100 Cases for Medical Data Interpretation [Paperback]

Data interpretation questions based on clinical cases are a popular means of testing medical students both during undergraduate studies and as an element of finals examinations. Written by a small team of authors with extensive teaching experience, 100 Cases in Medical Data Interpretationprovides invaluable guidance from lecturers who understand from personal experience that detailed and accurate explanations are the key to successful revision.

This book presents 100 cases arranged by specialty arearadiology, clinical chemistry, haematology and cardiologyas well as a random section of miscellaneous cases. Questions accompanying each case prompt the reader to consider how the data presented might be correctly understood. A clear discussion of how the correct answer was reached, with boxed highlights and bullet lists of key points, makes this book an excellent learning aid during all stages of clinical studies, and particularly while preparing for medical finals.

Section 1: Clinical chemistry
Case 1: Elderly woman with history of vomiting
Case 2: An elderly man with shortness of breath
Case 3: A woman with headache
Case 4: An elderly man with a cough
Case 5: A woman with abdominal pain
Case 6: A depressed elderly man
Case 7: A teenager with headache and vomiting
Case 8: A man with severe vomiting
Case 9: A man found semi-conscious
Case 10: Young woman with aspirin overdose
Case 11: Asthmatic male with cough
Case 12: A man with renal failure
Case 13: Teenager with colicky pain
Case 14: Man with diabetes mellitus
Case 15: Elderly man with dysuria
Case 16: Middle-aged woman with tiredness
Case 17: Middle-aged man with shortness of breath
Case 18: Elderly woman admitted following a fall
Case 19: Elderly man with nocturia
Case 20: Man with severe headaches
Case 21ls.