• What causes hypertension in children? • Is it common for epileptic patients to have post-ictal vomiting? If so, how often does this occur? • Why is the incidence of parkinsonism less common in smokers? • What is the role of urine examination in diabetic control? Where do you turn to when you have a difficult medical question that needs answering? The ‘Ask the Author’ online feature from the best-selling textbook Kumar & Clark’s Clinical Medicine has collected a wealth of questions and comments directly from medical students and doctors about topics that are of particular interest or difficulty to them. Kumar and Clark have brought together over 1000 of the questions they have been asked along with their answers. It will appeal to the many fans of Kumar & Clark, from first-year students to practising doctors, and will provide a useful and interesting sounding board to help ensure best practice. This unique book will provide you with a quick and easy way to discover the answers to your own medical questions...! The writing style is appealing and conversational, designed to entertain as well as instruct. Carries the ‘Kumar & Clark’ stamp of authority. All questions fully indexed for ease of reference. Covers topics that are easily misunderstood in medicine – good preparation for medical students, senior house officers/interns and specialists in training/residents preparing for written or oral exams.
... Royal London Hospital, UK Gastrointestinal disease Michael F Murphy MD FRCP FRCPath Professor of Blood Transfusion Medicine, University of Oxford; Consultant Haematologist, NHS Blood and Transplant and Department of Haematology, ...
Intended for undergraduates, this book has been revised to reflect recent advances in medical knowledge, diagnosis and treatment. It includes a rewritten chapter on genetics and immunology, integrating molecular biology...
The book relates to Kumar & Clark's Clinical Medicine, and it's synoptic approach is intended to help time-poor students with revision for final exams in medicine. Information is presented as bullet point lists and short summaries.
The previous two editions of Kumar & Clark's Clinical Medicine won first prize in the BMA Book Awards Medicine Category. ... continues to expand with the latest addition being Kumar & Clark's Medical Management and Therapeutics.
New to this edition: a review of each body system as well as random cases; new page design with a second colour used throughout; and brought up-to-date with 25% new cases.
This book will serve readers everywhere as a core text that integrates medical science with clinical medicine, conveying key knowledge and practical advice in a highly accessible and readable format.
2.19 Factors influencing the timing of drug therapy Drug Recommended timing Reasons Diuretics (e.g. furosemide) Once in the morning Night-time diuresis undesirable Statins (e.g. simvastatin) Once at night HMG CoA reductase activity is ...
Written by a top medical student who just aced the USMLE Step 2 Rapid-fire, quick hit format for maximum retention All-inclusive yet concise coverage of behavioral science Clinical vignettes chapter preps you for cases you'll see on the ...
An integrated approach to teaching basic sciences and clinical medicine has meant that medical students have been driven to a range of basic science textbooks to find relevant information.
Several new and easy to grasp MNEMONICS have been given throughout the text.Some new topics like platelets and diabetes mellitus with expanding some of the old topics.New set of conceptual questions with detailed explanations added at the ...