Customer Reviews
Needed for long and short case examinations, More pictures would be good - By: Tarek Na, 02 Nov 2006 
This book is so great clinical book, most questions that needs answersin clinical skills( you lookin for) you will find itin this book. The book is a must during the period that the young doctor or student is on the wards, It covers important areas of clinical medicinein a question based format & highlights classical scenarios. The questions raised are classical of examinersin the long & short case examinations. The only minus about the book is a general lack of pictures but the deatiled info more or less makes up for it.
You must get it as you are undergraduate medical student
Average - By: Student, 06 Jul 2006 
The title of the book can be slightly misleading. I bought it with the impression that it had actual real-life scenarios, but it doesn't - the so called "cases" are topics/diseases with their main features listed & followed by a few questions. The information can be foundin any medical textbook & I dont see how this arrangement makes it any more useful. The best feature I found was the questions as you can use them to test yourself on the particular topic. The book is overpricedin my opinion, given that it is plain black & white text throughout exceptin the dermatology & opthalmology sections which contain colour pictures. If you're looking for a book with real-life cases that guides you through the process of taking a history & making a diagnosis with appropriate investigations & findings then look elsewhere - I recommend "Clinical Problemsin General Medicine & Surgery" by Peter Devitt. Its much more illustrated & interactive.
The Baliga Book - By: pinklungz, 18 Sep 2004 
excellent preparation for finals as well the MRCP.Finally I can whip out those 4-5 common causes of most examined cases without that initial ..ahem..the causes are.....The only minus about the book is a general lack of pictures but the deatiled info more or less makes up for it.MUST HAVE befor MRCP PACES.
Highly detailed, more pictures would be good - By: bigflat, 18 Dec 2003 Each case is presentedin the form of 'salient' feauturesin the history, & the examination findings, followed by a question & answer discussion around the topic. The salient history is useful because it is often skipped by most of these case-based books like Ryder. The examination is presentedin a kind of instructive way & not as a case record like with Ryder. The discussion questions are split into standard & advanced level questions. Many of the answers are extremely detailed & at quite a high level. They also include references to important literature. This is essential reading for MRCP candidates, & complements a standard medical text very nicely. But it won't specifically tell you what to say like Ryder does. It will however give you a more comprehensive review of each case compared to Ryder. The danger for undergraduate students is that they might become bogged downin the detail of this book & I would certianly recommend getting used to 'Medical Finals - Passing the clinical' as this is a highly useful & efficient means of revising for medical finals.
For the most part the book does lack pictures but uses them to good effect for the ophthalmology & dermatology sections. The pictures are fairly small but of a high print quality.
Essential For MBChB long and short case examinations - By: , 12 Dec 2003 This book is the most useful guide that money can buy for the final examsin the current MBChB undergraduate course. It covers important areas of clinical medicinein a question based format & highlights classical scenarios. The questions raised are classical of examinersin the long & short case examinations.
This is a must buy for any undergraduate medical student!!!
