Kumar & Clark's clinical medicine
By: edited by Parveen Kumar, Michael Clark
Edition: 8th ed.
Publisher: Saunders Elsevier
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Edinburgh
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1304
ISBN-13: 9780702044991; 9780702045004
Subjects: Clinical Medicine
Other titles: Kumar and Clark's clinical medicine; Clinical medicine
Description: New to this edition: New chapter on palliative medicine. Five times the number of margin clinical photos. New echocardiography images. Double the number of dermatological images; including all the major lesion morphologies covered in a single page. 16 new authors. New sections on protein synthesis, energy production and stem cells. New members of the International Advisory Board from India, South Africa, Poland and the Middle East. 7 new chapters from the International Advisory Board. Animated practical procedures, including lumbar puncture, central venous and bladder catheterization, arterial cannulation etc.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Ethics / D. Bowman; title: Communication / A. Cushing; title: Molecular cell biology and genetic disorders / D. Kelsell, C. Byrne and K. Linton; title: The immune system and disease / M. Peakman; title: Infectious diseases, tropical medicine, and sexuallytransmitted infection / R.G. Finch ... [et al.]; title: Nutrition / M. Elia; title: Gastrointestinal disease / J. Lindsay, L. Langmead and S. Preston; title: Liver, biliary tract, and pancreatic disease / A.K. Burroughs, D. Westaby and G. Dusheiko; title: Haematological disease / M.F. Murphy, J. Wainscoat and K.J. Pasi; title: Malignant disease / C.J. Gallagher, T.A. Lister and M. Smith; title: Palliative care and symptom control / M.J. Johnson, G. Eva and S. Booth; title: Rheumatology and bone disease / M. Shipley .. [et al.]; title: Renal disease / M.M. Yaqoob; title: Water, electrolytes and acid-base balance / M.M. Yaqoob; title: Cardiovascular disease; title: A.J. Camm and N. Bunce; title: Respiratory disease / A.J. Frew and S. Doffman; title: Critical care medicine; title: C.J. Hinds, D. Watson and R. Pearse; title: Drug therapy and poisoning / M. Rawlins and J.A. Vale; title: Environmental medicine / M.L. Clark and C.R.A. Clarke; title: Endocrine disease / T.A. Howlett and M.J. Levy; title: Diabetes mellitus and other disorders of metabolism / E.A.M. Gale and J.V. Anderson; title: The special senses / M. Harries ... [et al.]; title: Neurological disease / P. Jarman; title: Psychological medicine / P.D. White and J. Bourke; title: Skin disease / D.G. Paige.