The latest addition to the Kumar & Clark family, this thoroughly updated new edition covers more than 200 cases presenting with acute symptoms in the hospital, everything from shingles and breathlessness to chest pain, acute coronary syndromes, poisoning, renal failure and stroke. The authors give clear and concise advice on immediate and further management, management of complications, differential diagnoses, history-taking, tips and pitfalls, alerts, investigations, and prioritization.
• More than 200 cases
• Remember! boxes
• Investigations boxes
• Information boxes
Key Features
Edited by Parveen Kumar, CBE, BSc, MD, FRCP, FRCP(Edin) and Michael L Clark, MD, FRCP
Enhanced e-book accompanies the print book, for ease of transportation and use on the move.
New Features
Over 200 cases1 Infectious Diseases
2 Sexually Transmitted Infections
3 Nutrition
4 Gastroenterology
5 Liver and Biliary Tract Disorders
6 Haematology and Oncology
7 Care of the Elderly
8 Rheumatology
9 Kidney and Urinary Tract Disease
10 Cardiology
11 Respiratory Disorders
12 ITU
13 Poisoning
14 Endocrinology and Diabetes
15 Neurology
16 Psychiatry
17 Dermatology
From customer reviews of the previous edition:
‘Cases in Clinical Medicine is an extremely complementary resource for medical students - especially as quick reference material on the ward. If you are used to using Kumar & Clark’s Clinical Medicine it has a familiar feel in its structure and ease of reading. It is well structured and contains pretty much all the regular cases you will experience on the wards during your clinical years. Being in my first clinical year, I have found it is a useful adjunct to the Oxford Handbook. The chapters list regular cases, with a run-through of the presentation (signs and symptoms), differentials, early and late management, available treatments and much more. There are loads of useful diagrams and images from clinical practice – X-rays, medial photographs, histology/cytology etc.’
‘The information in this text is concise, relevant and reliable … evidence-based whenever possible. The depth of knowledge goes beyond that expected of clinical medical students and so this book will be of use during the Foundation Course and maybe even specialist training years. …As a ward-based reference it is excellent, containing all the acute situations one is likely to encounter whilst on a medical attachment. Information is outlined in a concise and readable manner but the detail is more than sufficient to impart the key information one needs to know. Key points are regularly reinforced using textboxes to highlight their importance. …The use of case histories in each section is a good method of highlighting the key points yet also develops understanding and learning when reference is made to a clinical case. There is good use made of quality diagrams, tables and photographs throughout the text.’
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I highly recommend this book for sophister students of medicine. It will help consolidate your medical knowledge. You will get a pocket size handbook full of case histories, lists of important differentials and practical advice on how to work patients up.
Additional reading for the pharmacy undergraduate course. Very useful for post graduate courses and independent prescribing
An excellent addition to the course and great companion to the full Kumar and Clarke.
A very good concise book, excellent for supplementary reading
Excellent format and highly useful especially for those doing advanced practice where they may not necessarily encounter patients in other clinical areas as often. The cases are pertinent and supported by relevant tables and illustrations. The "remember" boxes are particularly useful at prompting key aspects of learning.
Case studies to put the clinical knowledge in practice and understand step by step approach to clinical problems
I like using this book to encourage students to apply their anatomical knowledge to clinical scenarios, enabling better understanding of certain concepts and reinforcing understanding of anatomical structure and function. Using the scenarios is most beneficial at the end of a teaching session once students understand the functional and clinical anatomy and then try to put it into "practice". The structure allows for a methodical approach to each case and also provides explanations and images to better enable students to conceptualise information.
I like that it includes theory along with the cases.