Now in its tenth edition, Kumar & Clark's Clinical Medicine is fully updated and revised under a new team of editors. Featuring new chapters covering:
o Diagnosis: the art of being a doctor - helping readers to develop a confident clinical method in interactions with patients o Elderly medicine, frailty and multimorbidity o Public health o Surgery o Evidence-based medicine o Sepsis and the treatment of bacterial infection
o Haematological Oncology o Venous thromboembolic disease o Hypertension o Men's health Enhanced clinical skills content has been added to most chapters - helping readers tailor history-taking and examination skills to specific specialty-based contexts. Bonus online content - including self-assessment, common clinical and international cases, cardiovascular and respiratory audio material, clinical examination videos and bite-sized topic pages covering major conditions. Heavily revised throughout with smaller chapters to ease navigation, added introductions and system overviews included for most chapters.
Edited by Adam Feather, MBBS, FRCP, FAcadMEd; David Randall, MA, MRCP; and Mona Waterhouse, MA, MRCP. Contributors comprise consultants at the top of their fields, paired with younger doctors closer to the exam experience, to ensure authority and relevance. International Advisory Board, led by Professor Janaka de Silva and Professor Senaka Rajapakse, providing guidance for global coverage from across the world. Members of the International Advisory Board have contributed to the ebook with additional content to amplify areas of clinical importance in their parts of the world.
Enhanced e-book accompanies the print book, for ease of transportation and use on the move.
Featuring new chapters covering:
o Diagnosis: the art of being a doctor - helping readers to develop a confident clinical method in interactions with patients o Geriatric medicine, frailty and multimorbidity o Public health o Surgery o Evidence-based medicine o Sepsis
o Haematological Oncology o Venous thromboembolic disease o Hypertension o Men's health o Obstetric medicine Enhanced clinical skills content has been added to most chapters - helping readers tailor history-taking and examination skills to specific specialty-based contexts.
Edited by:
Adam Feather FRCP (Consultant Physician and Clinical Director St Mary's Hospital The Isle of Wight),
David Randall,
MA,
MRCP (Clinical Research Fellow,
Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry,
QMUL; Specialty Registrar in Renal Medicine,
Barts Health NHS Trust,
London,
UK),
Mona Waterhouse,
MA,
MRCP
Imprint: Elsevier Health Sciences
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 10th edition
Dimensions:
Height: 276mm,
Width: 216mm,
Weight: 3.380kg
ISBN: 9780702078682
ISBN 10: 0702078689
Pages: 1564
Publication Date: 26 June 2020
Audience:
College/higher education
,
Primary
Replaced By: 9780443125942
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
1 Diagnosis: the art of being a doctor 2 Human genetics 3 Immunity 4 Evidence-based practice 5 Ethical practice 6 Malignant disease 7 Palliative care and symptom control 8 Sepsis and the treatment of bacterial infection 9 Water, electrolytes and acid-base balance 10 Critical care medicine 11 Surgery 12 Prescribing, therapeutics and toxicology 13 Global Health 14 Public health 15 Geriatric medicine, frailty and multimorbidity 16 Haematology 17 Haematological Oncology 18 Rheumatology 19 Bone disease 20 Infectious diseases and tropical medicine 21 Endocrinology 22 Dermatology 23 Diabetes mellitus 24 Lipid and inherited metabolic disorders 25 Liaison psychiatry 26 Neurology 27 Ear, nose and throat, and eye disease 28 Respiratory disease 29 Venous thromboembolic disease 30 Cardiology 31 Hypertension 32 Gastroenterology 33 Nutrition 34 Liver disease 35 Biliary tract and pancreatic disease 36 Kidney and urinary tract disease 37 Sexually transmitted infections and HIV 38 Obstetric medicine 39 Women's health 40 Men's health 41 Environmental medicine
Reviews for Kumar and Clark's Clinical Medicine
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