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Clinical Medicine, 6th edition
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With STUDENT CONSULT Online Access
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By Parveen Kumar, CBE, BSc, MD, FRCP, FRCP (Edin), Professor of Clinical Medical Education, Barts and The London, Queen Mary's School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of London, and Honorary Consultant Physician and Gastroenterologist, Barts and The London NHS Trust, London, UK; and Michael Clark, MD, FRCP, Honorary Senior Lecturer, Barts and The London, Queen Mary's School of Medicine and Denistry, University of London, UK
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ISBN 0702027634
· Paperback
· 1528 Pages
Saunders ·
Published August 2005
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FIRST PRIZE WINNER IN THE MEDICINE CATEGORY IN THE BMA 2006 MEDICAL BOOK COMPETITION!
Kumar and Clark's Clinical Medicine is a comprehensive and authoritative single-volume textbook of internal medicine that is consulted by students and doctors throughout the world. Its aim is to explain the management of disease, based on an understanding of scientific principles and including the latest developments in treatment. It is written for medical students and doctors preparing for specialist exams, and is an ideal general reference text for all practising doctors. The new edition is part of Elsevier's new STUDENT CONSULT electronic community. STUDENT CONSULT titles comes with full text online, a unique image library, case studies, questions and answers, online note-taking, and integration links to content in other disciplines - ideal for problem-based learning. |
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Extra features on  |
 Image Library
Integration Links
Interactive Surface Anatomy
Online Appendix
Heart and Lung Sounds
Ask the Authors
Animations of Practical Procedures
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| Reviews |
I have seen this book mature over the editions and the latest incarnation does the lineage proud. This is one of a select few books that deserves to be in most doctors’ personal possession and it’s as simple as that.
Clinical medicine impacts on every aspect of medicine and so most doctors in most specialties should have one general medical textbook in their possession and this one certainly fits the bill. This is primarily a British textbook with a wide range of contributors. However there is also an international advisory panel which gives this book global appeal and it is good to see a British textbook still slugging it out with the big guns. This is a big book and is over 1500 pages and despite being a paperback, it can survive the ravages of regular use. The depth of coverage is superb and will certainly help the majority of users from general clinicians to all the specialties. It will make a superb reference source as well.
There is extensive use of colour, boxes, tables and pictures whilst the text is eminently readable, understandable and up to date. Over several months usage, I found it comprehensive, accessible and answered the majority of my clinical medical questions with common and unusual topics covered in sensible detail. Dermatology and special senses are also covered as well as all the usual suspects.
The book alone is worth the money but you get more than this when you purchase it. You get free on line access to the full text through http://www.studentconsult.com/ and this is marvellous. This facility can be accessed through any Internet enabled computer and is dead easy to use. Navigation is easy as is searching and the whole book is there. Also thrown are animations of practical procedures, a drug database, cardiac and breathing sounds. These are nice little extras but it is having the book online and freely accessible (being built into the purchase price) is the big boon.
The beauty of this book lies in its wide appeal which includes students and post graduates, GPs and Consultants and those in the training grades. Having an online twin to accompany the book as standard is truly fantastic. Throw in a competitive price and this makes the book a worthwhile purchase.
Dr. Harry Brown, www.univadis.co.uk |
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| Features |
Colour-coded chapters are attractive and make the book easy to navigate
Comprehensive index, clearly displayed, pinpoints information rapidly
Boxes and tables pull out and display important information
Drawings and photographs bring the subject to life and explain difficult concepts
Carefully structured headings provide a useful outline for study and quick reference
Purchasers receive 1 year's free online access to the 22nd edition of Goldman: Cecil Textbook of Medicine |
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| What's New |
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online version, with extra content, including animations and heart and lung sounds, available to all purchasers on new ‘Student Consult’ platform unique online appendix, covering malaria, SARS, TB, viral haemorrhagic (dengue) fever, and many more topicsnew chapter on The Special Senses (ophthalmology and ENT) – in response to readers’ requests and in recognition of the frequency of these conditions in general practiceInternational Advisory Panel of experts from around the world – to widen the book’s international scopeall line drawings redrawn in new, more modern style to make them more appealing and relevant |
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| Contents |
1 Ethics and communication 2 Infectious diseases, tropical medicine and sexually transmitted diseases
3 Cell and molecular biology, and genetic disorders
4 Clinical immunology
5 Nutrition
6 Gastrointestinal disease
7 Liver, biliary tract and pancreatic disease
8 Haematological disease
9 Malignant disease
10 Rheumatology and bone disease
11 Renal disease
12 Water, electrolytes and acid-base balance
13 Cardiovascular disease
14 Respiratory disease
15 Intensive care medicine
16 Drug Therapy and poisoning
17 Environmental medicine
18 Endocrine disease
19 Diabetes mellitus and other disorders of metabolism
20 The special senses
21 Neurological disease
22 Psychological medicine
23 Skin disease |
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