Synopses & Reviews
A STUDENT TO STUDENT GUIDE FOR THE CLINICAL YEARS
*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)
THERES 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
Synopsis
Priceless input from medical students who've succeeded at the wardsThis 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.
About the Author
Tao Le, MD is a Fellow in Allergy and Immunology at Johns Hopkins University.
Vikas Bhushan, MD is a practicing diagnostic radiologist.
Table of Contents
PrefaceAcknowledgmentsHow to ContributeSection 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 SurgeryIndex