"This book is a one-volume core revision text covering general or internal medicine, designed to stimulate the student into assessing his/her own knowledge during self-directed learning and exam preparation. The emphasis on self-assessment is designed to make learning easier and more enjoyable. The structure of the book is: an introductory chapter on how best to use the book, each chapter section starts with learning objectives core text of a clinical system, self-assessment section at the end of each chapter allowing the student to assess progress in the application of the facts to common clinical problems."--PUBLISHER'S WEBSITE.