PACES for the MRCP - with 250 Clinical Cases

The 3rd edition of PACES for the MRCP has been fully revised and updated throughout to retain its pole position as the textbook to accompany core medical training (CMT) and prepare candidates for success in the Practical Assessment of Clinical Examination Skills and a future specialty career.
Features

• Fully revised for the new Station 5 and completely updated throughout.

• Promotes understanding and deeper learning of modern medicine applicable to PACES and the specialist registrar.

• Emphasis on clinical assessment - history-taking, examination and communication skills - equipping candidates with appropriate differential diagnoses from which to develop the right diagnosis.

• Encourages candidates to question why a diagnosis has arisen and consider its consequences. For example, 'Heat failure' is a not a diagnosis until a candidate has considered the differential diagnoses of breathlessness and decided why heart failure is most likely, and then considered its cause (not always ischaemic heart disease), its presentation (acute, chronic, left or right ventricular or both) and, most importantly, the effects of it and its treatments on a patient's life.

This 3rd edition of PACES for the MRCP continues to provide fully revised, up-to-date, evidence-based coverage of investigations and treatments. Whilst the emphasis of PACES is on clinical skills, candidates who understand when, for example, a patient with rheumatoid arthritis might benefit from a biologic agent and how this will influence inflammatory disease, is better equipped for success.
From reviews of the previous edition:
'Hall's PACES for the MRCP is excellent. It is easy to follow, carefully laid out and covers all conditions likely to appear in each station of the exam. The author not only explains examination techniques and clinical signs, but also goes that step further to ensure the reader really understands each topic, using clinical examples, question and answer/discussion sections as well as detailed illustrations. Where this text also outshines the others is with the inclusion of chapters covering the History Taking and Communication/Ethics stations of the exam. The scenarios are "spot on" and give the reader plenty of examples to work through. The Neurology section is brilliant.' Overall: An excellent and up-to-date text, this is the new MRCP "Bible" - don't sit your exam without it.
'Looking through the book is a visual delight and there is lots of excellent information there.'
'Well laid out, easy to read and utterly relevant. Also serves as a useful reference tool post-membership too. Buy it!'
Really good book. The clinical stations are well covered - in particular this book is worth buying just for the neuro section alone which is really easy to read and understand and gives you a great framework for approaching clinical cases (this is also what countless colleagues of mine have cited as the book's main selling point!)
'This is an excellent book. It is very well-written, clear, factually correct and actually means that you know enough to hold a conversation with the examiners. Apparently most people assume they will pass the Hx and comm stations but commonly fail them and this book is excellent for those with lots of information and cases to practice. I really feel that this book has transformed the paces market as it is so much better than the others.'
'Hall's refreshingly relevant and readable textbook is vital to successful PACES preparation and covers all sections faced in the exam with good detail.'

• A one-volume text giving candidates complete preparation for the PACES exam within one portable volume
• 250 cases organised into the 5 stations of the PACES exam - respiratory and abdominal system, history taking, cardiovascular and nervous system, communicat

List of contents

INTRODUCTION

STATION 1 RESPIRATORY AND ABDOMINAL SYSTEM

RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

Examination of the respiratory system

Cases

1.1Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
1.2Consolidation
1.3Dullness at the lung base
1.4Pneumonia
1.5Lung cancer
1.6Pancoast's syndrome
1.7Superior vena cava obstruction
1.8Collapse/pneumonectomy/lobectomy
1.9Bronchiectasis
1.10Cystic fibrosis
1.11Kartagener's syndrome
1.12Tuberculosis
1.13Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and diffuse parenchymal lung disease

1.14Rheumatoid lung

1.15Extrinsic allergic alveolitis

1.16Asbestos-related lung diseaseand pneumoconiosis

1.17Pulmonary sarcoidosis
1.18Pulmonary hypertension
1.19Cor pulmonale
1.20Pulmonary embolism
1.21Pleural effusion
1.22Pleural rub
1.23Pneumothorax
1.24Obstructive sleep apnoea-hypopnoea syndrome

1.25Lung transplant

ABDOMINAL SYSTEM

Examination of the abdominal system

Cases

1.26Chronic liver disease
1.27Jaundice
1.28Ascites
1.29Alcoholic liver disease
1.30Viral hepatitis
1.31Autoimmune hepatitis
1.32Primary biliary cirrhosis
1.33Hereditary haemochromatosis
1.34Wilson's disease
1.35Hepatomegaly
1.36Splenomegaly

1.37Hepatosplenomegaly
1.38Felty's syndrome
1.39Abdominal mass
1.40Crohn's disease
1.41Ulcerative colitis
1.42Carcinoid syndrome
1.43Enteric and urinary stomas
1.44Chronic myeloid leukaemia
1.45Polycythaemia vera, myeloproliferative disorders and myelodysplasia
1.46Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
1.47Lymphadenopathy and lymphoma
1.48Polycystic kidney disease
1.49Nephrotic syndrome
1.50Renal transplant

STATION 2: HISTORY-TAKING SKILLS

Introduction to history-taking skills

Clinical reasoning

The traditional medical history model

Incorporating the patient's perspective - ideas, concerns and expectations

History-taking skills - the communication skills that make history-taking effective

The traditional model and communication skills - putting these two together

Cases

Respiratory problems

2.1Breathlessness
2.2Asthma

Abdominal problems

2.3Dyspepsia
2.4Dysphagia
2.5Abdominal pain
2.6Altered bowel habit

Cardiovascular problems

2.7Prevention of cardiovascular disease and weight gain
2.8Chest pain and angina
2.9Acute coronary syndrome
2.10Heart failure
2.11Palpitations
2.12Atrial fibrillation
2.13Dyslipidaemia
2.14Hypertension

Neurological problems

2.15Headache
2.16Transient ischaemic attack
2.17Weakness and wasting
2.18 TMultiple sclerosis
2.19 Tremor

Locomotor problems

2.20Back pain
2.21Joint pain

Eye problems

2.22Visual loss

Endocrine problems

2.23Type 1 diabetes mellitus
2.24Type 2 diabetes mellitus

Renal and metabolic problems

2.25Acute renal failure
2.26Chronic kidney disease and renal replacement therapy
2.27Glomerulonephritis
2.28Systemic vasculitis
2.29Hypercalcaemia
2.30Hyponatraemia
2.31 Poisoning and metabolic disturbance

Haematological problems

2.32Anaemia
2.33Sickle cell disease and thalassaemia
2.34Purpura
2.35Haemophilia
2.36Deep vein thrombosis
2.37Thrombophilic tendency
2.38Myeloma

Infectious disease

2.39Human immunodeficiency virus infection

Other general internal medicine and elderly care problems

2.40Falls and rehabilitation
2.41Syncope
2.42Seizures
2.43Acute confusion
2.44Mild cognitive impairment and dementia
2.45Incontinence

Report

Comments from candidates' reviews:

"The book is an excellently designed companion to PACES preparation. It is portable enough to be carried around with you (unlike some other texts!), and removes some of the fear factor that can hamper preparation. I certainly used this book as my main text whilst on the wards and have recommended it ever since. I feel it is the best PACES text."

"The book's format follows the format of the exam and helps to focus and get an idea what one needs to prepare for. It focuses not only on signs related to certain diseases, but also how to recognise and interpret these. As a second step it includes treatment/management to discuss the disease/case in the exam."

"One of the greatest assets of this text is the positioning of relevant (and often asked!) questions at the end of this case. Even if studying alone it is possible to see a real patient and then test oneself on the questions practicing for the real exam experience. The close proximity of the answers (directly following the questions) aids readability, as some texts require you to seek out other pages. The competition lacks the questions which help you get good pass marks."

"The miscellaneous section of 100 tips is motivating and all-encompassing! I often flicked to the back of the book throughout my preparation. It is also excellent for the night before the exam."

"Hall's PACES for MRCP has comprehensive and up-to-date information presented in a very easy-to-read format. It quotes up-to-date studies. The content appears to be more comprehensive than any of the other PACES books out in the market that I have seen."
BMA Book Awards 2009 - judges comments

Product details

• Authors: Tim Hall
• Publisher: Elsevier Health Science
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2020
• EAN: 9780702051418
• ISBN: 978-0-7020-5141-8
• Dimensions: 190 mm x 44 mm x 244 mm
• Weight: 1820 g
• Series: MRCP Study Guides; MRCP Study Guides
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; MEDICAL / Test Preparation & Review, Medical revision aids: MRCP