Euan Sandilands

Portable and easy to use, Essentials of Kumar and Clark's Clinical Medicine, 8th Edition, provides essential information for students and clinicians based on Kumar & Clark’s Clinical Medicine -the highly respected, gold-standard textbook on the treatment and management of medical conditions. This bestselling, BMA award-winning pocket guide is a practical revision reference for doctors on the ward, including normal values, medical emergencies, useful websites, abbreviations, and a dictionary of terms. Now fully up to date, this new edition is accessible and concise, making it an essential companion for medical students, doctors, and health professionals in the UK and around the world. New MLA index for easy navigation of content related to the MLA exam New chapters on Radiology and Stroke Medicine, as well as a new section on organophosphate poisoning Logical and easy to follow, highlighted by illustrations and tables that enhance understanding Includes an emergency guide for quick reference An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud

Despite many diagnostic advances, expert clinical examination is fundamental to the practice of medicine. Macleod's Essentials of Examination provides a concise guide to examining each body system, ideal for senior medical students, doctors in training and other health professionals. Each chapter provides a standardised framework for examining a body system, along with important considerations for the clinician as well as self-test questions. The book is spiral-bound, portable and concise, with space for the reader to annotate and add their own notes - making it ideal as both a guide on the wards and as an exam revision aid. The second edition of this popular title has been fully revised to take into account current terminology, guidelines and diagnostic pathways. Written specifically for this format, the book can be used as a standalone resource or alongside its hugely successful parent text, Macleod's Clinical Examination and the other MacLeod’s titles. Practical, quick-reference guide for senior medical students and doctors in training - can be used for both examinations and clinical practice Concise, point-by-point template for examining all the major body systems Clear set of guidelines on what to do at each stage of the clinical examination Specific instructions around technique and key clinical points to consider Typical OSCE scenarios, exam questions and answers - with tips on presenting findings and how to maximise exam success Self-test questions to consolidate knowledge and skills Can be used alongside the other Macleod’s titles or as a standalone resource Includes complete eBook version for easy access anytime, anywhere Fully updated throughout New chapters on skin and eyes Updated exam tips and questions/answers to ensure they are relevant, current and accurate

Macleod's Clinical Diagnosis is a practical manual for evaluating and diagnosing problems based on presenting symptoms. The book covers the principles of the diagnostic process, then takes the reader step-by-step through common acute medical presentations and how to interpret symptoms in context to produce a differential diagnosis. Readers will learn to interpret clinical features, examination findings and investigation results, and will build their confidence in assessing patients and identifying red flags. Whether used as a stand-alone resource or as a companion to Macleod’s Clinical Examination, this book will prove invaluable for medical students and junior doctors as they build on their basic clinical skills theory to practice in the real world. Series of clear 'diagnostic guides' to all the common acute medical presentations that may present to the emergency department or acute medical unit Diagnostic flow charts in each chapter - helps the reader to follow a clear step-by-step approach to diagnosis Clear, succinct and logically ordered to support learning Includes how to recognise red flags, eliminate life-threatening conditions and generate a logical differential diagnosis Takes a problem-based approach to diagnostic reasoning, reflecting both modern medical and current educational practices Builds on the clinical skills outlined in the companion Macleod's Clinical Examination textbook Covers all the acute medical presentations required by the UKMLA syllabus Comes with an interactive eBook for easy anytime, anywhere access New chapter on the diagnostic approach to the poisoned patient Content restructured to reflect common acute medical presentations Fully updated to reflect current approaches to clinical diagnoses including diagnostic tests

The seventh edition of this BMA award-winning pocket guide provides essential information for doctors based on the comprehensive Kumar & Clark's Clinical Medicine - the highly respected, gold-standard textbook on the treatment and management of medical conditions. Essentials is intended as an easy-to-access revision reference that provides important information for doctors on the ward, including normal values, medical emergencies, useful websites, abbreviations and a dictionary of terms. This best-selling book has been fully updated and is accessible, coherent and concise, making it an essential companion for medical students, doctors and health professionals in the UK and around the world. Small and compact - can be taken anywhere Clearly laid out, logical and easy to follow Emergency guide for quick reference Illustrations and tables to enhance understanding New section on COVID-19 New chapter on Elderly Medicine and Frailty Winner of the Internal Medicine category at the 2018 BMA Medical Book Awards Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices. New co-editor Euan Sandilands New chapter on Elderly Medicine and Frailty

Innovations in technology have hugely enhanced the diagnostic capabilities of today's practising clinicians. Yet the traditional art of detecting clinical signs through expert examination techniques remains a fundamental competence for training and practising clinicians, central to the delivery of safe and effective patient care. This first edition of Macleod's Essential Examination provides an innovative, concise account of each body system examination, delivering the information in a compact, portable format for use at home and in the clinical environment. It can be used in conjunction with the more extensive and hugely successful 'parent' textbook Macleod's Clinical Examination, with which it is closely integrated, or as a stand-alone aide-memoire. This quick-reference, highly practical guide will assist in preparation for OSCEs and in clinical practice. Each chapter follows a consistent format, opening with typical OSCE scenarios followed by a concise 'point by point' examination template. This is then expanded with a detailed description of each aspect of the examination process, including specific instructions around technique and information about key clinical signs to consider. Exam tips are also provided, along with typical questions likely to be asked during an OSCE. Answers are given are at the end of each chapter, making it an invaluable resource for both self-assessment and in peer-to-peer learning. The book provides a standardised framework for examination of all the major body systems. Using a novel tabular approach the book provides a clear set of guidelines on what to do at each stage of the clinical examination. It also reminds the reader what are the corresponding key points to think about and sets out associated exam tips. The exam tips are subsequently linked to potential examiner's questions. Each system ends with a reminder of how to present the findings and relevant tips to maximise your success.