Medicine At a Glance

Medicine at a Glance
 
The market-leading at a Glance series is popular among healthcare students and newly qualified practitioners for its concise and simple approach and excellent illustrations.
 
Each bite-sized chapter is covered in a double-page spread with clear, easy-to-follow diagrams, supported by succinct explanatory text.
 
Covering a wide range of topics, books in the at a Glance series are ideal as introductory texts for teaching, learning and revision, and are useful throughout university and beyond.
 
Everything you need to know about Medicine... at a Glance!
 
Discover a fully updated and comprehensive revision guide for the core medical curriculum
 
In the newly revised Fifth Edition of Medicine at a Glance, expert general physicians and cardiologists, Dr Patrick Davey and Dr Alex Pitcher, deliver a fully updated and comprehensive overview of the core medical curriculum. All topics are presented in an intuitive, double-page spread style with four-colour illustrations included to aid in learning and retention. The book is an essential tool for medical students revising for exams and an excellent reference for those on clinical attachments.
 
The Fifth Edition includes expanded coverage of COVID, neurology, fluid management, and medical emergencies. As the perfect practical companion for medical students for on-the-go study and review, Medicine at a Glance offers access to a companion website and a bundled "Core Cases" book.
 
Every bite-sized chapter is supported by clear, easy-to-follow diagrams and succinct explanatory text. The book also offers:
* A thorough introduction to the practice of medicine generally and how to be a medical student, including discussions of patient confidentiality and consent, patient relationships, complaint history, medical history, and the principles of examination
* Comprehensive explorations of clinical presentations at a glance, including cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease, renal medicine, and more
* Practical discussions of diseases and treatments at a glance, including endocrinology, infectious disease, haematology, and more
* In-depth examinations of miscellaneous medical issues, including fluid replacement therapy, psychiatric disorders, and substance misuse
 
Perfect for medical students, Foundation Programme Doctors, and Physician Associates, Medicine at a Glance is also an indispensable resource for anyone training in the allied health professions seeking a fully updated and comprehensive clinical medicine revision guide.

List of contents

List of Contributors xii
 
Preface xiv
 
Acknowledgements xvi
 
Abbreviations xviii
 
How to use your revision guide xxiv
 
About the companion website xxvi
 
Part 1 Introduction 1
 
1 How to be a medical student 2
 
2 Patient confidentiality 4
 
3 Consent 6
 
4 Relationship with the patient 8
 
5 History of presenting complaint 10
 
6 Past medical history, drugs and allergies 12
 
7 Family and social history 14
 
8 Functional enquiry 15
 
9 Basic clinical skills 16
 
10 Principles of examination 21
 
11 Is the patient ill? 22
 
12 The critically ill patient 24
 
Part 2 Clinical presentations at a glance 28
 
Cardiovascular disease
 
13 Chest pain 30
 
14 Oedema 34
 
15 Palpitations 36
 
16 The painful leg 37
 
17 Heart murmurs 38
 
18 Shock 40
 
Respiratory disease
 
19 Breathlessness, cough and haemoptysis 42
 
20 Wheeze (stridor) 46
 
21 Pleural effusion 47
 
22 Pneumothorax 48
 
Gastroenterology
 
23 Unintentional weight loss 50
 
24 Constipation and change in bowel habit 52
 
25 Diarrhoea: acute and chronic 54
 
26 Vomiting and intestinal obstruction 56
 
27 Haematemesis and melaena 58
 
28 Rectal bleeding 62
 
29 Dysphagia 64
 
30 Abdominal pain and dyspepsia 66
 
31 Jaundice 68
 
32 Abdominal mass 70
 
33 Ascites 71
 
Renal medicine
 
34 Polyuria and oliguria 72
 
35 Dysuria, frequency and urgency 74
 
36 Haematuria 75
 
Endocrinology
 
37 Sweating, flushing and thyroid swellings 76
 
38 Obesity 79
 
39 Hirsutism and infertility 82
 
40 Erectile dysfunction and gynaecomastia 84
 
Infectious disease
 
41 Principles of infection 86
 
42 Investigation of suspected infection 88
 
43 An approach to the patient with fever of short duration 90
 
44 Healthcare-associated infections 94
 
45 Fever of unknown origin 96
 
46 Fever and rash 100
 
47 Fever in HIV-infected patients 102
 
48 Fever in the returned traveller 104
 
49 Vaginal discharge and urethritis in men 106
 
Haematology
 
50 Anaemia 108
 
51 Clinical approach to lymphadenopathy and splenomegaly 110
 
52 The patient with abnormal bleeding or bruising 112
 
53 Leukopenia 113
 
Oncology
 
54 Oncological emergencies 114
 
Neurology
 
55 Introduction to neurological diagnosis 1: Neuroepidemiology 117
 
56 Introduction to neurological diagnosis 2 118
 
57 Introduction to neurological diagnosis 3 120
 
58 Common neurological symptoms 122
 
59 Weakness 125
 
60 Disturbance of vision: a neurological perspective 128
 
61 Sudden painless loss of vision 132
 
62 Tremor and other involuntary movements 134
 
63 Headache and facial pain 136
 
64 Episodic alterations in awareness and consciousness 138
 
Ophthalmology
 
65 The red eye 142
 
Rheumatology
 
66 Introduction to rheumatological disease 144
 
67 Low back pain and other regional pain syndromes 150
 
Dermatology
 
68 Introduction to dermatology 154
 
69 Pruritus and rashes 156
 
70 Hair and nail disorders 158
 
71 Leg ulcers 160
 
72 Photodermatoses 161
 
Women's health
 
73 Pelvic pain 162
 
74 Urinary inconti

About the author

Patrick Davey is Consultant Cardiologist at Northampton General Hospital and Honorary Senior Lecturer at the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine at John Radcliffe Hospital at Oxford. Alex Pitcher is Consultant Cardiologist at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and a Senior Clinical Teaching Fellow at New College, Oxford.

Summary

Medicine at a Glance

The market-leading at a Glance series is popular among healthcare students and newly qualified practitioners for its concise and simple approach and excellent illustrations.

Each bite-sized chapter is covered in a double-page spread with clear, easy-to-follow diagrams, supported by succinct explanatory text.

Covering a wide range of topics, books in the at a Glance series are ideal as introductory texts for teaching, learning and revision, and are useful throughout university and beyond.

Everything you need to know about Medicine... at a Glance!

Discover a fully updated and comprehensive revision guide for the core medical curriculum

In the newly revised Fifth Edition of Medicine at a Glance, expert general physicians and cardiologists, Dr Patrick Davey and Dr Alex Pitcher, deliver a fully updated and comprehensive overview of the core medical curriculum. All topics are presented in an intuitive, double-page spread style with four-colour illustrations included to aid in learning and retention. The book is an essential tool for medical students revising for exams and an excellent reference for those on clinical attachments.

The Fifth Edition includes expanded coverage of COVID, neurology, fluid management, and medical emergencies. As the perfect practical companion for medical students for on-the-go study and review, Medicine at a Glance offers access to a companion website and a bundled "Core Cases" book.

Every bite-sized chapter is supported by clear, easy-to-follow diagrams and succinct explanatory text. The book also offers:
* A thorough introduction to the practice of medicine generally and how to be a medical student, including discussions of patient confidentiality and consent, patient relationships, complaint history, medical history, and the principles of examination
* Comprehensive explorations of clinical presentations at a glance, including cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease, renal medicine, and more
* Practical discussions of diseases and treatments at a glance, including endocrinology, infectious disease, haematology, and more
* In-depth examinations of miscellaneous medical issues, including fluid replacement therapy, psychiatric disorders, and substance misuse

Perfect for medical students, Foundation Programme Doctors, and Physician Associates, Medicine at a Glance is also an indispensable resource for anyone training in the allied health professions seeking a fully updated and comprehensive clinical medicine revision guide.

Product details

• Authors: Patrick (Northampton General Hospital Davey, Patrick (Northampton General Hospitalprevio Davey, Univ
• Assisted by: Patrick Davey (Editor), Davey Patrick (Editor), Pitcher (Editor), Alex Pitcher (Editor)
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 11.04.2024
• EAN: 9781119430490
• ISBN: 978-1-119-43049-0
• No. of pages: 608
• Series: At a Glance
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Non-clinical medicine; Medizinstudium, Medizin, Medical education, Medical Science, Allgemeine u. Innere Medizin, General & Internal Medicine, Medical study and revision guides and reference material