Table of Contents

Chapter 1 - Basic physician training Chapter 2 - The written examination Chapter 3 - The clinical examination Chapter 4 - The long case Chapter 5 - The cardiovascular long case Chapter 6 - The respiratory long case Chapter 7 - The gastrointestinal long case Chapter 8 - The haematological long case Chapter 9 - The rheumatological long case Chapter 10 - The endocrine long case Chapter 11 - The renal long case Chapter 12 - The neurological long case Chapter 13 - The infectious disease long case Chapter 14 - Think like a physician, think like an examiner - an approach with long case examples Chapter 15 - The short case Chapter 16 - Common short cases

About the Author

Nicholas J Talley, MD (NSW), PhD (Syd), MMedSci (Clin Epi)(Newc.), FAHMS, FRACP, FAFPHM, FRCP (Lond. & Edin.), FACP , Pro Vice-Chancellor, Global Research, University of Newcastle, Australia Professor of Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medicine, University of Newcastle, Australia President, Royal Australasian College of Physicians Chair-Elect, Committee of Presidents of Medical Colleges (CPMC) Hon. Treasurer, Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences Senior Staff Specialist, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, Australia Adjunct Professor and Consultant, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA Adjunct Professor, University of North Carolina, NC, USA Foreign Guest Professor, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden Simon O'Connor, FRACP DDU FCSANZ , Cardiologist, Canberra Hospital; Clinical Senior Lecturer, Australian National University Medical School, Canberra, ACT, Australia