Main description:

This book is a symptom-oriented guide to clinical medicine for trainees.

Comprising 40 chapters and ordered alphabetically, this new edition covers the diagnosis and management of a multitude of diseases and disorders, from Abnormal Involuntary Movements and Acute Abdominal Pain, to Vomiting and Weight Loss.

The fourth edition has been fully revised to present trainees with the latest advances in the field, and includes three new topics - Abnormal Involuntary Movements, Incontinence, and Sleep Disorders.

The thorough text features numerous illustrations and algorithms highlighting key points to assist learning.

The book concludes with an appendices section covering Electrocardiography, HIV/AIDS, Toxicology, Laboratory Reference Values, and Organ Function Tests; as well as a comprehensive bibliography for further reading.

Key points

Symptom-oriented guide to clinical medicine for trainees
Fully revised new edition covering numerous diseases and disorders, ordered alphabetically
Highly illustrated with diagrams and algorithms to assist learning
Previous edition (9789351523109) published in 2015

Contents:

Abnormal Involuntary Movements
Acute Abdominal Pain
Bleeding Disorders
Chest Pain
Chronic Diarrhoea
Coma
Cyanosis
Dementia
Dyspepsia
Dysphagia
Dyspnoea
Epileptic Seizures
Erectile Dysfunction
Fatigue
Goitre
Gynaecomastia
Haematemesis and Melaena
Haematuria
Haemoptysis
Headache
Incontinence
Jaundice
Low Backache
Obesity
Oedema
Oliguria
Pain in the Extremities
Palpitations
Paraplegia
Polyarthritis
Polyuria
Pruritus
Pyrexia of Unknown Origin
Rashes
Shock
Sleep Disorders
Syncope
Vertigo and Dizziness
Vomiting
Weight Loss

Appendices

Bibliography

Index