Pass Finals 3rd Edition : Pocket Essentials

Pass Finals is a notes-style summary of the key facts to know for the diagnosis and management of important diseases. The book relates to Kumar & Clark's Clinical Medicine, and it's synoptic approach is intended to help time-poor students with revision for final exams in medicine. Information is presented as bullet point lists and short summaries. There are also practice self-assessment questions at the end of each chapter, with explanatory answers at the end of the book.

Focuses on the most important medical specialities, including cardiology, neurology, GI, and respiratory medicine

Introductory chapters give tips on preparing for exams and explanations of the types of questions that will be encountered

Important background information on pharmacology, radiology and imaging and clinical investigations is covered in discrete chapters

Uses a basic outline for explaining each disease - physical examination, investigations and management - summarised in a succinct and clear way

Examples of OSCE stations and advice on how to approach them included in all chapters

Increased use of line diagrams and breakout boxes for the important topics

X-ray images and CT scans added

More self-assessment questions