Essential medicine

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Essential medicine

edited by Alan E. Read and John Vann Jones

Churchill Livingstone, 1993

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Designed for undergraduate students, this text discusses all fields of medicine, including chapters on respiratory medicine, intensive care, neurology, gastroenterology, nutrition, haematology, infectious diseases, genitourinary medicine and diseases of the environment. It aims to provide a digestible account of modern medicine in a concise, attractive and memorable way. It provides a broad overview of the subject covering all the common medical conditions and leaving out unnecessary detail. By providing essential facts only, the text allows for quick reference and fast learning. Colour illustrations, tables and lists are devices used to help students memorize key points. The format of the book enables it to be carried in a pocket to the bedide or outpatient clinic. Included are details of demographic changes and a chapter on the care of the elderly. A chapter on tropical medicine reflects the importance of tropical and infectious diseases. All the contributors regularly teach medical students both at the bedside and in more formal surroundings.

Table of Contents

  • Diseases of the heart and circulation, John Vann Jones
  • respiratory medicine, Gabriel Laszlo and James R. Catterall
  • intensive care, John Vann Jones and David P. Coates
  • neurology, Iain Ferguson
  • endocrinology, Martin Hartog
  • diabetes, Roger Corrall
  • nephrology, Anthony E.G. Raine
  • water, electrolyte and acid-base balance, David Stansbie
  • gastroenterology, Alan E. Read
  • nutrition and obesity, Kenneth W. Heaton and Ralph E. Barry
  • haematology, Geoffrey L. Scott
  • rheumatology, Peter Hollingworth
  • connection tissue diseases and immunology, John R. Kirwan
  • infectious diseases and HIV, Stuart Glover
  • genitourinary medicine, A.J. Scott and P.K. Taylor
  • adverse drug reactions and poisons, Clive J.C. Roberts
  • diseases of the environment, Alan E. Read
  • inborn errors of metabolism
  • genetics and molecular medicine, Peter Lunt
  • care of the elderly, Gordon K. Wilcock
  • dermatology, Clive B. Archer
  • psychiatry and medicine, Howard G. Morgan and Montagu G. Barker
  • tropical medicine, Stuart Glover.

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