Make A Decision

You're the general surgeon on call. It is you who has todecide every course of action over your shift. Make the rightdecisions or face the consequences... Taking a role-playing approach, Make A Decision: Surgeryallows you to be the book's main character - Dr A. Simpson - ajunior general surgeon on call in a busy teaching hospital. Yourdecisions and actions determine the clinical outcomes of realpatients within a number of scenarios. Each scenario branches outand unfolds as you make more decisions, but choose incorrectly andyou may be sent home by your boss! Every decision you make isscored and evidence-based feedback is presented at the end of eachscenario together with the correct clinical response and anexplanation of what actually happened to the patient. Blood work and radiological investigations presented in typicalclinical formats allow you to practise your data interpretationskills, whilst your skills in clinical communication are tested tothe full as you interact with patients and their families as wellas co-members of staff. Based on first-hand experience, the authors have selected realcases that have impacted on their practice and reflect importantpoints of learning, making the book perfect for medical students,junior doctors, and surgery trainees who are looking for ascenario-based, interactive way to learn. For further information and online interactive medical teachingvisit www.pilgrimshospital.com