Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine Tenth Edition

Now in its tenth edition, the Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine has been fully revised, with five new authors on the writing team bringing content fresh from the bedside. Space has been breathed into the design, with more core material at your fingertips in quick-reference lists and flow diagrams, and key references have been honed to the most up-to-date and relevant. Each page has been updated to reflect the latest changes in practice and best management, and the chapters on gastroenterology, history and examination, infectious disease, neurology, and radiology have been extensively revised. Unique among medical texts, the Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine is a complete and concise guide to the core areas of medicine that also encourages thinking about the world from the patient's perspective, offering a holistic, patient-centred approach. Loved and trusted by millions for over three decades, the Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine continues to be a truly indispensable companion for the practice of modern medicine. Prefaces to the first and tenth editions iv Acknowledgements v Symbols and abbreviations vi 1 Thinking about medicine 2 History and examination 24 (68) 3 Cardiovascular medicine 92 (68) 4 Chest medicine 160 (42) 5 Endocrinology 202 (40) 6 Gastroenterology 242 (50) 7 Renal medicine 292 (30) 8 Haematology 322 (56) 9 Infectious diseases 378 (66) 10 Neurology 444 (74) 11 Oncology and palliative care 518 (20) 12 Rheumatology 538 (26) 13 Surgery 564 (98) 14 Clinical chemistry 662 (32) 15 Eponymous syndromes 694 (24) 16 Radiology 718 (32) 17 Reference intervals, etc. 750 (8) 18 Practical procedures 758 (20) 19 Emergencies 778 (74) 20 References 852 (16) Index 868 (24) Early warning score 892 (2) Cardiac arrest 894