"Griffith's 5-Minute Clinical Consult, 2002" and "the 5-Minute Patient Advisor"

"Clinical Consult" is a quick reference for medical diagnosis and treatment, covering more than 1000 medical/surgical conditions. "Patient advisor" is a collection of patient information sheets written in layman's terms which should assist physicians counsel patients.

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This package includes two texts. The first title, "Griffith's 5-Minute Clinical Consult, 2002", is a quick reference for current medical diagnosis and treatment. This text covers more than 1000 medical/surgical conditions in a two-page format that includes basics, diagnosis, treatment, medications, follow-up, and miscellaneous considerations. Topics are arranged alphabetically and cross-indexed to synonyms. Written by over 330 experienced clinicians, this edition has been updated to reflect contemporary practice norms. The second title in this package, "The 5-Minute Patient Advisor" offers clinicians assistance in counselling patients about their illnesses and treatments. It contains concise, complete patient information sheets about medical/surgical conditions written in easily understandable layperson's terms. These information sheets can be photocopied and used as "handouts" to answer most of the questions that patients are likely to have.