SHORT AND OSCE CASES IN INTERNAL MEDICINE : clinical exams for paces, mrcpi, arab board and... similar exams

The second edition of this book is a practical revision guide for postgraduate students preparing for clinical examinations in internal medicine. Authored by an experienced postgraduate examiner, the book presents a series of short and OSCE cases presented in a uniform format, offering guidance on examination techniques, common mistakes made by candidates, and typical presentation of findings. Divided into seven sections, the book begins with advice on how to prepare for and pass clinical examinations. The remaining chapters cover cases relevant to different systems of the body – cardiovascular; respiratory; abdominal; neurological; endocrine, rheumatologic, connective tissue and skin; and eye and fundus. Each case provides a summary of diagnosis, differential diagnosis, management, and further information often required in examinations. The questions and model answers are similar to those most frequently encountered in examinations. The comprehensive text is enhanced by illustrations and figures to assist learning and will be useful not only to candidates preparing for postgraduate clinical examinations, but also to undergraduate students. This 2nd edition keeps the same basic theme of conversational style of the book (an examiner asks a question and a candidate provides the typical answer), which recreates the conditions encountered in the real clinical examinations. The approach to each case in the book has been standardised into a unified format that includes the common instructions by examiners encountered in clinical examinations, the common mistakes (pitfalls) committed by candidates, and the typical style of presentation of findings. This is followed by a succinct summary of diagnosis, differential diagnosis, management, and further information usually required in clinical examinations. Cover Book Title Copyright Page Foreword Preface to the 2nd edition Preface to the 1st edition Dedication Important note Acknowledgements Contents List of abbreviations Part-1: Advice on how to prepare for and pass clinical examinations Part-2: Cardiovascular cases Part-3: Respiratory cases Part-4: Abdominal cases Part-5: Neurology cases Part-6: Endocrine, rheumatology, connective tissue and skin cases Part-7: Eye and fundus cases Index A comprehensive and up-to-date book from the examiner's perspective intended to help postgraduate and undergraduate candidates pass their clinical exams. This second edition keeps the same basic theme of conversational style of the first edition - an examiner asks a question and a candidate provides the typical answer.