Eureka: Gastrointestinal Medicine

Eureka – an innovative series for students that fully integrates core science, clinical medicine and surgery. With its engaging and authoritative text, featuring insightful clinical cases, graphic narratives, SBAs and a wealth of other learning tools, Eureka has everything students need to succeed in medicine and pass their exams.

Series features across titles:

• Engaging clinical cases show how skilled clinician would work through a presentation, and put diseases and biomedical principles into patient context
• Innovative graphic narratives bring clinical cases to life, show how to approach difficult scenarios and convey the experience of being a patient
• Starter questions - stimulating answers to intriguing questions make learning fun
• Boxes highlight tips, tricks and key learning points

Gastrointestinal Medicine

• First principles chapter clearly explains the key concepts, processes and structures of the gastrointestinal system
• Clinical essentials chapter provides an overview of the symptoms and signs of gastrointestinal disease, relevant history and examination techniques, investigations and management options
• Disease-based chapters give concise descriptions of all major disorders, e.g. gastritis, coeliac disease and irritable bowel syndrome, each chapter introduced by engaging clinical cases that feature unique graphic narratives
• Emergencies chapter covers the principles of immediate care in situations, such as gastrointestinal bleeding and acute abdominal pain
• Integrated care chapter discusses strategies for the management of chronic conditions across primary and other care settings
• Self-Assessment – 80 multiple choice questions clinical SBAs

Rachel Shakespeare
Jeff Turner
John Green
Cardiff University School of Medicine, UK