Oxford Handbook of Clinical Specialties

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Covering each of the fourteen core medical specialties, the tenth edition of the Oxford Handbook of Clinical Specialties is the must-have reference guide to each of the specialties you will encounter through your medical school and Foundation Programme rotations. Now updated with the latest guidelines, and developed by a new and trusted author team who have contemporary experience of life on the wards, this unique resource presents the content in a concise and logical way, giving clear advice on clinical management and offering insight into holistic care. Packed full of high-quality illustrations, boxes, tables, and classifications, this handbook is ideal for use at direct point of care, whether on the ward or in the community, and for study and revision. Each chapter is easy to read and filled with digestible information, with features including ribbons to mark your most-used pages and mnemonics to help you memorize and retain key facts, while quotes from patients help the reader understand each problem better, enhancing the doctor/patient relationship. With reassuring and friendly advice throughout, this is the ultimate guide for every medical student and junior doctor for each clinical placement, and as a revision tool. This tenth edition of the Oxford Handbook of Clinical Specialties remains the perfect companion to the Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine, together encompassing the entire spectrum of clinical medicine and helping you to become the doctor you want to be. The only book you need as a concise reference to the fourteen core specialties Over 400 colour diagrams, tables, and photographs to aid your diagnosis Helpful quotes and questions improve understanding of illness and issues from the patient's perspective Clear, logical focus on presentation, diagnosis, and management of conditions makes this an indispensable guide on the ward, or as a revision tool The perfect companion to the Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine. Cover ......Page 1 Title Page......Page 2 Drugs......Page 3 Contents......Page 4 Preface to the tenth edition......Page 5 Conflicts of interest: none declared......Page 6 Dedication......Page 7 Acknowledgements......Page 8 A note on the use of pronouns......Page 9 Symbols and abbreviations......Page 10 1. Obstetrics......Page 13 2. Paediatrics......Page 111 3. Gynaecology......Page 253 4. Psychiatry......Page 325 5. Ophthalmology......Page 423 6. Primary care......Page 479 7. Ear, nose, and throat......Page 547 8. Dermatology......Page 595 9. Anaesthesia......Page 625 10. Eponymous syndromes......Page 651 11. Orthopaedics......Page 669 12. Trauma......Page 727 13. Emergency medicine......Page 775 14. Pre-hospital care......Page 809 Index......Page 830