Mike Darby – författare

Titles in the Pocket Tutor series give practical guidance on subjects that medical students and foundation doctors need help with ‘on the go’, at a highly-affordable price that puts them within reach of those rotating through modular courses or working on attachment.  Topics reflect information needs stemming from today’s integrated undergraduate and foundation courses:Common presentationsInvestigation options (e.g. ECG, imaging)Clinical and patient-orientated skills (e.g. examinations, history-taking)The highly-structured, bite-size content helps novices combat the ‘fear factor’ associated with day-to-day clinical training and provides a detailed resource that students and junior doctors can carry in their pocket.   Key pointsGuide to appearance of normal images and abnormal signs helps you navigate imaging results successfully and recognise underlying pathologyClearly labelled, high-quality images teach you to identify anatomical landmarks and clinical signsConcise disease descriptions give key facts and cardinal imaging features to look out for in practiceNew to this edition: chapter on thoracic trauma and over 50 additional X-ray images, including those of newer medical devicesPrevious edition (9781907816062) published in 2012