Medicine at a Glance
eBook - ePub

Medicine at a Glance

  1. English
  2. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

About this book

Medicine at a Glance

The market?leading at a Glance series is popular among healthcare students and newly qualified practitioners for its concise and simple approach and excellent illustrations.

Each bite?sized chapter is covered in a double?page spread with clear, easy?to?follow diagrams, supported by succinct explanatory text.

Covering a wide range of topics, books in the at a Glance series are ideal as introductory texts for teaching, learning and revision, and are useful throughout university and beyond.

Everything you need to know about Medicine… at a Glance!

Discover a fully updated and comprehensive revision guide for the core medical curriculum

In the newly revised Fifth Edition of Medicine at a Glance, expert general physicians and cardiologists, Dr Patrick Davey and Dr Alex Pitcher, deliver a fully updated and comprehensive overview of the core medical curriculum. All topics are presented in an intuitive, double-page spread style with four-colour illustrations included to aid in learning and retention. The book is an essential tool for medical students revising for exams and an excellent reference for those on clinical attachments.

The Fifth Edition includes expanded coverage of COVID, neurology, fluid management, and medical emergencies. As the perfect practical companion for medical students for on-the-go study and review, Medicine at a Glance offers access to a companion website and a bundled "Core Cases" book.

Every bite-sized chapter is supported by clear, easy-to-follow diagrams and succinct explanatory text. The book also offers:

  • A thorough introduction to the practice of medicine generally and how to be a medical student, including discussions of patient confidentiality and consent, patient relationships, complaint history, medical history, and the principles of examination
  • Comprehensive explorations of clinical presentations at a glance, including cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease, renal medicine, and more
  • Practical discussions of diseases and treatments at a glance, including endocrinology, infectious disease, haematology, and more
  • In-depth examinations of miscellaneous medical issues, including fluid replacement therapy, psychiatric disorders, and substance misuse

Perfect for medical students, Foundation Programme Doctors, and Physician Associates, Medicine at a Glance is also an indispensable resource for anyone training in the allied health professions seeking a fully updated and comprehensive clinical medicine revision guide.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Table of Contents
  3. Normal values
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Contributors
  7. Preface
  8. Acknowledgements
  9. Abbreviations
  10. How to use your revision guide
  11. About the companion website
  12. Part 1: Introduction
  13. Part 2: Clinical presentations at a glance
  14. Part 3: Diseases and treatments at a glance
  15. Index
  16. End User License Agreement