Crash Course: 1000 SBAs and EMQs for Medical Finals

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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. ? This volume includes well over 1000 SBAs and EMQs for Medical Finals, which have been divided into 16 commonly tested areas of medicine, surgery and sub-specialities, allowing for thorough and efficient revision by specialty. Questions have been completely rewritten and updated to reflect current clinical guidelines.? Every question includes a clear answer as well as an extended explanation for each answer option, to enable you to quickly understand your strengths and weaknesses and to learn effectively from any mistakes. All information has been thoroughly checked and quality assured by expert Faculty Advisers, so you can be confident it is fully accurate and that questions most closely match current exam formats and topic coverage. This (print) volume also comes with BONUS access to the complete, enhanced eBook - this allows you to read as a 'regular', downloadable eBook, as well as to test yourself via the interactive-quiz function. Whether you need to get out of a fix or aim for a distinction Crash Course is for you! Provides whole exam coverage in one place - saves valuable revision time Quality assured by leading Faculty Advisors - ensures complete accuracy of information Completely updated questions matching the latest exam formats - confirm your understanding and improve exam technique fast Detailed answer explanations, including rationales why incorrect answers are wrong Updated to the latest clinical guidelines Front Cover Inside Front Cover Crash course: 1000 SBAs and EMQs for Medical Finals Copyright Series Editors’ foreword Prefaces Series Editors’ acknowledgements Contents Normal values Introduction Purpose of medical finals examinations Elements of competence How do medical schools compare? Reliability and validity of finals Single best answer (SBA) Anatomy of an SBA Extended-matching questions (EMQs) Anatomy of an EMQ Hints and tips for the test-smart students Grammatical cues Logical cues Absolute terms Long correct answers Word repeats Convergence strategy Difficulty of questions Essential knowledge Important knowledge Acceptable knowledge How do schools set up a high quality written exam? How to make the best use of this book Online interactive assessment – eBook Conclusion Section 1: Medicine questions 1 Cardiology Single best answer (SBA) questions Extended-matching questions (EMQs) Cardiac murmurs and added sounds Chest pain Drugs Clinical features of cardiac disease Murmurs Symptoms of heart failure Electrocardiograph findings Heart disease Chest pain 2 Gastroenterology Single best answer (SBA) questions Extended-matching questions (EMQs) Liver problems Hepatobiliary disorders Gastrointestinal bleeding Drugs Dysphagia Gastroenteritis Pancreatitis Diarrhoea Altered bowel habit Jaundice Dysphagia Biliary disease 3 Respiratory Single best answer (SBA) questions Extended-matching questions (EMQs) Pneumonia Respiratory drugs Lung cancer Diseases of the respiratory tract Investigative findings Lung diseases Shortness of breath Respiratory infections 4 Renal Single best answer (SBA) questions Extended-matching questions (EMQs) Renal disease Complications of renal failure Clinical features of renal disease Investigations Management of renal disease Diseases of the tubules and interstitium 5 Neurology Single best answer (SBA) questions Extended-matching questions (EMQs) Delirium Cranial nerve lesions Diseases of the peripheral nerves Diseases of the muscle Epilepsy Extrapyramidal diseases Headache 1 Nerves of the upper limb Headache 2 Strokes Headache 3 6 Rheumatology Single best answer (SBA) questions Extended-matching questions (EMQs) Limp Finger clubbing The painful joint Arthritis Connective tissue disease Vasculitis Drugs Back pain Joint pain 7 Endocrine and diabetes Single best answer (SBA) questions Extended-matching questions (EMQs) Pituitary disease Thyroid disease Diabetic complications Drugs Investigations Diabetes The pancreas and diabetes The adrenal glands 8 Haematology Single best answer (SBA) questions Extended-matching questions (EMQs) Anaemia Lymphadenopathy Splenomegaly Section 2: Surgery questions 9 Trauma and surgical emergencies Single best answer (SBA) questions Extended-matching questions (EMQs) Trauma Acute abdomen 1 Glasgow Coma Scale Acute abdomen 2 10 Perioperative care SINGLE BEST ANSWER (SBA) questions Extended-matching questions (EMQs) Postoperative complications Preoperative investigations 11 Gastrointestinal surgery Single best answer (SBA) questions Extended-matching questions (EMQs) Gastrointestinal bleeding Hernia Upper gastrointestinal disorders Lower gastrointestinal disorders Hepatobiliary disorders Abdominal pain Hernias Acute abdominal pain Intestinal obstruction Gastrointestinal bleeding Oesophagogastric disorders Foregut investigations Abdominal mass Groin lump Rectal bleeding 12 Cardiothoracics and vascular surgery Single best answer (SBA) questions Extended-matching questions (EMQs) Vascular disorders 13 Orthopaedics Single best answer (SBA) questions Extended-matching questions (EMQs) Fractures Fracture complications Orthopaedic clinical examination Knee injuries Skin, joint and bone infections 14 Ear, nose and throat Single best answer (SBA) questions Extended-matching questions (EMQs) Neck swellings Neck lumps Neck swellings 15 Urology Single best answer (SBA) questions Extended-matching questions (EMQs) Scrotal swellings Lower urinary tract symptoms Urological investigations Urgent urological referrals 16 Breast surgery SINGLE BEST ANSWER (SBA) questions Extended-matching questions (EMQs) Management of breast cancer Breast lumps Section 3: Medicine Answers 1 Cardiology SBA Answers Question 1 Question 2 Question 3 Question 4 Question 5 Question 6 Question 7 Question 8 Question 9 Question 10 Question 11 Question 12 Question 13 Question 14 Question 15 Question 16 Question 17 Question 18 Question 19 Question 20 Question 21 Question 22 Question 23 Question 24 Question 25 Question 26 Question 27 Question 28 Question 29 Question 30 Question 31 Question 32 Question 33 Question 34 Question 35 Question 36 Question 37 Question 38 Question 39 Question 40 Question 41 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Question 37 Question 38 Question 39 Question 40 Question 41 Question 42 Question 43 Question 44 Question 45 Question 46 Question 47 Question 48 Question 49 Question 50 Question 51 Question 52 Question 53 EMQ answers Pneumonia Respiratory drugs Lung cancer Diseases of the respiratory tract Investigative findings Lung diseases Shortness of breath Respiratory infections 4 Renal SBA answers Question 1 Question 2 Question 3 Question 4 Question 5 Question 6 Question 7 Question 8 Question 9 Question 10 Question 11 Question 12 Question 13 Question 14 Question 15 Question 16 Question 17 Question 18 Question 19 Question 20 Question 21 Question 22 Question 23 Question 24 Question 25 Question 26 Question 27 Question 28 Question 29 Question 30 Question 31 Question 32 Question 33 Question 34 Question 35 Question 36 Emq answers Renal disease Complications of renal failure Clinical features of renal disease Investigations Management of renal disease Disease of the tubules and interstitium 5 Neurology SBA answers Question 1 Question 2 Question 3 Question 4 Question 5 Question 6 Question 7 Question 8 Question 9 Question 10 Question 11 Question 12 Question 13 Question 14 Question 15 Question 16 Question 17 Question 18 Question 19 Question 20 Question 21 Question 22 Question 23 Question 24 Question 25 Question 26 Question 27 Question 28 Question 29 Question 30 Question 31 Question 32 Question 33 Question 34 Question 35 Question 36 Question 37 Question 38 Question 39 Question 40 Question 41 Question 42 Question 43 Question 44 Question 45 Question 46 Question 47 Question 48 Question 49 Question 50 Question 51 Question 52 Question 53 Question 54 Question 55 Question 56 Question 57 Question 58 Question 59 Question 60 Question 61 Question 62 Question 63 Question 64 Question 65 Question 66 Question 67 Question 68 Question 69 Question 70 Question 71 Question 72 Question 73 EMQ answers Delirium Cranial nerve lesions Diseases of the peripheral nerves Diseases of the muscle Epilepsy Extrapyramidal diseases Headache 1 Nerves of the upper limb Headache 2 Strokes Headache 3 6 Rheumatology SBA answers Question 1 Question 2 Question 3 Question 4 Question 5 Question 6 Question 7 Question 8 Question 9 Question 10 Question 11 Question 12 Question 13 Question 14 Question 15 Question 16 Question 17 Question 18 Question 19 Question 20 Question 21 EMQ answers Limp Finger clubbing The painful joint Arthritis Connective tissue Vasculitis Drugs Back pain Joint pain 7 Endocrine and diabetes SBA answers Question 1 Question 2 Question 3 Question 4 Question 5 Question 6 Question 7 Question 8 Question 9 Question 10 Question 11 Question 12 Question 13 Question 14 Question 15 Question 16 Question 17 Question 18 Question 19 Question 20 Question 21 Question 22 Question 23 Question 24 Question 25 Question 26 Question 27 Question 28 Question 29 Question 30 Question 31 Question 32 Question 33 Question 34 Question 35 Question 36 Question 37 Question 38 Question 39 Question 40 Question 41 Question 42 Question 43 Question 44 Question 45 Question 46 Question 47 Question 48 Question 49 Question 50 Question 51 Question 52 Question 53 Question 54 Question 55 Question 56 Question 57 Question 58 Question 59 Question 60 Question 61 Question 62 Question 63 Question 64 Question 65 Question 66 Question 67 Question 68 Question 69 Question 70 EMQ answers Pituitary disease Thyroid disease Diabetic complications Drugs Investigation Diabetes The pancreas and diabetes The adrenal glands 8 Haematology SBA answers Question 1 Question 2 Question 3 Question 4 Question 5 Question 6 Question 7 Question 8 Question 9 Question 10 Question 11 Question 12 Question 13 Question 14 Question 15 Question 16 Question 17 Question 18 Question 19 Question 20 Question 21 Question 22 Question 23 Question 24 Question 25 Question 26 Question 27 Question 28 Question 29 Question 30 Question 31 Question 32 Question 33 Question 34 Question 35 Question 36 Question 37 Question 38 Question 39 Question 40 Question 41 Question 42 Question 43 Question 44 Question 45 Question 46 Question 47 Question 48 Question 49 Question 50 Question 51 Question 52 Question 53 Question 54 Question 55 Question 56 EMQ answers Anaemia Lymphadenopathy Splenomegaly Section 4: Surgery answers 9 Trauma and surgical emergencies SBA answers Question 1 Question 2 Question 3 Question 4 Question 5 Question 6 Question 7 Question 8 Question 9 Question 10 Question 11 Question 12 Question 13 Question 14 Question 15 Question 16 Question 17 Question 18 Question 19 Question 20 Question 21 Question 22 Question 23 Question 24 Question 25 EMQ answers Trauma Acute abdomen 1 Glasgow Coma Scale Acute abdomen 2 10 Perioperative care SBA answers Question 1 Question 2 Question 3 Question 4 Question 5 EMQ answers Postoperative complications Preoperative investigations 11 Gastrointestinal surgery SBA answers Question 1 Question 2 Question 3 Question 4 Question 5 Question 6 Question 7 Question 8 Question 9 Question 10 Question 11 Question 12 Question 13 Question 14 Question 15 Question 16 Question 17 Question 18 Question 19 Question 20 Question 21 Question 22 Question 23 Question 24 Question 25 Question 26 Question 27 Question 28 Question 29 Question 30 Question 31 Question 32 Question 33 Question 34 Question 35 Question 36 Question 37 EMQ answers Gastrointestinal bleeding Hernia Upper gastrointestinal disorders Lower gastrointestinal disorders Hepatobiliary disorders Abdominal pain Hernias Acute abdominal pain Intestinal obstruction Gastrointestinal bleeding Oesophagogastric disorders Foregut investigations Abdominal mass Groin lump Rectal bleeding 12 Cardiothoracics and vascular surgery SBA answers Question 1 Question 2 Question 3 Question 4 Question 5 Question 6 Question 7 Question 8 Question 9 Question 10 Question 11 Question 12 Question 13 Question 14 Question 15 Question 16 Question 17 Question 18 Question 19 EMQ answers Vascular disorders 13 Orthopaedics SBA answers Question 1 Question 2 Question 3 Question 4 Question 5 Question 6 Question 7 Question 8 Question 9 Question 10 Question 11 Question 12 Question 13 Question 14 Question 15 Question 16 Question 17 Question 18 Question 19 Question 20 Question 21 Question 22 Question 23 Question 24 Question 25 Question 26 Question 27 Question 28 EMQ answers Fractures Fracture complications Orthopaedic clinical examination Knee injuries Skin, joint and bone infections 14 Ear, nose and throat SBA answers Question 1 Question 2 Question 3 Question 4 Question 5 Question 6 Question 7 Question 8 Question 9 Question 10 Question 11 Question 12 Question 13 Question 14 Question 15 Question 16 Question 17 Question 18 Question 19 Question 20 Question 21 EMQ answers Neck swellings Neck lumps Neck swellings 15 Urology SBA answers Question 1 Question 2 Question 3 Question 4 Question 5 Question 6 Question 7 Question 8 Question 9 Question 10 Question 11 Question 12 Question 13 Question 14 Question 15 Question 16 Question 17 Question 18 Question 19 Question 20 Question 21 Question 22 Question 23 Question 24 Question 25 Question 26 Question 27 Question 28 Question 29 Question 30 Question 31 EMQ answers Scrotal swellings Lower urinary tract symptoms Urological investigations Urgent urological referrals 16 Breast surgery SBA answers Question 1 Question 2 Question 3 Question 4 Question 5 Question 6 Question 7 Question 8 Question 9 Question 10 Question 11 Question 12 Question 13 Question 14 Question 15 Question 16 EMQ answers Management of breast cancer Breast lumps Index Inside Back Cover