All chapters have been revised and content has been reorganized into thirty chapters to meet the needs of the student as per competency-based curriculum.
Each chapter opens with the competency and specific learning objectives as per the guidelines provided by NMC and various universities.
Chapter overviews, illustrations, tables, figures, boxes, headings and subheadings make the content easier and more interesting to read.
Revised self-assessment questions in the form of structured long essay questions (SLEQs), short essay questions (SEQs), short answer questions (SAQs), case vignette-based questions (CVBQs) and multiple choice questions (MCQs), have been provided at the end of each chapter to give an idea of the type of questions that are put across in the examination for various universities.
The text is supplemented with Boxes on ‘Strike A Note’ to highlight the key points.
Several universities and medical colleges in India have recommended this CBME-based book in their curriculum for Indian medical graduates.