The latest addition to the Kumar & Clark family, this thoroughly updated new edition covers more than 200 cases presenting with acute symptoms in the hospital, everything from shingles and breathlessness to chest pain, acute coronary syndromes, poisoning, renal failure and stroke. The authors give clear and concise advice on immediate and further management, management of complications, differential diagnoses, history-taking, tips and pitfalls, alerts, investigations, and prioritization.
• More than 200 cases • Remember! boxes • Investigations boxes • Information boxes
Edited by Parveen Kumar, CBE, BSc, MD, FRCP, FRCP(Edin) and Michael L Clark, MD, FRCP
Enhanced e-book accompanies the print book, for ease of transportation and use on the move.
Over 200 cases1. Cover image - p. Cover 2. Title page - p. iii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Preface - p. xi 6. Acknowledgements - p. xiii 7. 1. Infectious Diseases - p. 1 8. 2. Sexually Transmitted Infections - p. 21 9. 3. Nutrition - p. 27 10. 4. Gastroenterology - p. 31 11. 5. Liver and Biliary Tract Disorders - p. 55 12. 6. Haematology and Oncology - p. 71 13. 7. Care of the Elderly - p. 137 14. 8. Rheumatology - p. 177 15. 9. Kidney and Urinary Tract Disease - p. 207 16. 10. Cardiology - p. 251 17. 11. Respiratory Disorders - p. 309 18. 12. ITU - p. 365 19. 13. Poisoning - p. 377 20. 14. Endocrinology and Diabetes - p. 391 21. 15. Neurology - p. 439 22. 16. Psychiatry - p. 485 23. 17. Dermatology - p. 515 24. Index - p. 539
The latest addition to the Kumar & Clark family, this thoroughly updated new edition covers more than 200 cases presenting with acute symptoms in the hospital, everything from shingles and breathlessness to chest pain, acute coronary syndromes, poisoning, renal failure and stroke. The authors give clear and concise advice on immediate and further management, management of complications, differential diagnoses, history-taking, tips and pitfalls, alerts, investigations, and prioritization.
• More than 200 cases • Remember! boxes • Investigations boxes • Information boxes
Edited by Parveen Kumar, CBE, BSc, MD, FRCP, FRCP(Edin) and Michael L Clark, MD, FRCP
Enhanced e-book accompanies the print book, for ease of transportation and use on the move.
Over 200 cases1. Cover image - p. Cover 2. Title page - p. iii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Preface - p. xi 6. Acknowledgements - p. xiii 7. 1. Infectious Diseases - p. 1 8. 2. Sexually Transmitted Infections - p. 21 9. 3. Nutrition - p. 27 10. 4. Gastroenterology - p. 31 11. 5. Liver and Biliary Tract Disorders - p. 55 12. 6. Haematology and Oncology - p. 71 13. 7. Care of the Elderly - p. 137 14. 8. Rheumatology - p. 177 15. 9. Kidney and Urinary Tract Disease - p. 207 16. 10. Cardiology - p. 251 17. 11. Respiratory Disorders - p. 309 18. 12. ITU - p. 365 19. 13. Poisoning - p. 377 20. 14. Endocrinology and Diabetes - p. 391 21. 15. Neurology - p. 439 22. 16. Psychiatry - p. 485 23. 17. Dermatology - p. 515 24. Index - p. 539
