Essentials Of Internal Medicine

Written by Nicholas J Talley, Simon O’Connor and Brad Frankum, this engaging and instructive text provides practical pathways to diagnosis and up-to-date strategies for implementing evidence-based treatments for prevalent conditions. Learn how to: identify what is clinically important understand and investigate disease create an effective strategy for treatment use technological diagnostic tools. This new edition of Essentials of Internal Medicine 4e describes established and trusted diagnostic techniques to equip students and trainees with the skills to succeed in their profession. The visually dynamic text offers a framework of knowledge covering core facts and addressing difficult-to-master topics such as: holistic approach to patient treatment the importance of diagnosis the physician's role in public health the physician as scholar. Contributions from expert clinicians leading the advancement of medicine globally Need-to-know ‘clinical pearls’ throughout each chapter Memory jog lists and tables Multiple choice questions with end-of-chapter answers and extensive explanations Enhanced eBook version included with purchase

Building on established diagnostic techniques, Essentials of Internal Medicine 3e presents a modern approach to internal medicine, equipping the reader with the skills to become an effective internist. This text presents practical approaches to diagnosis and up to date strategies for implementing evidence-based treatments for prevalent conditions. Learn how to: Identify what is clinically important Understand and investigate disease Create an effective strategy for treatment Utilize technological diagnostic tools now available Color illustrations to enhance recognition and learning Clinical pearls Memory jog lists and tables Multiple choice questions with answers and explanations Content has been organized around themes of: Holistic approach to patient treatment The importance of diagnosis The physician’s role in public health The physician as scholar

The new edition of this comprehensive guide to internal medicine for trainees, has been fully revised to provide the latest information and advances in the field. Each section covers the pathophysiology, signs and symptoms, investigation techniques, diagnosis and treatment options of clinical syndromes and diseases in a different organ system of the body, including the central nervous system, respiratory system, endocrine system, skin, blood, kidneys and much more. Topics have been thoroughly updated and new chapters on general physical examination and examination of the neurological, respiratory and gastrointestinal systems, have been added to the fourth edition. Clinical photographs, illustrations and tables further enhance the practical text. Key points Fully revised, new edition providing trainees with the latest advances in internal medicine Covers numerous diseases and disorders in all organ systems Fourth edition includes new chapters on physical examination Previous edition (9780729540810) published in 2015

This resource brings you clear, unambiguous summaries of only the essentials of internal medicine. Ten parts cover the major organ systems and disciplines of internal medicine. Each part provides you with concise yet well-rounded descriptions of specific disease entities and clinical problems.

Students, residents, and instructors swear by Andreoli and Carpenter's Cecil Essentials of Medicine because it presents just the right amount of information, just the right way. This updated edition has been revised to provide the most current, easy-to-digest review of internal medicine. Comprehensive yet concise, it focuses on the high-yield core knowledge important to those established in or just entering the field. Excellent images and photographs vividly illustrate the appearance and clinical features of disease. Full-color design makes absorbing and retaining information as effortless as possible. Highlights the core principles of medicine and how they apply to patient care. Focused revision reduces the number of pages from the previous edition, providing more high-yield core information in an accessible format. Clear, concise writing style facilitates comprehension, while new figures, tables, and end-of-chapter references enhance readability and retention. Consistent format provides clarity. Each section describes key physiology and biochemistry, followed by comprehensive accounts of the diseases of the organ system or field covered in the chapters. Brand-new chapters on Thrombosis and Head and Neck Infections ensure coverage of the topics most relevant to each reader's needs. Student Consult eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience includes web-only extras, additional figures and tables, clinical photos, radiologic images, video procedures, imaging studies, and audio recordings, in addition to the fully searchable text and all of the images from the book. Your purchase entitles you to access the web site until the next edition is published, or until the current edition is no longer offered for sale by Elsevier, whichever occurs first. Elsevier reserves the right to offer a suitable replacement product (such as a downloadable or CD-ROM-based electronic version) should online access to the web site be discontinued.

For over half a century Davidson’s Principles and Practice of Medicine has informed and educated students, doctors and other health professionals all over the world, providing a comprehensive account of the practice of medicine. Davidson’s Essentials of Medicine provides the core content of the main textbook in a condensed format which will be invaluable whenever you are on the move – whether commuting, travelling between training sites, or on electives. This book provides a distillation of the core information required for clinical studies in medicine. While retaining the acclaimed readability of the main textbook it presents the key information in a format more appropriate for practical clinical work. The contents have been carefully selected by a team of junior doctors, emphasising only the topics that will be essential for clinical studies. The book includes additional chapters of content to aid clinical practice including a practically-focussed chapter on therapeutics and a useful guide to interpreting major clinical investigations. The text draws directly on the depth and breadth of experience of the Davidson’s authors and its International Advisory Board. Updated to include key changes and new illustrations included in Davidson’s Principles and Practice of Medicine.

Mini Kumar & Clark goes into its fifth edition! New to this best-selling, portable, quick reference to clinical medicine: Fully updated in line with the latest edition of Kumar & Clark’s Clinical Medicine New chapter on malignant disease Practical procedures and therapeutics taken into individual chapters as appropriate. From reviews of the previous edition: ‘This really is an excellent medical textbook ... Easily covers undergraduate medicine.’ ‘Pocket Essentials is a great little book to review the night before you start on a rotation. It is small enough that you can easily read over the chapter and then appear on the ward with a good idea of what is going on.’ ‘In short this book is concise, succinct and gets straight to the point.’ ‘This book summarises everything you need to know: causes, diagnoses and treatments.’ ‘I am finding this book very helpful and more importantly very concise. It has most things you need to know about common clinical pathologies.’ ‘... I turned to Pocket Essentials of Clinical Medicine as my clinical medicine reference guide – and what a guide! An excellent book, which gives you the clinical features, investigations and management for a whole variety of different illnesses. The book is clearly laid out, and even has normal blood chemistry values at the end. Do yourself a favour and buy this book!’ ‘This mini paperback is a must for anyone studying medicine. It gives all the information one would need and all without the pain of carrying around a large book.’ ‘I liked this book ... it was useful having a smaller reference book ... to carry around on wards etc. – it's more digestible and easier to follow than big K&C, and gives a little more background than the Oxford Handbook – and I know people who use it to revise for finals.’

A collaboration of the American College of Physicians and the Clerkship Directors in Internal Medicine, this new edition was written by authors who helped design the internal medicine curriculum and who are actively involved in teaching students on the Internal Medicine clerkship. Prepare for internal medicine clinical rounds and the end-of-rotation exam with the fully revised and updated Internal Medicine Essentials for Clerkship Students 2! This new edition is organized around the major training areas included in the nationally recognized Core Medicine Clerkship Curriculum Guide