All chapters carefully reviewed and updated to reflect modern practice
Written by experts in their field and reviewed by an International Advisory Board – content is relevant to a wide international readership including in the Indian sub-continent, the Middle East and Africa
Covers all the main body systems, including the core areas of respiratory, cardiological, gastrointestinal, neurological and locomotor systems
Text organised by system and problem to aid navigation
Chapters can be read individually, to avoid duplication and need for cross-referencing
Tabulated information and diagrams for clarity and conciseness
Tailored to student needs but suitable for doctors at all levels of training and practice
Winner of multiple awards, including the BMA book awards
New appendix describing the clinical features of COVID-19
Includes the complete, downloadable eBook for easy access on your mobile device, anytime, anywhere
1 Principles of history-taking 2 General patient examination 3 Differential diagnosis and management 4 Ethical considerations 5 Women 6 Children and adolescents 7 Older people 8 Psychiatric assessment 9 Patients presenting as emergencies 10 Patients with a fever 11 Patients in pain 12 Respiratory system 13 Cardiovascular system 14 Gastrointestinal system 15 Locomotor system 16 Nervous system 17 Renal and urological systems 18 Sexually transmitted infections 19 Endocrine system 20 Skin, nails and hair 21 Eyes 22 Ear, nose and throat COVID
Michael Glynn, MA, MD, FRCP, FHEA, Consultant Physician, Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist, Barts Health NHS Trust; Honorary Senior Lecturer, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry; Former National Clinical Director for GI and Liver Diseases, NHS England and William M Drake, DM FRCP, Consultant Physician/Reader in Medicine, Department of Endocrinology, St Bartholomew's Hospital, London, UK
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