Main description:

The ninth edition of this best-selling textbook of clinical medicine builds even further on its formidable, prize-winning formula of excellence, comprehensiveness and accessibility. 'This book is stunning in its breadth and ease-of-use. It still remains the "gold standard", thorough guide to clinical medicine its forefathers were.' BMA Medical Book Awards judges. New to this edition: *2 new chapters: Global Health and Women's Health. *25 new authors. * New online editor, Adam Feather, with a team of young doctors to augment the e-book which accompanies the print book with clinical tips, key learning points, drug tips, learning challenges, case studies and MCQs. * Full text redesign to incorporate: New system overview diagrams for clinical chapters. New coloured headings to help identify content relating to disease, management, investigations etc. New icons to aid text navigation. 11 new members and a new co-editor, Senaka Rajapakse, of the International Advisory Board.

Contents:

Section 1 Good medical practice 1. Ethics, law and communication 2. Clinical pharmacology 3. Palliative medicine and symptom control 4. Global health 5. Environmental medicine 6. Poisoning Section 2 Clinical sciences 7. Molecular cell biology and human genetics 8. The immune system and disease 9. Water, electrolytes and acid-base balance 10. Nutrition Section 3 Clinical practice 11. Infectious disease 12. Sexually transmitted infections and HIV 13. Gastrointestinal disease 14. Liver disease 15. Biliary tract and pancreatic disease 16. Haematological disease 17. Malignant disease 18. Rheumatic disease 19. Bone disease 20. Kidney and urinary tract disease 21. Neurological disease 22. Psychological medicine 23. Cardiovascular disease 24. Respiratory disease 25. Critical care medicine 26. Endocrine disease 27. Diabetes mellitus 28. Lipid and metabolic disorders 29. Women's health 30. Ear, nose and throat and eye disease 31. Skin disease