Description |
272 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
Series |
Crash course |
Contents |
Pt. I. Basic medical science of muscles, bones and skin -- 1. Musculoskeletal system - an overview -- 2. Skeletal muscle -- 3. Cardiac and smooth muscle -- 4. Bone -- 5. Joints and related structures -- 6. Skin -- 7. Disorders of the skin -- Pt. II. Clinical assessment -- 8. Common presentations of muscle, bone and skin diseases -- 9. History and examination -- 10. Further investigations -- Pt. III. Self assessment -- Multiple-choice questions (MCQs) -- Short-answer questions (SAQs) -- Extended-matching questions (EMQs) -- MCQ answers -- SAQ answers -- EMQ answers |
Summary |
"Fully updated with improved layout, this volume provides the essential concepts of muscles, bones and skin in a memorable, easy-to-understand format. Complex information is provided succinctly and is accompanied by a full artwork programme thereby giving ready access to these related subject areas. A discussion of common problems in rheumatology, orthopaedics and dermatology adds relevance to the underlying physiological concepts explored, while clinical assessment and examination, common skills and further investigations complete the picture."--BOOK JACKET |
Subject |
Musculoskeletal system -- Diseases -- Outlines, syllabi, etc.
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Musculoskeletal system -- Physiology -- Outlines, syllabi, etc.
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Skin -- Diseases -- Outlines, syllabi, etc.
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Skin -- Physiology -- Outlines, syllabi, etc.
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Genre/Form |
Outlines and syllabi.
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Author |
Knight, Sîan.
Muscles, bones, and skin
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LC no. |
2007061195 |
ISBN |
9780723434344 |
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0723434344 |
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