Written by students for students, this high-yield guide helps them make the transition from the classroom to the hospital wards. Thoroughly revised and updated, this comprehensive book explains what to expect in each required rotation and provides sample notes & reports, medical facts, formulas, and protocols. Features the latest student ratings of available review resources.
A STUDENT TO STUDENT GUIDE FOR THE CLINICAL YEARS
*“This is a “must have” book for every medical student preparing to enter the junior year . . . contains many of the “pearls” which become obvious after learning them “the hard way” in the crucible of the wards. This text should be issued to every medical student entering the clinical years on orientation day.” Lawrence Brotherton, University of Kansas SOM (on the previous edition)
THERE’S NO BETTER ORIENTATION TO THE HOSPITAL ENVIRONMENT, THE WARDS TEAM, AND DAILY WARDS ACTIVITIES THAN FIRST AID FOR THE WARDS.
*Tips for wards survival and handling difficult situations
*Advice on how to give oral patient presentations
*How to excel on each core rotation, including medicine, surgery, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, neurology, and psychiatry
*High-yield facts on the diagnosis and treatment of commonly encountered diseases
*Updated guide to commonly used clinical handbooks, reference books, reviews, and texts
*Expanded “how to” guides for common procedures
*Sample H&P notes, daily progress notes, procedure notes, post-op notes, labor and delivery notes, and admission orders