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Ophthalmology Clerkship : A Guide for Senior Medical Students / [E-Book]

Contributor(s): Series: Contemporary Surgical ClerkshipsPublisher: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2023Edition: 1st ed. 2023Description: XIV, 155 p. 88 illus., 82 illus. in color. online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9783031273278
Subject(s): Online resources:
Contents:
Overview of Anatomy -- Comprehensive Eye Exam -- Oculoplastics and Periocular Oncology -- Anterior Segment: Cornea, Anterior Chamber, and Lens -- Glaucoma for Medical Students -- Retina -- Uveitis -- Pediatrics Ophthalmology -- Neuro-Ophthalmology -- On Call Issues.
Summary: This quick-reference guide is written specifically for the many third- and fourth-year medical students rotating on the Ophthalmology service. The book focuses on the diagnosis and management of the most common pathologic entities. Each chapter covers history, physical examination, imaging, and common diagnoses. For each diagnosis, the book sets out the typical presentation, options for non-operative and operative management, and expected outcomes. Chapters include key illustrations, quick-reference charts, tables, diagrams, and bulleted lists. Students can read the text from cover to cover to gain a general foundation of knowledge that can be built upon when they begin their rotation, then use specific chapters to review a sub-specialty before starting a new rotation or seeing a patient with a sub-specialty attending. Topics covered include glaucoma, cataracts, retinal tears, macular degeneration, ptosis, strabismus, thyroid eye disease, and much more. Practical anduser-friendly, Ophthalmology Clerkship is the ideal, on-the-spot resource for medical students and practitioners seeking fast facts on diagnosis and management. Its bullet-pointed outline format makes it a perfect quick reference, and its content breadth covers the most commonly encountered problems in clinical practice.
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Overview of Anatomy -- Comprehensive Eye Exam -- Oculoplastics and Periocular Oncology -- Anterior Segment: Cornea, Anterior Chamber, and Lens -- Glaucoma for Medical Students -- Retina -- Uveitis -- Pediatrics Ophthalmology -- Neuro-Ophthalmology -- On Call Issues.

This quick-reference guide is written specifically for the many third- and fourth-year medical students rotating on the Ophthalmology service. The book focuses on the diagnosis and management of the most common pathologic entities. Each chapter covers history, physical examination, imaging, and common diagnoses. For each diagnosis, the book sets out the typical presentation, options for non-operative and operative management, and expected outcomes. Chapters include key illustrations, quick-reference charts, tables, diagrams, and bulleted lists. Students can read the text from cover to cover to gain a general foundation of knowledge that can be built upon when they begin their rotation, then use specific chapters to review a sub-specialty before starting a new rotation or seeing a patient with a sub-specialty attending. Topics covered include glaucoma, cataracts, retinal tears, macular degeneration, ptosis, strabismus, thyroid eye disease, and much more. Practical anduser-friendly, Ophthalmology Clerkship is the ideal, on-the-spot resource for medical students and practitioners seeking fast facts on diagnosis and management. Its bullet-pointed outline format makes it a perfect quick reference, and its content breadth covers the most commonly encountered problems in clinical practice.

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