First Aid for the Wards: For the Clinical Years (First Aid Series) - Softcover

Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Tao Le, MD, MHS, is Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Allergy and Immunology at the University of Louisville. He is also affiliated with the Division of Allergy and Immunology at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

Vikas Bhushan, MD practices diagnostic radiology from his home-base in Los Angeles, California.

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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