Cardiovascular disease remains the major cause of morbidity and mortality throughout the developed world and it is also rapidly increasing in the developing world. Cardiovascular medicine and the specialty of cardiology continues to expand, and the remit of the cardiologist is forever broader with the development of new sub-specialties. “The Oxford Handbook of Cardiology” [...]

What if you could get top-notch medical care by highly skilled, U.S.-trained physicians in a world-class medical facility, all at a cost far less than treatment in the United States? It is called medical tourism, and hundreds of thousands of Americans each year are doing it. They go for dental treatment in Mexico, for [...]

Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. Pocket-sized reference for diagnosis of immunological disease and interpretation of tests. Gives guidance on test selection and interpretation. Summarizes methodology and the pros and cons of each test. For clinicians. Trim size: 7 x 4 includes. Plastic-coated softcover. DNLM: Immunologic Diseases–diagnosis handbooks. View product details on [...]

The Oxford Handbook of Ophthalmology is a valuable resource for anyone working with ophthalmic patients. It will be useful for both the trainee and the experienced consultant and is highly suitable for revision for postgraduate examinations. The core of the book comprises a systematic summary of ophthalmic disease, covering diagnosis, interim assessment, and [...]

This title includes a Foreword by John W Bachman, Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota. Mastering the art of medical practice management requires knowledge that most physicians don’t learn in medical school, residency, and fellowship training. Successful practice management in the 21st century requires physicians to understand how to organize [...]

Increasingly, students are starting medical school without a specific background. The Oxford Handbook of Medical Sciences has been written by biomedical scientists and clinicians to explain the fundamental scientific principles that underpin clinical medicine, and to provide students with a firm grounding in the basic sciences. Frequent cross-referencing with the Oxford Handbook [...]

Modern medicine is highly complex and investigations are a key part of the diagnostic process. With major advances in technology there are thousands of clinical and laboratory tests available. The ‘Oxford Handbook of Clinical & Laboratory Investigation’ provides a patient-oriented approach to investigation where key symptoms and signs are described along with [...]

The Maudsley Handbook of Practical Psychiatry has long served trainees in psychiatry, presenting them with practical and essential advice. This new edition of the handbook, perhaps better known as the ‘Orange book’, provides guidance on the psychiatric and neuropsychiatric examination and interviewing of adults and children - not just a central skill, but the [...]

Written by leading American practitioners, the Oxford American Handbooks in Medicine each offer a pocket-sized overview of an entire specialty, featuring instant access to guidance on the conditions that are most likely to be encountered. Precise and prescriptive, the handbooks offer up-to-date advice on examination, investigations, common procedures, and in-patient care. These books will [...]

This popular Handbook provides practical, accessible guidelines on a huge range of situations that present to the A & E department, and is the essential guide for junior doctors (including candidates for examinations in Accident and Emergency Medicine), specialist nurses, paramedics, and general practitioners. The text is deliberately precise and prescriptive. It [...]