Preparation and Revision for the MRCS
Or How to Pass the Exam
2nd Edition
Published on 3. August 2004
Book
Paperback/Softback
302 pages
978-0-443-07425-7 (ISBN)
Description
This book is designed to help candidates in their final preparation for the new intercollegiate MRCS examination. It seeks to help the candidate present his knowledge and clinical expertise in a clear, concise and well formulated manner. The aim is to provide insight as to the nature of the examination, by setting out the form for each part of the examination, and then to help the candidate in preparing themselves for each section, so that they may perform to the very best of their ability.
More details
Series
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Health Sciences
Target group
College/higher education
MRCS candidates
Edition type
Revised edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
black & white illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
353 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-443-07425-7 (9780443074257)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Court of Examiners, Royal College of Surgeons of England; Intercollegiate Panel of Examiners; Surgical Skills Tutor and Hunterian Professor, Royal College of Surgeons of England; Moynihan Fellow, Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland
Content
1. The requirements of the examination 2. The syllabus for the examination 3. The format of the examination 4. Preparing for the examination 5. The multiple-choice question papers 6. The viva voce examination 7. Applied surgical anatomy with operative surgery 8. Applied physiology and critical care 9. Clinical pathology with principles of surgery 10. Communication skills tests 11. The clinical examination and general guidelines 12. Clinical bay 1: Superficial lesions - breast/endocrine/head and neck/skin 13. Clinical bay 2: Musculoskeletal and neurological cases - orthopaedics 14. Clinical bay 3: Circulatory and lymphatic cases - vascular 15. Clinical bay 4: The abdomen, trunk and groin 16. Final hints on examination technique Appendix 1. Approved abbreviations Appendix 2. Glossary of conventional terms Appendix 3. Recommended reading Appendix 4. Normal values Appendix 5. Useful addresses Index