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Pass the PSA

  • 2 Edición - 23 de marzo de 2020
  • Última edición
  • Autores: William Brown, Kevin W Loudon, James Fisher, Laura B Marsland
  • Idioma: Inglés

Fully updated for its second edition, Pass the PSA is written specifically for the Prescribing Safety Assessment (PSA) exam, with one chapter dedicated to each PSA exam… Leer más

Descripción

Fully updated for its second edition, Pass the PSA is written specifically for the Prescribing Safety Assessment (PSA) exam, with one chapter dedicated to each PSA exam section.

Puntos claves

This latest edition:

  • Introduces a simple, memorable and failsafe approach to prescribing (the 'PReSCRIBER' mnemonic)
  • Specifies the universal basic principles of prescribing for all sections
  • Examines each section's question structure and how to approach it
  • questions (structured identically to the exam) that conclude each chapter
  • Covers all scenarios suggested for questioning in the PSA blueprint
  • Highlights common traps throughout
  • Contains two mock exams
  • Includes finals-level sections on data interpretation and management

De interès para

Medical students

Índice

1. Basic principles of prescribing

2. Prescription review: A fool-proof plan

3. Data interpretation

4. Planning management

5. Communicating information

6. Calculation skills

7. Prescribing: Doing it yourself

8. Drug monitoring

9. Adverse drug reactions

10. Mock examinations

Reseñas

From customer reviews of the previous edition:
‘Brilliant Book. I passed the PSA at 96% and was in the top 0.5% of the country.’
‘Buy this book for the PSA, fantastic book, straight to the point.’　
‘Must-have book for the PSA, can enter the exam with so much more confidence knowing roughly what format/common things to know.’
‘Excellent - really well-written book. short and sweet. Has all the important drugs, SE, interactions etc. prepares you well for the PSA (and other prescribing exams)’
‘Brilliant book’

Detalles del producto

  • Edición: 2
  • Última edición
  • Publicado: 6 de mayo de 2020
  • Idioma: Inglés

Sobre los autores

WB

William Brown

Afiliaciones y experiencia
Academic Clinical Fellow Neurology, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK

KL

Kevin W Loudon

Afiliaciones y experiencia
Renal Registrar, East of England and ST3 Renal Medicine, Lister Hospital, Stevenage, UK

JF

James Fisher

Afiliaciones y experiencia
Core Psychiatry Trainee, Central & North West London NHS Trust, London, UK

LM

Laura B Marsland

Afiliaciones y experiencia
Previous Lead Pharmacist for Neuroscience, Stroke & Rehabilitation at Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK