Crash Course! is a revision series for students on system based and integrated courses. An illustrated outline format in bite-sized chunks makes the content easy to absorb. Hints and Tips and Comprehension Check boxes are built-in features designed to make the series student-friendly. A practice exam at the end enables students to assess their level of understanding.<br><br>The Basic Science titles are written by medical students for medical students under faculty supervision, the content focuses in on what medical students really need to know.<br><br>The Clinical titles are written by a senior consultant and a junior doctor who has recent experience of being a student - again making the books as relevant as possible for current medical students<p></p><li>Text in outline format means information easy to access and take in.</li><li>Hints and Tips boxes give advice on how to remember key content</li><li>Comprehension Check Boxes give self-testing questions throughout text to check understanding</li><li>Highly illustrated in 2 colour, improving understanding and retention of info.</li><p></p><li>Brand new chapter on Allergy, reflecting greater interest and coverage of this topic</li><li>Expanded chapter on Social and Preventative Paediatrics, covering international and community issues</li><li>Part 1 (symptom-based) more concise with differential diagnosis boxes as standard, and Part 2 (background info) to have more revision elements in the form of comprehension check boxes for extra-efficient quick reference and revision.</li><li>Increased cross referencing between sections: makes it easier to usefor revision.</li><li>New junior author makes series more responsive to changes in undergraduate clinical training</li><li>More self-assessment than first edition and more exam practice.</li>