{"product_id":"medical-school-at-a-glance-isbn-9781119075912","title":"Medical School at a Glance","description":"\u003cp\u003eStarting Medical School can be incredibly daunting, and the transition to being a medical student can be enormously challenging. \u003ci\u003eMedical School at a Glance\u003c\/i\u003e is an accessible guide to help give you confidence and to gain a running start to your medical school training.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCovering core areas such as medical training, developing effective learning strategies, understanding common principles, learning how to behave in the clinical setting and how to interact with patients and peers, this book will help to demystify the process and prepare you as you embark on your medical career.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProviding an insider’s view of useful information to build a solid basic foundation for your learning, \u003ci\u003eMedical School at a Glance\u003c\/i\u003e is essential for those considering studying medicine or are in their first years of study.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 1 Starting medical school 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Starting medical school 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Medicine and surgery 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Understanding medical training 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Different learning mechanisms 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Dealing with stress 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Solving issues 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 2 Learning important principles 15\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Important common principles 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Ethics 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Communication skills and teamwork 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Balance 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Evidence-based medicine 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Understanding guidelines 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 3 Starting clinical activities 29\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Behaving on the ward 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Behaving in theatre 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Behaving in clinic 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Learning practical procedures 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 4 Assessing a patient 39\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Approaching a patient 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Approaching an unwell patient 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Taking a history 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Examining a patient 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Assessing a patient’s hydration 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Assessing a patient’s nutrition 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 5 Considering and managing a patient 53\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Investigations 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Considering diagnoses 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Presenting a patient 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Consent and capacity 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Breaking bad news 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 Prescribing 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 Documentation 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30 Discharge planning 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31 Managing the acutely unwell patient 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 6 Completing medical school 73\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32 Examinations 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33 Electives and special study modules 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e34 Understanding foundation school 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e35 Understanding later training 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e36 Other uses for medical degrees 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e37 First day as a doctor 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Medical School At A Glance is a slim yet outstanding text that tells the new arrival to med-school not only how to survive, but how to thrive...Thomas has done an exemplary job at providing an insider�s view of the hallowed halls of the typical medical school, delivering this priestly knowledge in clear and concise prose via short chapters that convey important information without ever intimidating or overwhelming her reader. 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