Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine

As ubiquitous in hospitals as stethoscopes, the Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine is a guiding star for all medical students, junior doctors and trainees. The culmination of more than 20 years' clinical experience, and containing the knowledge and insight gained by more than 15 authors, the new eighth edition continues to be the definitive pocket-sized guide to today's clinical medicine. Packed with clear, clinical management advice which is practical to implement at the bed-side, the Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine is written in a clear and didactic style. With witty, esoteric asides linking medicine to everything from the classics to popular culture, all the material is presented in a way that is instantly memorable and even easier to put into practice. With extensive improvements based on reader feedback, the new eighth edition boasts even more black and white and full-colour images, which are now larger to improve their clarity and ease-of-use. Mindful of how doctors' training is constantly evolving, a new chapter on 'history and examination' explores this relevant critical skill in depth, enabling you to elicit as much information from the patient as possible. An expanded radiology chapters features improved images, and new topics are devoted to new cancers such as nosocomial infections, and further common surgical procedures. The references have been thoroughly overhauled with 'key references' identifying the best places to start when researching the subject, and all references are fully accessible via the supporting website. Loved and trusted by generations of doctors, the Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine is a reassuring beacon of wisdom, knowledge and skills, that is forever in your sights.

ISBN 0199232172   Weight (grammes) 466 ISBN13 9780199232178 (What's this?)   Published in Oxford Publisher Oxford University Press   Series title Oxford Medical Handbooks Imprint Oxford University Press   Previous ISBN 9780199546558 Format Paperback   Height (mm) 186 Publication date 17 Feb 2010   Width (mm) 109 DEWEY 616   Spine width (mm) 27 DEWEY edition DC22   Academic level Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Professional / Scholarly Pages 920

1		Thinking about medicine
2		History and examination
3		Cardiovascular medicine
4		Chest medicine
5		Endocrinology
6		Gastroenterology
7		Renal medicine
8		Haematoloqy
9		Infectious diseases
10		Neurology
11		Oncology and palliative care
12		Rheumatology
13		Surgery
14		Epidemiology
15		Clinical chemistry
16		Eponymous syndromes
17		Radiology
18		Reference intervals
19		Practical procedures
20		Emergencies
		Index

All medical students should own an OHCM...the best tutor you'll ever have. Oxford Medical School Gazette ...a truly indispensable medical gem. Occupational Medicine ...it has not lost any of its fantastic attributes and still remains a top class book...The language is accessible, scholarly yet easy to read and practical and the scope of coverage is amazing, considering the size of the book. Dr Harry Brown This handbook is one I wish I were able to author. It is clearly one of the best with its accurate and comprehensive fund of knowledge and its emphasis on the human aspect, written by compassionate educators. I highly recommend it to all clinicians on both sides of the Atlantic. Vincent F Carr Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences ...well formatted and beautifully presented...what impresses me most...is the attention given arguably to the most agonising and difficult matters in medicine. These are ethical and philosophical ideals...a truly indispensable medical gem. Every doctor should have ready access to this small volume. The Society of Occupational Medicine Even the latest resuscitation coun-cil guidelines made it into this edition, which is impressive seeing as most medical texts are already out of date by the time they are published. What I really love about the OHCM is the intermittent sections of in-telligent prose, reminding us that medicine is not just black and white (or maybe cheese and on-ion). These give us new perspectives on tricky or mundane topics, with inspiration gleaned from disciplines such as mythology, art, poetry, cosmology and philosophy. These sections supplement our education and encourage us to become more holistic in our clinical reasoning, and is quite unique within the general medical text-book market. Peninsula Undergraduate Newsletter

I am a medic who has been in basic science research for a while and wanted this book to update myslef on current trends and developments in clinical diagnosis and management. I find this book an ideal alternative to the bigger text books, especially if you have time contraints. - Liku



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