Main description:

The new edition of this comprehensive two volume set has been fully revised to provide undergraduate students with the most recent information and developments in medicine.

Volume One begins with an introduction to general topics, covering genetics, immunology, drug administration, imaging and more.

The second part of Volume One, and Volume Two cover diseases and disorders found in different body systems, guiding students step by step through epidemiology, signs and symptoms, investigation and diagnosis, and management and complications.

The book covers both theoretical and clinical aspects of medicine, and includes study aids such as chapter summaries and key points boxes to assist learning.

This sixth edition is highly illustrated and features sections on new scientific equipment, biological, genetic and molecular studies, and molecular tools used in both research and in clinical practice.

Key points

Fully revised, new edition of comprehensive two volume set
Covers diseases and disorders in all body systems
Includes chapter summaries and key points boxes to assist learning
Previous edition (9788184483888) published in 2008

Contents:

Volume I

Section 1 General Topics
Section 2 Diseases Due To Arthropods, Marine Animals and Snakes
Section 3 Disorders Due To Physical Agents
Section 4 Toxicology
Section 5 Nutrition
Section 6 Diseases Caused By Infections
Section 7 Fluid and Electrolytes
Section 8 Gastroenterology
Section 9 Hepatobiliary System and Pancreas
Section 10 Diabetes Mellitus, Other Metabolic Disorders and Inherited Disorders of Connective Tissue
Section 11 Endocrinology
Section 12 Rheumatology

Volume II

Section 13 Cardiology
Section 14 Respiratory System
Section 15 Hematology
Section 16 Nephrology
Section 17 Neurology
Section 18 Dermatology
Section 19 Psychiatry
Section 20 Geriatrics