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

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.

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.

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