Medicine at a Glance - Patrick Davey, Alex Pritchard

Medicine at a Glance

Buch | Softcover
2023 | 5. Auflage
Wiley-Blackwell (Verlag)
978-1-119-43049-0 (ISBN)
45,90 inkl. MwSt
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-color 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, hematology, 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.

Patrick Davey is Consultant Cardiologist at Northampton General Hospital and Honorary Senior Lecturer at the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine at John Radcliffe Hospital at Oxford. Alex Pitcher is Consultant Cardiologist at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and a Senior Clinical Teaching Fellow at New College, Oxford.

List of Contributors, 00

Preface, 00

Acknowledgements, 00

 

Part 1    Introduction

1              How to be a medical student, 00

2              Patient confidentiality, 00

3              Consent

4              Relationship with the patient

5              History of presenting complaint

6              Past medical history, drugs and allergies

7              Family and social history

8              Functional enquiry

9              Principles of examination

10           Basic clinical skills

11           Is the patient ill?

12           The critically ill patient

               

Part 2    Clinical presentations at a glance

                Cardiovascular disease

13           Chest pain

14           Oedema

15           Palpitations

16           The painful leg

17           Heart murmurs

18           Shock

                Respiratory disease

19           Breathlessness, cough and haemoptysis

20           Wheeze (stridor)

21           Pleural effusion

22           Pneumothorax

                Gastroenterology

23           Unintentional weight loss

24           Constipation and change in bowel habit

25           Diarrhoea: acute and chronic

26           Vomiting and intestinal obstruction

27           Haematemesis and melaena

28           Rectal bleeding

29           Dysphagia

30           Abdominal pain and dyspepsia

31           Jaundice

32           Abdominal mass

33           Ascites

                Renal medicine

34           Polyuria and oliguria

35           Dysuria, frequency and urgency

36           Haematuria

                Endocrinology

37           Sweating, flushing and thyroid swellings

38           Obesity

39           Hirsutism and infertility

40           Erectile dysfunction and gynaecomastia

                Infectious disease

41           Principles of infection

42           Diagnosis of infection

43           An approach to the patient with fever of short duration

44           Healthcare-associated infections

45           Fever of unknown origin

46           Fever and rash

47           Fever in HIV-infected patients

48           Fever in the returned traveller

49           Vaginal discharge and urethritis in men

                Haematology

50           Anaemia

51           Clinical approach to lymphadenopathy and splenomegaly

52           The patient with abnormal bleeding or bruising

53           Leukopenia

                Oncology

54           Oncological emergencies

                Neurology

55           Introduction to neurological diagnosis 1

56           Introduction to neurological diagnosis 2

57           Introduction to neurological diagnosis 3: neuroepidemiology

58           Common neurological symptoms

59           Weakness

60           Disturbance of vision: a neurological perspective

61           Sudden painless loss of vision

62           Tremor and other involuntary movements

63           Headache and facial pain

64           Episodic alterations in awareness and consciousness

                Ophthalmology

65           The red eye

                Rheumatology

66           Introduction to rheumatological disease

67           Low back pain and other regional pain syndromes

                Dermatology

68           Introduction to dermatology

69           Pruritus and rashes

70           Hair and nail disorders

71           Leg ulcers

72           Photodermatoses

                Women's health

73           Pelvic pain

74           Urinary incontinence

                Other acute medical emergencies

75           Attempted suicide by drug poisoning

76           Anaphylaxis

77           Allergic reactions

78           Cardiac and respiratory arrest

79           Delirium

80           Coma

               

Part 3    Diseases and treatments at a glance

                Cardiovascular disease

81           Hypertension

82           Hyperlipidaemia

83           Acute coronary syndromes

84           ST segment elevation myocardial infarction

85           Chronic coronary syndromes

86           Aortic dissection

87           Heart failure

88           Aortic valve disease

89           Mitral valve disease

90           Cardiomyopathies

91           Pericardial disease

92           Pulmonary embolism

93           Cardiac infections

94           Tachyarrhythmias

95           Bradyarrhythmias

96           Congenital heart disease

                Respiratory disease

97           Lung function tests

98           Sleep apnoea

99           Respiratory failure

100         Arterial blood gas analysis

101         Chest X-ray anatomy

102         Basic chest X-ray interpretation

103         Chest X-ray cases 1

104         Chest X-ray cases 2

105         Non-invasive ventilation

106         Mechanical ventilation

107         Lower respiratory tract infection: pneumonia

108         Upper respiratory tract infection

109         Asthma

110         Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

111         Bronchiectasis

112         Cystic fibrosis

113         Sarcoidosis and other granulomatous lung diseases

114         Extrinsic allergic alveolitis (hypersensitivity pneumonitis)

115         Pulmonary fibrosis

116         Pulmonary eosinophilia and vasculitis

117         Fungi and the lung

118         Industrial lung disease

119         Lung disease caused by drugs

120         BOOP and ARDS

121         Primary tumours of the lung

                Gastroenterology

122         Gastrointestinal infections

123         Reflux

124         Peptic ulcer disease

125         Diverticular disease

126         Iron deficiency

127         Abnormal liver chemistry

128         Inflammatory bowel disease

129         Malabsorption

130         Pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer

131         Gallstone disease

132         Inflammatory liver disease: viral and immune

133         Acute and chronic liver disease

134         Metabolic liver disease (including alcohol)

135         Upper gastrointestinal cancer

136         Colorectal cancer

137         Imaging in gastrointerstinal disease

137         Functional gastrointestinal disorders

138         Nutrition

                Renal medicine

139         Renal physiology and function tests

140         Hypokalaemia and hyperkalaemia

141         Hyponatraemia and hypernatraemia

142         Disorders of acid–base balance

143         Urinary calculi

144         Nephrotic and nephritic syndromes

145         Glomerulonephritis

146         Renal involvement in systemic disease

147         Hereditary renal disorders

148         Tubulointerstitial disease

149         Acute renal failure

150         Chronic renal failure and the dialysis patient

151         The renal transplant recipient

152         Drugs and renal failure

153         Benign prostatic hypertrophy

154         Urinary tract infection

                Endocrinology

155         Diabetes and its complications

156         Diabetic emergencies

157         Hyperprolactinaemia and acromegaly

158         Hypothyroidism

159         Hyperthyroidism

160         Calcium metabolism

161         Adrenal dsiease

162         Miscellaneous endocrine disorders

163         Hypogonadism

                Infectious disease

164         Bacteraemia and septic shock

165         Herpes virus infections in adults

166         HIV infection and advanced HIV disease

167         Common fungal infections

168         Specific bacterial infections

169         Malaria

170         Tuberculosis

171         Tropical infectious diseases

172         Diseases predisposing to infection

173         Immunological deficiency syndromes

                Haematology

174         Haematinic deficiency anaemias

175         Haemolytic anaemia

176         Thalassaemia and sickle cell disease

177         Bone marrow failure

178         Acute leukaemia

179         Lymphoma

180         Non-Hodgkin lymphoma

181         Myeloproliferative disorders

182         Myeloma

183         Myelodysplasia

184         The blood in systemic disease

185         Platelet disorders

186         Disorders of coagulation

187         Anticoagulation and antiplatelet drugs

188         Thrombophilia

                Oncology

189         Aetiology of cancer

190         Diagnostic strategies and basic principles of cancer management

191         Cancer screening and early detection

192         Breast cancer

193         Prostate cancer

194         Cancer with an unknown primary

195         Paraneoplastic cancer syndromes and hormone-producing cancers

196         Palliative care

                Neurology

197         Head computed tomography cases

198         Head magnetic resonance imaging cases

199         Stroke

200         Management of stroke

201         Other vascular disorders of the brain

202         Dementias

203         Epilepsy

204         Multiple sclerosis

205         Infections of the central nervous system

206         Tumours and the nervous system

207         Spinal cord disease

208         Neuromuscular disease

209         Peripheral neuropathy

210         Movement disorders

                Rheumatology

211         Osteoarthritis

212         Gout and pseudogout

213         Arthritis associated with infectious agents

214         Metabolic bone disease

215         Other bone disease

216         Rheumatoid arthritis

217         Seronegative spondyloarthropathies

218         Vasculitis

219         Systemic lupus erythematosus

220         Myositis syndromes, polymyalgia rheumatica and systemic sclerosis

                Dermatology

221         Eczema and urticaria

222         Psoriasis

223         Acne, rosacea and hidradenitis

224         Disorders of skin pigmentation

225         Blistering diseases

226         Skin infections and infestations

227         The skin and systemic disease

228         Skin tumours

229         Orogenital disease

                Women's health

230         Endometriosis and adenomyosis

231         Polycystic ovary syndrome

232         Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy

233         Cardiovascular disease in pregnancy

234         Other medical and surgical conditions in pregnancy

                Miscellaneous

235         Fluid replacement therapy

236         Illness in elderly people

237         Chronic tiredness and other medically unexplained symptoms

238         Psychiatric disorders

239         Substance misuse

240         Alcohol misuse

241         Drug toxicity (adverse drug reactions)

242         COVID-19

 

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Erscheinungsdatum
Verlagsort Hoboken
Sprache englisch
Gewicht 1588 g
Einbandart kartoniert
Themenwelt Medizin / Pharmazie Medizinische Fachgebiete
Medizin / Pharmazie Studium 2. Studienabschnitt (Klinik)
ISBN-10 1-119-43049-6 / 1119430496
ISBN-13 978-1-119-43049-0 / 9781119430490
Zustand Neuware
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