrics

Ch 8 — Psychiatry

Ch 9 — Surgery

Section 3 — Recommended Books and Resources

General

Electronic

Emergency Medicine

Internal Medicine

Neurology

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Pediatrics

Psychiatry

Surgery

Index