A pocketbook of clinical medicine that offers: exam questions, practical procedures, dictionary of terms, abbreviations, normal values and emergency boxes.

This is a pocketbook of clinical medicine based on Kumar and Clark's "Clinical Medicine, Sixth Edition" (and cross-referenced to it by page number). In addition to being a portable version of Kumar and Clark, this book offers added extras: e.g. exam questions, practical procedures, dictionary of terms, abbreviations, normal values and emergency boxes. The fourth edition will also be available in a PDA (handheld) version, either for purchase alone (as a CD-ROM; (ISBN 0702028320)) or in a pack along with the book (ISBN 0702028339).

Abbreviations Normal values Medical emergencies 1. Ethics and communication 2. Infectious diseases and tropical medicine 3. Gastroenterology and nutrition 4. Liver, biliary tract and pancreatic disease 5. Diseases of the blood and haematological malignancies 6. Rheumatology 7. Water and electrolytes 8. Renal disease 9. Cardiovascular disease 10. Respiratory disease 11. Intensive care medicine 12. Poisoning, drug and alcohol abuse 13. Endocrinology 14. Diabetes mellitus and other disorders of metabolism 15. The Special Senses 16. Neurology 17. Dermatology 18. Practical procedures 19. Therapeutics Medicine examination questions Dictionary of terms Index