Examination Medicine [electronic resource] : A Guide to Physician Training.

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Cover image; Title page; Table of Contents; Copyright; Foreword; Preface to the 7th edition; Authors' statement; Acknowledgements; Reviewers; Abbreviations; Chapter 1: Basic physician training; Basic Training Units; Trainees' Committee; Medical Education Officers; Examinations Unit; Chapter 2: The written examination; The examination format; Approaching multiple-choice questions; Preparation for the written examination; Chapter 3: The clinical examination; The examination format; The mini-CEX; Preparation for the clinical examination; Chapter 4: The long case

The history-taking and physical examinationThe presentation; The long case rationale; Types of long case; Chapter 5: The cardiovascular long case; Ischaemic heart disease; Revascularisation; Infective endocarditis; Congestive cardiac failure; Diastolic heart failure (heart failure with preserved ejection fraction); Hyperlipidaemia; Hypertension; Heart transplantation; Cardiac arrhythmias; Chapter 6: The respiratory long case; Bronchiectasis; Lung carcinoma; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Sleep apnoea; Interstitial lung disease, including idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Pulmonary hypertensionSarcoidosis; Cystic fibrosis; Tuberculosis; Lung transplantation; Chapter 7: The gastrointestinal long case; Peptic ulceration; Malabsorption and chronic diarrhoea; Inflammatory bowel disease; Colon cancer; Chronic liver disease; Liver transplantation; Chapter 8: The haematological long case; Haemolytic anaemia; Thrombophilia; Polycythaemia; Idiopathic myelofibrosis; Essential thrombocythaemia; Chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML); Lymphomas; Multiple myeloma (myeloma); Bone marrow (haematopoietic cell) transplantation; Chapter 9: The rheumatological long case

Rheumatoid arthritisSystemic lupus erythematosus; Systemic vasculitis; Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome; Systemic sclerosis (scleroderma); Chapter 10: The endocrine long case; Osteoporosis (and osteomalacia); Hypercalcaemia; Paget's disease of the bone (osteitis deformans); Acromegaly; Types 1 and 2 diabetes mellitus; Chapter 11: The renal long case; Chronic kidney disease (chronic renal failure); Renal transplantation; Chapter 12: The neurological long case; Multiple sclerosis; Myasthenia gravis; Guillain-Barré syndrome; Transient ischaemic attacks and'funny turns'

Chapter 13: The infectious disease long casePyrexia of unknown origin; HIV/AIDS; Chapter 14: Think like a physician, think like an examiner -- an approach with long case examples; Chapter 15: The short case; Chapter 16: Common short cases; The cardiovascular system; The cardiovascular examination; Notes on valve diseases; The hypertensive examination; Marfan's syndrome; Oedema; The respiratory system; The respiratory examination; Chest X-ray films; The gastrointestinal system; The abdominal examination; The haematological system; The haemopoietic examination; The endocrine system

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'Preparation is the key to success? Now in its seventh edition, Examination Medicine: a guide to physician training ebook has prepared generations of Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP) candidates and medical students for their written and clinical examinations. Instructive, informative and aligned with current practice, this new ebook edition provides an overview of what to expect and what is expected of you. It shares valuable advice on how to prepare for the examinations, use your time to best effect and avoid common pitfal.