CURRENT Essentials of Medicine, Fourth Edition (LANGE CURRENT Essentials) - Softcover

Tierney, Lawrence M.; Saint, Sanjay; Whooley, Mary A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0071637907 ISBN 13: 9780071637909

Publisher: McGraw Hill / Medical, 2010

Synopsis

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The perfect quick reference on the wards and in the clinic!

The famous "one disease per page" design!

CURRENT Essentials of Medicine is a practical, point-of-care pocket handbook that offers "nutshell" information on the diagnosis and treatment of more than 500 medical disorders seen in both primary care and hospital settings. Perfect as a quick reference on the wards or in a busy clinic, this is THE ONLY pocket guide to offer disease essentials in a one-disease-per-page bulleted format. Practical pearls, for which the authors are well known, are offered for almost all conditions.

Features

• To-the-point information on the diagnosis and treatment of more than 500 of the most common diseases seen in clinical practice
• Convenient one-disease-per page presentation
• Bulleted data for each disease covering Essentials of Diagnosis, Differential Diagnosis, Treatment, Pearl, and Reference
• Encompasses both ambulatory and inpatient medicine
• Includes internal medicine, plus specialties such as obstetrics/gynecology, surgery, and pediatrics
• Updated clinical manifestations, diagnostic tests, and treatment considerations throughout

About this title

Book Description:

The perfect quick reference on the wards and in the clinic!

The famous "one disease per page" design!

CURRENT Essentials of Medicine is a practical, point-of-care pocket handbook that offers "nutshell" information on the diagnosis and treatment of more than 500 medical disorders seen in both primary care and hospital settings. Perfect as a quick reference on the wards or in a busy clinic, this is THE ONLY pocket guide to offer disease essentials in a one-disease-per-page bulleted format. Practical pearls, for which the authors are well known, are offered for almost all conditions.

Features

• To-the-point information on the diagnosis and treatment of more than 500 of the most common diseases seen in clinical practice
• Convenient one-disease-per page presentation
• Bulleted data for each disease covering Essentials of Diagnosis, Differential Diagnosis, Treatment, Pearl, and Reference
• Encompasses both ambulatory and inpatient medicine
• Includes internal medicine, plus specialties such as obstetrics/gynecology, surgery, and pediatrics
• Updated clinical manifestations, diagnostic tests, and treatment considerations throughout

About the Author:

Professor of Medicine
University of California, San Francisco
Associate Chief of Medical Services
Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Mary A. Whooley, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of California, San Francisco
Section of General Internal Medicine
Veterans Affairs Medical Center
San Francisco, California

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw Hill / Medical
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0071637907
• ISBN 13: 9780071637909
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 608