Eureka: Respiratory Medicine

Book excerpt: Eureka – an innovative series for students that fully integrates core science, clinical medicine and surgery. With its engaging and authoritative text, featuring insightful clinical cases, graphic narratives, SBAs and a wealth of other learning tools, Eureka has everything students need to succeed in medicine and pass their exams. Eureka – content that reflects today’s medical degree courses with their emphasis on: relevance and application of core science to clinical practice skills required to examine and communicate with patients integrated care across primary and acute care settings Eureka – 15 clinical titles, 5 science titles: Clinical titles – disease-based, clinical cases, system-specific core science Science titles – bedrock biomedical principles, clinical cases Series features across titles: Engaging clinical cases show how skilled clinician would work through a presentation, and put diseases and biomedical principles into patient context Innovative graphic narratives bring clinical cases to life, show how to approach difficult scenarios and convey the experience of being a patient Starter questions - stimulating answers to intriguing questions make learning fun Boxes highlight tips, tricks and key learning points Respiratory Medicine First principles chapter clearly explains the key concepts, processes and structures of the respiratory system Clinical essentials chapter provides an overview of the symptoms and signs of respiratory disease, relevant history and examination techniques, investigations and management options Disease-based chapters give concise descriptions of all major disorders, e.g. asthma, COPD and lung cancer, each chapter introduced by engaging clinical cases that feature unique graphic narratives Emergencies chapter covers the principles of immediate care in situations such as massive pulmonary embolism Integrated care chapter discusses strategies for the management of chronic conditions across primary and other care settings Self-Assessment – 80 multiple choice questions in clinical SBA format, in line with current exam format