Aids to Undergraduate Medical Students
What clinicians actually do — from listening to thinking to acting
Skills for gathering clinical information accurately and systematically.
Converting patient experience into doctors' language
Don't repeat words — construct meaning
The art of asking discriminating questions
No naked nouns in clinical medicine
Clinical assessment is not linear; loop back to refine
How to think systematically about diagnosis and formulate plans.
How to think, not just list
Why the obvious organ may not be the cause
The better the summary, the sharper the differentials
Management planning needs severity assessment
The art of clinical reasoning under doubt
Chronic diseases with acute exacerbations
Every investigation must answer a clinical question
Different normals, different pathology
How to perform and interpret physical examination.
How to act on your reasoning and monitor outcomes.
How to practice with integrity, humility, and self-awareness.
Deep understanding of how and why the body behaves.
A step-by-step approach to investigating anaemia — from MCV to reticulocyte count to bone marrow.
In preparationPlatelet plug vs. coagulation cascade — when to suspect which, and how to read the coagulation screen.
In preparationWhat each abnormal cell tells you — schistocytes, target cells, hypersegmented neutrophils, and more.
In preparation