Smith's General Urology, Seventeenth Edition (LANGE Clinical Medicine) - Softcover

Tanagho, Emil; Mcaninch, Jack

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0071457372 ISBN 13: 9780071457378

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education / Medical, 2008

Synopsis

The most trusted guide to the understanding, diagnosis, and treatment of urologic diseases and disorders--completely updated!

A Doody's Core Title!

"This is an excellent book due to its timeliness with new material, user friendly style, and the unique way it accommodates medical students, urology residents, and general medicine physicians who have a peripheral interest in urology issues. This is one of the better books for this audience. With the advances in urology since 2004, the new edition is definitely welcome." -- Doody's Review

Features:

• A complete overview of the diagnosis and treatment of diseases and disorders common to the genitourinary tract
• To-the-point presentation of the etiology, pathogenesis, clinical findings, differential diagnosis, and treatment of urologic conditions
• High-yield descriptions of the latest diagnostic modalities and management protocols
• Over 400 state-of-the-art illustrations, including CT scans, radionuclide imaging scans, and x-rays
• References listed by topic to facilitate further research
• NEW! Three important new chapters:
  --Pharmacology of the Lower Urinary Tract
  --Female Urology, including Female Sexual Dysfunction
  --The Aging Male
• NEW! A sweeping update of all relevant chapter content in the book
• NEW! Additional contributors who offer important new perspectives

About this title

Review:

"This is the seventeenth edition of a unique general urology book that can be used by medical students for basic information, but also has enough detail to make it an excellent resource for first and second year urology residents...This is an excellent book due to its timeliness with new material, user friendly style, and the unique way it accommodates medical students, urology residents, and general medicine physicians who have a peripheral interest in urology issues. This is one of the better books for this audience. With the advances in urology since 2004, the new edition is definitely welcome." 3 Stars."--Doody's Review Service Doody's 20081118

From the Back Cover:

The most trusted guide to the understanding, diagnosis, and treatment of urologic diseases and disorders -completely updated!

Features:

• A complete overview of the diagnosis and treatment of diseases and disorders common to the genitourinary tract
  
• To-the-point presentation of the etiology, pathogenesis, clinical findings, differential diagnosis, and treatment of urologic conditions
  
• High-yield descriptions of the latest diagnostic modalities and management protocols
  
• Over 400 state-of-the-art illustrations, including CT scans, radionuclide imaging scans, and x-rays
  
• References listed by topic to facilitate further research
  
• NEW! Three important new chapters:
  
• Pharmacology of the Lower Urinary Tract
  
• Female Urology, including Female Sexual Dysfunction
  
• The Aging Male
  
• NEW! A sweeping update of all relevant chapter content in the book
  
• NEW! Additional contributors who offer important new perspectives
  

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education / Medical
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0071457372
• ISBN 13: 9780071457378
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 768