Memorizing Medicine: A Revision Guide / Edition 1

by Ben Lovell, Paul Bentley

Overview

Ever thought that memorizing the list of all the investigations to do for a medical condition were 'BUMMERS' to recall? Not now that you remember that this is also the acronym for Bloods, Urine, Microbiology, Monitoring, ECG, Radiology, Surgical and Special! Mnemonics often bridge the gap between traditional modes of revision and the ability to perform well in exams and in practice. This revision book uses mnemonics to help you memorize multiple lists and copious facts to the lengthy lists and facts of modern medicine. This book takes an original approach to applying well-established psychological techniques in memory enhancement to the contents of standard medical textbooks. Using a wide variety of techniques including chunking, acronyms, tree-diagrams and pictures, it is packed full of information on all aspects of the medical undergraduate syllabus while the finer detail provides excellent guidance for postgraduate revision. Facts are presented in a hierarchial fashion, so that the essential features of each disease or symptom can be grasped immediately, while finer points are accessed only by more detailed reading. Mnemonics have been devised to be memorable in themselves, e.g. hepatitis = T.A.B.O.O.; atrial fibrillation = A.T.R.I.A.L. S.W.I.T.C.H.; and the terms are presented in the order that they make sense to be remembered.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781853154201
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	07/16/2007
Pages:	512
Product dimensions:	6.50(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Paul Bentley, Specialist Registrar in Neurology, Imperial College, London

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements and Dedication
Introduction
Examples of Effective Memorizing
Book Guide
Memorizing Medicine – 6 Tips
CARDIOLOGY
Chest Pain; Cardiology Examination; Murmurs; Aortic Stenosis; Aortic Regurgitation; Mitral Stenosis; Mitral Regurgitation; ECG Interpretation; Tachycardia; Atrial Fibrillation; Ventricular Tachycardia; Bradycardia; Acute Coronary Syndromes; Myocardial Infarction; Management of NSTEMI, UA, and STEMI; Shock; Hypertension; Heart Failure; Cardiology Treatments; Rheumatic Fever; Infective Endocarditis; Pericardial Disease; Myocarditis; Myxoma; Cardiomyopathy; Congenital Heart Disease
RESPIRATORY MEDICINE
Respiratory Examination; Clubbing; Cyanosis; Respiratory Failure; Respiratory Function Tests; Chest X-ray Patterns; Pneumonia; Asthma; Acute Severe Asthma; COAD; Fibrosing Alveolitis; Occupational Lung Diseases; Sarcoidosis; Bronchiectasis; Lung Abscess; Cystic Fibrosis; Pheumothorax; Pleural Effusion; Pulmonary Oedema; Lung Carcinoma; Obstructive Sleep Apnoea; Pulmonary Embolism; Pulmonary Hypertension
GASTROENTEROLOGY
Abdominal Pain; Diarrhoea; Constipation; Nausea and Vomiting; Sore Throat; Oral Ulceration; Dysphagia; Haematemesis; Rectal Bleeding; Abdominal Examination; Abdominal Masses; Oesophagitis; Oesophageal Carcinoma; Peptic Ulcers; Gastric Neoplasia; Inflammatory Bowel Disease; Colorectal Carcinoma; Malabsorption; Coeliac Disease; Acute Pancreatitis; Chronic Pancreatitis; Jaundice; Liver Failure; Liver Transplant; Portal Hypertension; Oesophageal Varices; Ascites; Acute Liver Failure; Chronic Liver Disease; Infective Hepatitis; Primary Biliary Cirrhosis; Chronic Autoimmune Hepatitis; Haemochromatosis; Wilson's Disease; Liver Tumours; Pancreatic Tumours; Gallstones
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Infectious Organisms; Bacteria; Antibiotics; Viruses; Pneumonia; Food Poisoning; Gastroenteritis; Genital Discharge; Genital Ulceration; Viral Exanthema and Related; Herpes Simplex Virus; Epstein-Barr Virus; HIV; Tuberculosis; Mycobacteria; Leprosy; Syphilis; Non Venereal Treponemes; Borreliosis; Leptospirosis; Rickettsia; Malaria; Nematodes(Roundworms); Cestodes (Tapeworms); Trematodes (Flukes)
RHEUMATOLOGY
Osteoarthritis; Rheumatoid Arthritis; Seronegative Arthropathies; Septic Arthritis; Gout; Multisystemic Autoimmune Diseases; Systemic Lupus Erythematosus; Scleroderma; Sjögren's Syndrome; Autoimmune Myositis; Vasculitis; Raynaud's Phenomenon; Cryoglobulinaemia; Carpal Tunnel Syndrome; Collagen and Elastic-Tissue Diseases; Back Pain; Bone Cysts; Sclerosis
NEUROLOGY
Headache; Acute Confusional State; Coma; Dementia; Parkinsonism; Chorea; Dystonia; Tremor; Cerebellar Disease; Blackouts; Epilepsy; Stroke; Acute Weakness; Guillain-Barré Syndrome; Hand Wasting; Walking Disturbance; Myelopathy; Anterior-Horn Cell Diseases; ALS/Motor Neurone Disease; Peripheral Neuropathy; Neuromuscular Junction Disease; Myopathy; Acute Visual Loss; Optic Atrophy; Papilloedema; Vertigo; Deafness; Facial Nerve Palsy; Neurofibromatosis; Neurocutaneous Diseases
ENDOCRINOLOGY
Diabetes Mellitus – Causes; Insulin – Physiology; Diabetic Ketoacidosis; Diabetes – HONK; Diabetes – Lactic Acidosis; Diabetes Mellitus; Hypoglycaemia; Hypopituitarism; Hyperprolactinaemia; Acromegaly; Hypothyroidism; Hyperthyroidism; Goitre; Thyroid Tumours; Adrenal Insufficiency; Cushing's Syndrome; Hypermineralocorticoidism; Steroid Synthesis; Amenorrhoea; Male Sexual Problems; Male Infertility; Precocious Puberty; Delayed Puberty; Neuroendocrine Tumours; Carcinoid Tumours; Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia; Polyglandular Autoimmune Syndromes
CLINICAL CHEMISTRY
Acid–Base Balance; Hyponatraemia; Polyuria/Polydipsia; Hypernatraemia; Diabetes Insipidus; Hyperkalaemia; Hypokalaemia; Hypocalcaemia; Hypercalcaemia; Osteomalacia and Rickets; Osteoporosis; Paget's Disease; Hyperlipidaemia; Porphyria
RENAL MEDICINE
Acute Renal Failure; Chronic Renal Failure; Haematuria; Proteinuria; Nephrotic Syndrome; Renovascular Disease; Glomerulonephritis; Renal Tubular Disease; Urinary Obstruction; Urinary Retention; Renal Stones; Renal Enlargement/Renal Cysts; Polycystic Kidney Disease; Renal Cell Carcinoma; Testicular Tumours; Ovarian Tumours
HAEMATOLOGY
Anaemia; Bone Marrow Failure; Aplastic Anaemia; Haemolytic Anaemia; Sickle Cell Anaemia; Thalassaemia; Folate and Vitamin B12 Metabolism; Megaloblastic Anaemia; Lymphadenopathy; Splenomegaly; Leucocytosis; Acute Leukaemia; Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia; Polycythaemia/PRV; Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia; Hodgkin's Lymphoma; Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma; Multiple Myeloma; Paraproteinaemia; Hyperviscosity; Amyloidosis; Hyposplenism; Immunodeficiency; Haemostasis; Platelet Disorders; Purpura; Thrombosis; Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation; Haemophilias; Blood Transfusion Complications
Glossary
Index

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Nicholas Greco IV, MS, BCETS, CATSM, FAAETS (C3 Education and Research, Inc.)
Description: This is a brilliant compendium of the major fields of medicine in easy-to-digest and, more importantly, easy-to-memorize formats. Injected with wit, humor, and serious medical facts, readers will be able to ingest and digest ample amounts of knowledge.
Purpose: The purpose is to bridge the gap between the more rigorous, often verbose medical texts, and provide a serious, yet practical review of the major fields of medicine. The book successfully attempts to make medicine understandable, bring out the most useful points, and provide various checklists and acronyms for recall at a later date.
Audience: Medical students, postgraduates, fellows, residents, and any practicing physician who needs a reliable source for study and information as well as a knowledge update will benefit from this book. This book can easily serve as a standalone or as a bridge or supplement to standard texts. One can easily see how invaluable this book would be for the USMLEs.
Features: The book uses the optimal strategies of learning to give the reader the tools necessary to study and memorize effectively. The major fields covered include cardiology, respiratory medicine, gastroenterology, infectious diseases, rheumatology, neurology, endocrinology, clinical chemistry, renal medicine, and hematology. Definitions, epidemiological data, presenting complaints, on examination, and treatments are explained through the use of acronyms and quick study lists. The book uses chunking and mnemonics to assist the reader in absorbing the material. The only shortcoming is that there is no section on psychiatry which is needed when one considers the overlap of conditions exacerbated by psychiatric disease.
Assessment: This is a wonderfully exceptional study guide, reference, and clinical tool all in one.

Doody's Review Service

Reviewer: Nicholas Greco IV, MS, BCETS, CATSM(Abbott Laboratories)
Description: This is a brilliant compendium of the major fields of medicine in easy-to-digest and, more importantly, easy-to-memorize formats. Injected with wit, humor, and serious medical facts, readers will be able to ingest and digest ample amounts of knowledge.
Purpose: The purpose is to bridge the gap between the more rigorous, often verbose medical texts, and provide a serious, yet practical review of the major fields of medicine. The book successfully attempts to make medicine understandable, bring out the most useful points, and provide various checklists and acronyms for recall at a later date.
Audience: Medical students, postgraduates, fellows, residents, and any practicing physician who needs a reliable source for study and information as well as a knowledge update will benefit from this book. This book can easily serve as a standalone or as a bridge or supplement to standard texts. One can easily see how invaluable this book would be for the USMLEs.
Features: The book uses the optimal strategies of learning to give the reader the tools necessary to study and memorize effectively. The major fields covered include cardiology, respiratory medicine, gastroenterology, infectious diseases, rheumatology, neurology, endocrinology, clinical chemistry, renal medicine, and hematology. Definitions, epidemiological data, presenting complaints, on examination, and treatments are explained through the use of acronyms and quick study lists. The book uses chunking and mnemonics to assist the reader in absorbing the material. The only shortcoming is that there is no section on psychiatry which is needed when one considers the overlap of conditions exacerbated by psychiatric disease.
Assessment: This is a wonderfully exceptional study guide, reference, and clinical tool all in one.