Kumar and Clark's Clinical Medicine - Elsevier E-Book on VitalSource, 10th Edition

by Adam Feather, MBBS, FRCP, FAcadMEd, David Randall, PhD, MRCP and Mona Waterhouse, MA, MRCP

Elsevier eBook on VitalSource

ISBN: 9780323875646

Publication Date: 05-03-2021

Page Count: 1564

Imprint: Elsevier

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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 patientso Elderly medicine, frailty and multimorbidityo Public healtho Surgeryo Evidence-based medicineo Sepsis and the treatment of bacterial infection o Haematological Oncologyo Venous thromboembolic diseaseo Hypertensiono Men’s healthEnhanced 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.

Key Features

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.

Enhanced e-book accompanies the print book, for ease of transportation and use on the move.

International Advisory Board, led by Professor Janaka de Silva and Professor Senaka Rajapakse, providing guidance for global coverage from across the world.

Contributions to the e-book by members of the International Advisory Board to amplify areas of clinical importance in their parts of the world.
Contents

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
Authors

Adam Feather, MBBS, FRCP, FAcadMEd, Consultant Physician and Clinical Director, St Mary's Hospital, The Isle of Wight, David Randall, PhD, MRCP, Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, QMUL; Consultant Physician and Nephrologist, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK and Mona Waterhouse, MA, MRCP
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