First Exposure to Neurology

First Exposure to Neurology

by HowardKirshner (Author)

Synopsis

The Ultimate Neurology Clerkship Companion

Everything you need for your rotation in neurology is right at your fingertips in this portable, hands-on guide. With its streamlined coverage of diagnostic skills, symptom complexes, specific diseases, plus Don't Miss Diagnoses, FIRST EXPOSURE TO NEUROLOGY accelerates your mastery of the core competencies of the Neurology clerkship.

The ideal databank and toolset for your rotation

FIRST EXPOSURE TO NEUROLOGY enhances your rotation with:

  • A compelling profile of the practice of neurology
  • Just the right amount of material for your 4-week clerkship
  • Information on how to interpret neurodiagnostic tests and brain imaging procedures
  • A focus on important concepts you should learn-not memorization of facts
  • How-to's for evaluating the emergency patient
  • The Chief Complaints most often presented in neurology departments
  • Don't Miss Diagnoses table for each major clinical problem
  • Clinically relevant detail on cases you will see
  • Learning objectives at the start of each chapter
  • $79.05

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    More Information

    Format: Paperback
    Pages: 320
    Edition: International student ed
    Publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical
    Published: 01 Mar 2007

    ISBN 10: 0071458190
    ISBN 13: 9780071458191

    Author Bio
    Howard Kirshner, MD Professor of Neurology Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Nashville, Tennessee Dr. Kirshner has been the neurology clerkship director at Vanderbilt for 23 years and was recently awarded that school's prestigious Master of Clinical Teaching Award. Dr. Kirshner also served on the American Academy of Neurology's education committee that formulated the core competencies that neurology clerkships should include.