Pass the PSA
- 2nd Edition - July 1, 2020
- Latest edition
- Authors: William Brown, Kevin W Loudon, James Fisher, Laura B Marsland
- Language: English
Fully updated for its second edition, Pass the PSA is written specifically for the Prescribing Safety Assessment (PSA) exam, with one chapter dedicated to each PSA exam… Read more
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Fully updated for its second edition, Pass the PSA is written specifically for the Prescribing Safety Assessment (PSA) exam, with one chapter dedicated to each PSA exam section.
This latest edition:
- Introduces a simple, memorable and failsafe approach to prescribing (the 'PReSCRIBER' mnemonic)
- Specifies the universal basic principles of prescribing for all sections
- Examines each section's question structure and how to approach it
- questions (structured identically to the exam) that conclude each chapter
- Covers all scenarios suggested for questioning in the PSA blueprint
- Highlights common traps throughout
- Contains two mock exams
- Includes finals-level sections on data interpretation and management
1 Basic principles of prescribing
2 Prescription review: A foolproof plan
3 Data interpretation
4 Planning management
5 Communicating information
6 Calculation skills
7 Prescribing: Doing it yourself
8 Drug monitoring
9 Adverse drug reactions
10 Mock examinations
From customer reviews of the previous edition:
‘Brilliant Book. I passed the PSA at 96% and was in the top 0.5% of the country.’
‘Buy this book for the PSA, fantastic book, straight to the point.’
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Must-have book for the PSA, can enter the exam with so much more confidence knowing roughly what format/common things to know.’‘Excellent - really well-written book. short and sweet. Has all the important drugs, SE, interactions etc. prepares you well for the PSA (and other prescribing exams)’
‘Brilliant book’
- Edition: 2
- Latest edition
- Published: July 1, 2020
- Language: English
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William Brown
Affiliations and expertise
Academic Clinical Fellow Neurology, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UKKL
Kevin W Loudon
Affiliations and expertise
Renal Registrar, East of England and ST3 Renal Medicine, Lister Hospital, Stevenage, UKJF
James Fisher
Affiliations and expertise
Core Psychiatry Trainee, Central & North West London NHS Trust, London, UKLM
Laura B Marsland
Affiliations and expertise
Previous Lead Pharmacist for Neuroscience, Stroke & Rehabilitation at Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK