UNDERGRADUATE MEDICINE

Welcome to Radcliffe's pages for med students. Here you'll find revision guides to those tricky subjects, no-nonsense guides to diagnosis, lab and pharmaceutical skills, insider information on the world of medicine, and pain-free stats and problem-based learning.

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Revision Guides           Skills           Careers & Futures          PBL/Stats

 REVISION GUIDES

 

ESSENTIAL NOTES FOR MEDICAL AND SURGICAL FINALS

Kaji Sritharan, Jonathan Rohrer, Alexandra C Rankin and Sachi Sivananthan

Covering both Medicine and Surgery, this compact and user-friendly book is the essential revision companion, useful both in the early phases of revision as well as for last minute cramming.  More...

 

ESSENTIAL CONCEPTS IN ANATOMY AND PATHOLOGY FOR UNDERGRADUATE REVISION

Aida Lai

Encompasses the core basics of the major organ systems in the body and presents them in a memorable, easy-to-read form.  More...

 

PHARMACOLOGY IN 7 DAYS FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS

Fazal-I-Akbar Danish and Ahmed Ehsan Rabbani

Distilled, functional revision text that helps medical students gain and retain the knowledge they need quickly and clearly.  More...

   

SBAs AND EMQs IN PSYCHIATRY FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS

Neel Sharma

Self-assessment book covering all common psychiatric presentations with SBA and EMQ format questions and concisely explained answers.  More...

SBAs AND EMQs IN PAEDIATRICS FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS

Neel Sharma

A self-assessment book with concisely explained answers for students tackling UMAP and more traditional format examinations in paediatrics.  More...

   

SBAs AND EMQs IN OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS

Neel Sharma

A self-assessment book with concisely explained answers for students tackling UMAP and more traditional format examinations in Obstetrics and Gynaecology.  More...

 

ENT MCQs for MEDICAL STUDENTS

Gurdeep Singh Mannu and Mr Tunde Odutoye

This concise and easy-to-read self-assessment guide clarifies and fills gaps in understanding in this traditionally difficult topic.  More...

 

EMQs IN OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY

Andrea Akkad, Marwan Habiba and Justin Konje

This revision aid in obs and gynae is based on the EMQs format, containing over 200 patient vignettes arranged in topic areas covering a broad range of themes and degrees of difficulty.  More...

 

OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY FOR FINALS, DRCOG AND MRCOG

a revision guide

Janice Rymer and Norman Smith

This examination and revision guide comprehensively tests knowledge at all levels in obstetrics and gynaecology.  The wide-ranging sample questions have detailed answers to provide proper explanation and aid understanding. More...

RADIOLOGY FOR UNDERGRADUATE FINALS AND FOUNDATION YEARS

Tristan Barrett, Nadeem Shaida and Ashley Shaw

Provides undergraduate and early postgraduate doctors with case-based teaching, structured questions, and self-assessment techniques on radiology.  More...

 

RAPID REVISION IN CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY

Ben Greenstein

A vital revision aid for students in medicine, helping speedy comprehension and key information recall.  More...

 

RAPID REVISION IN ENDOCRINOLOGY

Ben Greenstein

Don’t get bogged down in detail! This concise guide has been specifically designed to enable speedy comprehension and key information recall in exams.  More...

 

REVISION QUESTIONS FOR PAEDIATRICS

Olamide Orekunrin and Helen Chaplin

Helps readers strengthen their knowledge of childhood disorders, with detailed answers in each section building comprehension and knowledge.  More...

 

FOUR WEEKS TO FINALS

a multimedia revision kit for undergraduate medicine

Andy Haden

This refreshingly readable book with accompanying flash cards and an interactive website is ideal for all undergraduate medical students fast approaching their final exams.  More...

 

THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO PASSING SURGICAL CLINICAL FINALS

Mohammed Faysal Malik and Asiya Maula

An accessible and comprehensive guide to thinking logically, speaking coherently, and demonstrating knowledge effectively to pass these challenging exams. More...

SURGICAL SBAs FOR FINALS WITH EXPLANATORY ANSWERS

Thomas Hester and Iain MacGarrow

This book has been written for medical students throughout their clinical years, including a mixture of clinical and basic science questions that cover the essential topics of surgery. More...

300 ESSENTIAL SBAs IN SURGERY

with explanatory answers 

Kaji Sritharan, Samia Ijaz and Neil Russell

With nearly 300 structured questions, this book comprehensively covers the surgical curriculum. Each specialty-specific chapter contains a combination of clinical vignettes and knowledge-based questions of varying degrees of difficulty.  More...

 

 

THE EASY GUIDE TO OSCEs FOR FINAL YEAR MEDICAL STUDENTS

Nazmul Akunjee and Muhammed Akunjee

OSCEs are daunting – but help is at hand! This comprehensive revision aid covers (in a self-assessment format) over 100 sample OSCE stations including the standard history, examination and general skills stations.  More...

THE EASY GUIDE TO OSCEs FOR SPECIALTIES

Muhammed Akunjee, Syed Jalali and Shoaib Siddiqui

OSCEs for specialties are notoriously hard to prepare for, especially due to a lack of supporting literature. This book, written by recently qualified doctors who have experienced the new OSCE system first hand, fills the gap.  More...

THE EASY GUIDE TO OSCEs FOR COMMUNICATION SKILLS

Muhammed Akunjee, Nazmul Akunjee, Shoaib Siddiqui and Ali Sameer Mallick

Key text for medical students preparing for Communication Skills OSCEs, explaining key theories and concepts simply and illustrating them through practical role plays.  More...

THE FINALIST'S GUIDE TO PASSING THE OSCE

clinical examinations and procedures

Ian Mann and Alastair Noyce

This book will help you to focus on key point scoring areas, learn golden rules for each examination and avoid pitfalls, potential disasters and common mistakes. It provides essential details on structure and approach, without weighing you down.  More...

ESSENTIAL OSCE TOPICS FOR MEDICAL AND SURGICAL FINALS

Kaji Sritharan, Vivian A Elwell and Sachi Sivananthan

One of the fundamental requirements of passing the OSCE is an understanding of the standards expected and an appreciation of how to demonstrate them.  This book shows you how.  More...

 

RADIOLOGY CASES FOR MEDICAL STUDENT OSCEs

Debbie Wai, Rakesh P Patel, Karen Atkin and Shahid Hussain

Includes 100 radiology cases final year medical students are likely to encounter in the OSCE, with clinical histories, findings and discussions.  More...

MEDICAL HISTORIES FOR THE MRCP AND FINAL MB

Iqbal Khan

Taking a patient’s medical history is a vital but often overlooked skill, leading to a worryingly high failure rate in exams. Don’t be caught out!  More...

100 MEDICAL EMERGENCIES FOR FINALS

Prasanna Sooriakumaran, Channa Jayasena and Anjla Sharman

Failure to demonstrate confidence in the safe management of common medical emergencies could be one of your major headaches as you head into your fourth year.  Don't stress: this book is here to help.  More...

HANDBOOK OF GENERAL SURGICAL EMERGENCIES

Sam Mehta, Andrew Hindmarsh and Leila Rees

This is a quick and easy portal to vital information when you’re working in accident and emergency departments and surgical admissions units.  More...

 SKILLS

  MEDICAL EXAMINATION MADE MEMORABLE

Shahed Yousaf       

A vital reference and aide-mémoire for students and practitioners at all levels and in all specialisms. Includes specially drawn illustrations.  More...

  DIAGNOSIS IN ACUTE MEDICINE

Sherif Gonem       

A vital, symptom-based learning aid for improving diagnosis in acute medicine for medical students and junior doctors.  More...

 

SYMPTOM SORTER Fourth Edition

Keith Hopcroft and Vincent Forte

Life would be much simpler if patients presented with diagnoses. Unfortunately, they don’t, but this book will help you navigate the vague, sometimes multiple and often obscure symptoms they do present with to reach the correct diagnosis.  More...

 

HOW DRUGS WORK Third Edition

Hugh McGavock

This book equips readers with a set of clear concepts and, unlike typical long textbooks on the subject, condenses only the aspects of pharmacology that are really relevant to everyday practice into a concise, accessible volume. More...

 

PITFALLS IN PRESCRIBING

and how to avoid them

Hugh McGavock 

Details the most common prescribing errors in clear, accessible language, clarifying complex scientific issues and presenting them in a practical format for everyday reference.   More..

 

 

TREATING COMMON DISEASES

Hugh McGavock and Dennis Johnston

This concise and practical introduction to the vast and complex subject of medical treatment is jargon-free and easy to read.  More...

PROBLEM-BASED PSYCHIATRY

Ben Green       

This revised text presents student doctors, mental health nurses, social workers, occupational therapists, mental health advocates and mental health therapists with a problem-based approach to psychiatry.  More...

 

DONALDSONS’ ESSENTIAL PUBLIC HEALTH

Liam J Donaldson and Gabriel Scally

The new edition of this widely acclaimed and bestselling standard text encompasses the entire scope of modern public health, describing and discussing the range of services required in providing a comprehensive system of care.  More...

SAFE SEDATION FOR ALL PRACTITIONERS

James Watts       

Sedation is vital to many investigations and procedures, but needs to be used carefully. This highly practical handbook covers the basic principles and clinical scenarios you’ll need to know about.  More...

SOUND DIAGNOSIS

Maria Ribeiro with Gerard Hoffnung’s Illustrations

This concise, light book is a perfect ready reference, helping with the grey areas between observations and diagnoses.  More...

MEDICAL LAW HANDBOOK

Raj Mohindra        

A handbook written by a practising physician specifically to help medics grasp the legal rules that affect them quickly and clearly.  More...

 

PAEDIATRICS

Edited by: Tony Waterston, Peter J Helms and Martin Ward Platt

This book comprehensively covers core topics within paediatrics in a clear and accessible format. It integrates both acute and community based aspects of child health.  More...

A GUIDE TO LABORATORY INVESTIGATIONS Fifth Edition

Michael McGhee

This classic guide to the interpretation of normal and abnormal laboratory results is now fully revised and expanded.  More...

LABORATORY SKILLS FOR SCIENCE AND MEDICINE

Maxine Lintern                                              

A practical, concise and up-to-date guide, ideal as a quick reference. It is easy to read, refer to and comprehend – the perfect text to have on hand in the lab.  More...

PRACTICAL PHARMACEUTICAL CALCULATIONS

Michael Bonner and David Wright

This bestselling practical guide begins by explaining simple units of measurements and expressions of concentration, followed by demonstrations of how straightforward calculations can be used to estimate individual patient dosages.  More...

 CAREERS & FUTURES

 

CYNICAL ACUMEN

John Larkin

Winner of the 2006 Medical Journalists’ Association Specialist Book of the Year Award. 

Cynical Acumen approaches medicine in the real world, dealing with issues ignored by other books. It is a unique, ‘what you really need to know’ textbook designed to help you look slick and pass your exams against all odds.  More...

 

101 TOP TIPS IN MEDICINE

John Larkin

Following the success of the award winning Cynical Acumen, John Larkin outlines key knowledge for medical students and junior doctors.  More...  

NHS JARGON EXPLAINED

Tony White

An up-to-date, clearly explained glossary of acronyms and terminology used at all levels of the NHS.  More...

 

A GUIDE TO THE NHS

Tony White

A clear picture of the modern NHS, including funding and governance, reports, inquiries, overarching legislation and sources of further information.  More...

THE MEDICAL STUDENT CAREER HANDBOOK - Second Edition

Edited by Elizabeth Cottrell

Completely revised and updated, this new edition of The Medical Student Career Handbook provides totally up-to-date information on the vast number of changes occurring in medical trainingMore...

THE MEDICAL STUDENT’S SURVIVAL GUIDE 1 the early years

Elizabeth Cottrell                                           

Okay – you got in. Now what do you do? This is the no-nonsense guide to the reality of medical student life.  More...

THE MEDICAL STUDENT’S SURVIVAL GUIDE 2 going clinical

Elizabeth Cottrell

The moment arrives: you pick up a stethoscope, place it around your neck and … hey presto … you look like you know what you are doing and people think you’re a doctor. This book will guide you through the experience.  More...

THE FOUNDATION PROGRAMME FOR DOCTORS

getting in, getting on and getting out

Ferras Alwan, Rohin Francis and Emma-Jane Smith

This book prepares you for the often daunting life after medical school, detailing everything you need to know about preparing, applying and surviving.  More...

 PBL/STATS

THE PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING WORKBOOK: MEDICINE AND SURGERY

Edited by Tim French and Terry Wardle

This is completely up-to-date. Written by consultants, registrars, house officers and medical students it uses symptom-based scenarios to comprehensively explore a range of issue.  More...

BASIC STATISTICS AND EPIDEMIOLOGY a practical guide: Third Edition

Antony Stewart

This straightforward primer in basic statistics emphasises its practical use in providing understanding of essential topics such as study design, data analysis and statistical methods used in the execution of medical research.  More...

BASIC CONCEPTS IN STATISTICS AND EPIDEMIOLOGY

Théodore H MacDonald        

You need a sound basis for making valid statistical inferences from health data. To make the best use of statistical software, it is necessary to understand how probabilistic inference works.  More...