The concept of mind mapping was introduced by Tony Buzan in 1973‎.‎ Since then it has become a technique used in many disciplines to help clarify thinking‎,‎ organise thoughts and information‎,‎ provide overviews of complex topics‎,‎ and help build mental models‎.‎ This is a book of mind maps covering general medicine for medical students‎.‎ It will act as a revision book‎,‎ provide an overview of the subject‎,‎ and help the student organise their learning of a subject‎.‎ This is a book of 140 mind maps covering the whole of general medicine‎.‎ The maps are arranged in order of body systems‎;‎ most chapters open with a double‎-page signs and symptoms map‎.‎ See the authors preface for further information on the technique of mind mapping and why it will appeal to a purchaser‎.‎