Preface; How to use this book; List of contributors; Abbreviations 1 The acute abdomen 2 Anaesthetics 3 The breast 4 Cardiology 5 Community-based medicine 6 Critical illness 7 Dermatology 8 Ear, nose and throat 9 Emergency presentations 10 Endocrinology 11 Gastroenterology 12 Gastrointestinal surgery 13 General surgical principles 14 Geriatric medicine 15 Gynaecology 16 Haematology 17 Hepato-pancreato-biliary 18 Immunology and allergy 19 Neurology 20 Obstetrics 21 Ophthalmology 22 Paediatrics 23 Palliative care 24 Psychiatry 25 Renal 26 Respiratory 27 Rheumatology 28 Trauma & orthopaedics 29 Urology 30 Vascular disease 31 'Test yourself' questions Figure acknowledgements
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Exams for medical students are no longer just about memorising facts - they're about applying knowledge to real-life scenarios using clinical reasoning. UKMLA Practice Questions provides an effective and engaging way to develop these skills and ace the MLA. This book provides questions and detailed answers to accompany each of the bestselling Medical Student Revision Guides: Features over 500 MCQs written in the single best answer (SBA) style laid down by the GMC and Medical Schools Council as part of the UKMLA Applied Knowledge Test (AKT). Answers give a detailed explanation that uses colour coding and a consistent approach to improve your clinical reasoning skills and aid easy understanding. Throughout, links are provided back to the corresponding pages in each of the Medical Student Revision Guides to allow further reading to support learning. Created by recent medical graduates and reviewed by clinical experts, the questions reflect the challenges you'll face both in exams and on the wards. This book helps you to consolidate core knowledge and understanding across the entire UKMLA syllabus, and also provides you with a systematic approach to clinical reasoning. UKMLA Practice Questions- helping you to sharpen your clinical reasoning and ace your medical student exams!