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 points

New edition features completely updated text, revised diagnostic algorithms, and higher quality photographs and figuresOutlines examination techniques, investigation, and management optionsClinical scenarios and concise disease descriptions teach clinical decision making and summarise disorders encountered in daily practiceThird edition features links to narrated videos to help perfect clinical examination and diagnostic skillsHighly-affordable price and convenient pocket-size format

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 points

New edition features completely updated text, revised diagnostic algorithms, and higher quality photographs and figuresOutlines examination techniques, investigation, and management optionsClinical scenarios and concise disease descriptions teach clinical decision making and summarise disorders encountered in daily practiceThird edition features links to narrated videos to help perfect clinical examination and diagnostic skillsHighly-affordable price and convenient pocket-size format