Buch, Englisch, 260 Seiten, Format (B × H): 179 mm x 255 mm, Gewicht: 546 g
Buch, Englisch, 260 Seiten, Format (B × H): 179 mm x 255 mm, Gewicht: 546 g
ISBN: 978-0-7020-7366-3
Verlag: Elsevier Health Sciences
Crash Course - your effective every-day study companion PLUS the perfect antidote for exam stress! Save time and be assured you have the essential information you need in one place to excel on your course and achieve exam success.
A winning formula now for over 20 years, each series volume has been fine-tuned and fully updated - with an improved full-colour layout tailored to make your life easier. Especially written by senior students or junior doctors - those who understand what is essential for exam success - with all information thoroughly checked and quality assured by expert Faculty Advisers, the result are books which exactly meet your needs and you know you can trust.
Each chapter guides you succinctly through the full range of curriculum topics, integrating clinical considerations with the relevant basic science and avoiding unnecessary or confusing detail. A range of text boxes help you get to the hints, tips and key points you need fast! A fully revised self-assessment section matching the latest exam formats is included to check your understanding and aid exam preparation. The accompanying enhanced, downloadable eBook completes this invaluable learning package.
Series volumes have been honed to meet the requirements of today's medical students, although the range of other health students and professionals who need rapid access to the essentials of respiratory medicine will also love the unique approach of Crash Course. Whether you need to get out of a fix or aim for a distinction Crash Course is for you!?
- Provides the exam syllabus in one place - saves valuable revision time
- Written by senior students and recent graduates - those closest to what is essential for exam success
- Quality assured by leading Faculty Advisors - ensures complete accuracy of information
- Features the ever popular 'Hints and Tips' boxes and other useful aide-mémoires - distilled wisdom from those in the know
- Updated self-assessment section matching the latest exam formats - confirm your understanding and improve exam technique fast
- Provides the exam syllabus in one place - saves valuable revision time
- Written by senior students and recent graduates - those closest to what is essential for exam success
- Quality assured by leading Faculty Advisors - ensures complete accuracy of information
- Features the ever popular 'Hints and Tips' boxes and other useful aide-mémoires - distilled wisdom from those in the know
- Updated self-assessment section matching the latest exam formats - confirm your understanding and improve exam technique fast
Fachgebiete
Weitere Infos & Material
Section 1: Basic Science and Physiology
1. Overview of the respiratory system
2. Organization and Anatomy
3. Pulmonary circulation
4. Physiology, ventilation and gas exchange
5. Perfusion and gas transport
6. Control of respiratory function
7. Basic pharmacology
Section 2: Clinical Assessment
8. The respiratory patient
9. Examination of the respiratory system
10. The respiratory patient: clinical investigations
11. The respiratory patient: imaging investigations
Section 3: Respiratory Conditions
12. Acute Respiratory Failure and Ventilation
13. Disorders of the Upper Respiratory Tract
14. Asthma
15. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
16. Disorders of the Interstitium
17. Lung Cancer
18. Infectious Lung Disease
19. Suppurative Lung Disease
20. Pleural Disease
21. Thromboembolic Disease & Pulmonary Hypertension
22. Disorders of Sleep
23. Respiratory manifestations of Systemic Disease
