Oxford Handbook of Psychiatry

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Covering psychiatry from A to Z this book is indeed an essential for every student, trainee and even the experienced psychiatrist. Subjects ranging from the arcane to the obvious leap out with clarity. The authors’ style is concise yet inspiring.
Theoretical aspects from psychoanalysis to the dopamine hypothesis are covered with attention to ‘real-world’ psychiatric applications. This text succeeds where others have failed in terms of ease of use and being pocket-sized!
If you’re a foundation year trainee-in-waiting then don’t hesitate to get in line for this essential ‘road-map’ for your psychiatric post. As someone who is about to sit their membership I have already found it invaluable.
Highly recommended! 

I recently bought this book for starting a block working in psychiatry. On my first meeting with my consultant he was about to advise me to buy this book when I showed him I had already bought it-his feeling is that this book would be sufficient for anyone (such as myself) who is new to psychiatry and will be working there for a short term (eg 4 months/6months) and covers all the neccesary topics. Obviously if you were to have a specialist interest in a specific condition or be in a subspeciality of psychiatry then worth checking what your department would suggest however if you’re going to general psychiatry or doing oncalls there this should do the trick. It’s also quite an interesting read. Covering psychiatry from A to Z this book is indeed an essential for every student, trainee and even the experienced psychiatrist. Subjects ranging from the arcane to the obvious leap out with clarity. The authors’ style is concise yet inspiring.
Theoretical aspects from psychoanalysis to the dopamine hypothesis are covered with attention to ‘real-world’ psychiatric applications. This text succeeds where others have failed in terms of ease of use and being pocket-sized!
If you’re a foundation year trainee-in-waiting then don’t hesitate to get in line for this essential ‘road-map’ for your psychiatric post. As someone who is about to sit their membership I have already found it invaluable.
Highly recommended! 

I recently bought this book for starting a block working in psychiatry. On my first meeting with my consultant he was about to advise me to buy this book when I showed him I had already bought it-his feeling is that this book would be sufficient for anyone (such as myself) who is new to psychiatry and will be working there for a short term (eg 4 months/6months) and covers all the neccesary topics. Obviously if you were to have a specialist interest in a specific condition or be in a subspeciality of psychiatry then worth checking what your department would suggest however if you’re going to general psychiatry or doing oncalls there this should do the trick. It’s also quite an interesting read.

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Clinical Child Psychiatry 2nd Edition

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Clinical Child Psychiatry, Second Edition serves as a focused text of the major problems, challenges and practices commonly encountered in clinical child psychiatry.
The introductory section covers assessment of the patient, treatment planning and a review of CBT and play therapy. Each chapter in section two reviews a clinical disorder in detail, giving diagnostic criteria and clinical management advice and is enhanced by case studies. The final section covers special topics such as foster care, adoption, loss and grief, sleep disorders, forensics and socioeconomics.
Clinical Child Psychiatry, Second Edition provides invaluable guidance for all practitioners: interns and residents entering the field, pediatricians and family physicians who now provide the preponderance of child psychiatric services, and experienced clinicians encountering new areas of practice.
Praise from the reviews:
"… the information provided is practical and presented in user-friendly fashion. The editors have done an excellent job in organizing this text. I recommend this text to interns and residents in psychiatry and child psychiatry as well as to pediatricians and general psychiatrists." AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY (first edition review)
“… useful as a reference guide. For those entering the field, it is a good book to begin with…it is easy to read and the methods used to employ this information enhance the text." DOODY'S HEALTH SERVICES

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Kaplan and Sadock's Synopsis of Psychiatry 10th Edition

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The best-selling general psychiatry text since 1972, Kaplan and Sadock's Synopsis of Psychiatry is now in its thoroughly updated Tenth Edition. This complete, concise overview of the entire field of psychiatry is a staple board review text for psychiatry residents and is popular with a broad range of students in medicine, clinical psychology, social work, nursing, and occupational therapy, as well as practitioners in all these areas. The book is DSM-IV-TR compatible and replete with case studies and tables, including ICD-10 diagnostic coding tables.

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Neurobehavioral Anatomy

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Thoroughly revised and updated to reflect key advances in behavioral neurology, Neurobehavioral Anatomy, Third Edition is a clinically based account of the neuroanatomy of human behavior centered on a consideration of behavioral dysfunction caused by disorders of the brain. A concise introduction to brain-behavior relationships that enhances patient care and assists medical students, the book also serves as a handy reference to researchers, neuroscientists, psychiatrists, and geriatricians.

The book outlines how cognitive and emotional functions are represented and organized in the brain to produce the behaviors regarded as uniquely human. It reviews the effects of focal and diffuse brain lesions, and from this analysis a conception of the normal operations of the healthy brain emerges. Christopher M. Filley integrates data and material from different disciplines to create a concise and accessible synthesis that informs the clinical understanding of brain-behavior relationships. Clinically practical and theoretically stimulating, the book is an invaluable resource for those involved in the clinical care and study of people with neurobehavioral disorders.

Including a useful glossary and extensive references guiding users to further research, the third edition will be of significance to medical students, residents, fellows, practicing physicians, and the general reader interested in neurology.

Reviewer: Cristina Orfei, MD(University of Illinois at Chicago)

Description: This is an updated and concise review of the correlation between neuroanatomy and behavior. In only 227 pages, this well-referenced book covers the different manifestations of aphasias, agnosias, acute confusional states, dementias, and traumatic brain injury and presents an in-depth discussion of the different frontal lobe syndromes. The first edition was published in 1995.

Purpose: The purpose is to address the large audience of students and clinical practitioners who have an interest in the function of the brain and its clinical manifestations. It is simply worded and well written, meeting the purpose of a quick review with several up-to-date references, and fulfilling the author's objective of explaining in simple terms a complex scenario.

Audience: The author's expertise in behavioral neurology and its clinical aspects makes this book a useful addition to the library of every student of neurology and psychiatry and clinical psychologists. The mature clinician will enjoy the discussion of the evolution of functional neuroimaging, new theory in traumatic brain injury, and the genetic abnormalities of dementia, Alzheimer's type.

Features: The reader will learn the complex interactions of subcortical structures in the disturbance of arousal, the differential diagnosis of acute confusional state, and the perplexing definition of consciousness where neuronal activity is transformed into subjective conscious experience. The description of the case of Phineas Gage in the discussion of frontal lobe syndromes exemplifies the role of the orbitofrontal cortex in disinhibition and distractibility. The medial frontal and dorsolateral syndromes have different characteristics with apathy, mutism, or transcortical motor aphasia, paresis of lower limbs, and perseveration and impairment of executive functions. The concept of higher cerebral vs. high cortical functions is addressed in chapter 12 on the dementias, documenting the importance of the subcortical structures (thalamus, basal ganglia, and cerebral white matter) as participants in the neuronal network that serve specific higher functions. The importance of genetic inheritance in Alzheimer's disease is identified in abnormalities of chromosome 14, 19, and 21 in five percent of Alzheimer's patients, while the role of synaptic loss is emphasized more than amyloid deposition in the pathogenesis of this condition.

Assessment: This book, with its simple format and clarity of exposition, will open the door on the complexity of human behavior to a large audience.

 Editor Biography

Christopher M. Filley is a professor of neurobiology and psychiatry at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and an attending physician at the University of Colorado Hospital and the Denver Veterans Affairs Medical Center. He has been on the Best Doctors of America list since 1996.

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Netter's Neurology

Netter's Neurology
Publisher: Sa unders | 2011 | ISBN: 1437702732 | 768 pages | PDF | 175 MB

Netter's Neurology, 2nd Edition, by Drs. H. Royden Jones, Jayashri Srinivasan, Gregory J. Allam, and Richard A. Baker uses visually rich Netter artwork to efficiently provide you with a concise overview of general neurology and its intersection with internal medicine, neurosurgery, ophthalmology, psychiatry, and orthopedics. From stroke and epilepsy to dementia and neuromuscular disorders, Netter's Neurology is a thorough synopsis of the state of the art in most areas of adult neurology. You'll rapidly access complete introductions to clinical details, complex concepts, and correlations between anatomical, pathological, physiological, and pharmacological aspects in the clinical settings. Netter - it's how you know.
Master general neurology and its intersection with internal medicine, neurosurgery, ophthalmology, psychiatry, and orthopedics through comprehensive topic coverage.

Get a quick and memorable overview of anatomy, pathophysiology, and clinical presentation from the precision and beauty of Netter and Netter-style plates that highlight key neuroanatomical and neurologic concepts.

Explore specific clinical applications with vignettes included throughout the text that bring each topic to life.

Find the information you need quickly and easily thanks to the short text and concise topic overviews.
See the latest developments in the field in clear detail with new artwork and new entries on ALS, Eastern Equine Encephalitis, African Sleeping Sickness, and more.

Effectively visualize the underlying anatomy in living patients through upgraded neuroimaging coverage, including MR, CT, and PET.

Tap into additional treatment information with more clinical vignettes that provide "real-life" illustrative case evaluations.

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Psychiatric Disorders Methods and Protocols (Methods in Molecular Biology)

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New high throughput techniques in neuroscience and psychiatry have enhanced the development of experimental, customizable animal models that are predictive of human neuropsychiatric pathology and give vital insights on the mechanisms and pathways involved. In Psychiatric Disorders: Methods and Protocols, key experts have written integrated chapters on neuropsychiatric research sharing their insightful expertise and opinions focusing on both the animal models as well as the cutting edge techniques applied. Beginning with an overview of the animal research in psychiatric illness and substance abuse, this comprehensive volume continues with the modeling of neuropsychiatric illness, drug abuse paradigms and techniques, biomarker identification, autoimmune inflammatory response, and neuroendocrine alteration in the areas of psychiatry, as well as state-of-the-art “Omics approaches” and neurosystems biology/data mining techniques to compute and analyze genomic and proteomics alteration occurring within neuropsychiatric models.  As a part of the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology™ series, chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible laboratory protocols, and tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls.   Thorough and easily applicable, Psychiatric Disorders: Methods and Protocols offers the detailed and clearly illustrated tools necessary for neuroscientists and psychiatrists to handle many unanswered scientific questions with a more creative and insightful approach.

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Fundamentals of Clinical Psychopharmacology (2nd edition)

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Published: 2004-08-09 | ISBN: 1841844276 | PDF | 170 pages | 3 MB

This book brings together leading UK psychiatrists and psychopharmacologists to review and clarify essential information about the scientific background and clinical applications of the drugs used in psychiatry. Based on the excellent Psychopharmacology Course for Psychiatrists in Training, organized twice a year by the British Association for Psychopharmacology, Fundamentals of Clinical Psychopharmacology reflects the individual lectures that make up the course, ranging from basic neuroscience to the analysis of clinical trials. The book is updated regularly, and this Second Edition includes a helpful new chapter on child and adolescent psychopharmacology.

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Crush Step 2 The Ultimate USMLE Step 2 Review

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Written by Dr. Brochert, who scored in the 99th percentile in Steps1 and 2 of the U.S. Medical Licensing Exam (USMLE), this comprehensive, high-yield review book has been completely updated. It is cram packed with clinical information that has appeared on recent administrations of the USMLE Step 2, and will enable medical students to "crush the boards". Step 2 questions are more relevant to the clinical practice of medicine and focus on what a first year resident should knowhow to diagnose, manage, and treat common diseases. Coverage includes epidemiology and biostatistics, pharmacology and microbiology, cardiac physiology, and basic EKG pathology. Knowing common and life-threatening diseases in the sub-specialties (orthopedics, urology, ophthalmology, neurosurgery, child psychiatry, vascular surgery, etc.) can increase one's score substantially.

 

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Oxford Handbook of Clinical Examination and Practical Skills

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This book is an excellent addition to the ever-popular Oxford Handbook series. It has all the usual stuff that you’d expect in a clinical examination book, but it also includes detailed coverage of many essential practical procedures (e.g. ABG) and has good sections on psychiatry and paeds. Medical ethics even make a brief appearance. In addition, there is a large data interpretation chapter which covers all the essentials such as interpretation of the ECG and chest X-ray. The style is crisp and to the point with a distinctive, sometimes quirky but erudite tone that I find enjoyable to read – and the text is peppered with interesting facts and historical curiosities. For instance, did you know that cat allergy is caused by one of the proteins in feline saliva (their fur is covered in it through licking) or that Abraham Lincoln may have had Marfan’s syndrome (his slightly blurred face in photographs is probably a reflection of head nodding due to aortic regurgitation – De Musset’s sign!). Best of all, despite being the only handbook in full colour, it only costs about twenty quid and it just about fits in your pocket. Five stars!

This is an absolutly fantastic text, and one I would recommend to all clinical medical students. The established process for examining each system is gone through in a step-by-step fashion in a succint yet thorough manner that is easy to read and digest. There is also a good level of detail on physical signs and their associated medical conditions for performing well in an OSCE and for when clerking patients for real. This concise, well organised approach makes it excellent for swatting up with whilst on the ward between seeing patients, and the small size makes in ammenable for carrying in your pocket. For each system there are also excellent recommendations on relevant good history taking.

The back section of the book contains more step-by-step details of how to perform more advanced practical procedures for junior doctors and simple ones like venepuncture and cannulation for medical students. There is also an excellent section on interpreting ECGs and CXRs.

This is one of the best medical textbooks I own (and I own quite a few!) and one of the finest in the oxford handbook range for medical students. I am sure it would also be a great aide memoire for junior doctors.

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Oxford Handbook of Clinical Specialties

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Increased use of colour and diagrams in this new edition make it easier to read and more valuable as a quick reference text in clinical settings…impeccably laid out, clear, concise and thorough. (British Journal of Hospital Medicine )
This is a useful book to carry into the clinic in your pocket.Finally the new edition has arrived and in short it’s brilliant.” –This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
My copy of this book is breaking apart at the spine and has a few missing pages: this is a testment only to the fact that I’ve used it so much. I’m an SHO in Paediatrics now, and, since I bought this book in third year I have used it countless times as both as a quick reference guide, and during revision for numerous exams. I quickly came to rely on this book and it’s yellow-skinned cousin (OHCM) for brief and memorable introductions to ailments I encountered on the wards and during my revision. This edition is divided into several chapters including Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Paediatrics, Ophthalmology, ENT, Dermatology, A£E, Orthopaedics, General Practice, and Psychiatry (amongst others). 

While some might feel the poetic subtext on many of the pages is somewhat annoying and pretentious (read the page entitled ‘a journey on foot’ in the orthopaedic section), I have always found it a welcome augmentation to the raw medical dimension contained within the books pages.

This book together with the Handbook for Clinical Medicine is absolutely essential for survival on the wards. If you havn’t got a clue what’s wrong with the patient, what the consultant is talking about or what you are meant to do next- these books help you out. They are compact enough to stick in your pocket, but have enough information crammed in to tell you everything that you could be expected to know about any condition. As I said this is a must for any med. student or junior doc. The proof really is that these aren’t some new fancy books that have to be put to the test now, everyone I’ve spoken to seems to have been using them for years- Good Luck!

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CS Checklists Portable Review for the USMLE Step 2 CS, Second Edition

This small, easy-to-carry-book, checklist format is perfect for self-testing for partner quizzing on the elements that will be tested on the USMLE Step 2 CS. Each case starts out with a scenario, then provides a checklist for every item the student should consider regarding the patient history, physical examination, differential diagnosis and follow up.

THE BOOK TO TAKE TO THE CS TEST SITE

Get ready for the Clinical Skills portion of the USMLE 2 with these essential patient checklists. With CS Checklists: Portable Review for the USMLE Step 2 CS, you can hone your physical examination skills and review differential diagnoses for 45 frequently-tested CS cases. Just as if you were working with actual patients, each case reviews essential skills you need in the clinic—and on the exam!
If you want to build or refresh your clinical skills, and ace the USMLE Step 2 CS, here’s a portable self-teaching review that’s specially designed to reinforce what you need to know in the easiest, most direct way possible. Get ready to—
Master clinical skills with 45 frequently-tested cases, from AIDS and asthma to schizophrenia and tuberculosis.
Focus on the most-tested cases in internal medicine, pediatrics, surgery, ob/gyn, psychiatry, and family medicine
Build a working knowledge of typical presentations, patient histories, physical exams, differential diagnostic workup, and follow-up recommendations
Reinforce what you need to remember with checklist formats
Construct a solid foundation for USMLE Step 2 CS success

Just what you need for the USMLE Step 2 CSE—CS Checklists: Portable Review for the USMLE Step 2 CS proves that studying doesn’t have to be boring!

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Oxford Textbook of Medicine 3-Volume Set – 5th Edition

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The Oxford Textbook of Medicine is the foremost international textbook of medicine. Unrivaled in its coverage of the scientific aspects and clinical practice of internal medicine and its subspecialties, it is a fixture in the offices and wards of physicians around the world. More comprehensive, more authoritative, and more international than any other textbook, it focuses on offering practical guidance on clinical management and the prevention of disease.

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Three introductory chapters outline a philosophy which has always characterized the Oxford Textbook of Medicine. It is humane, thought-provoking, and aims to instill in readers an understanding of the role of medicine in society, and the contribution it can make to the health of populations.

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As always, there is detailed coverage of all areas of internal medicine. The integration of basic science and clinical practice is unparalleled and throughout the book the implications of research for medical practice are explained. The core clinical medicine sections offer in-depth coverage of the traditional specialty areas. The Oxford Textbook of Medicine has unsurpassed details on infectious diseases: the most comprehensive coverage to be found in any textbook of medicine. Other sections of note include: pain; bioterrorism; forensic medicine; medical disorders in pregnancy; travel and expedition medicine; nutrition; the use of stem cells; regenerative medicine, and psychiatry and drug-related problems in general medical practice.

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In response to detailed research, there have been substantial changes to ensure that the Oxford Textbook of Medicine continues to meet the needs of its readers. New chapter summaries give accessible overviews of the content. All 2,500 illustrations and photographs are now in full color, and a new design ensures that the textbook is easy to read and to navigate. The evidence-base and references have been entirely overhauled.

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And now, for the first time, the Oxford Textbook of Medicine is available in an online edition. Containing the full text and all the figures and illustrations, the online version has a clear and easy-to-use interface with excellent navigation and search and browse options. In addition, the online edition facilitates links to sources of related and further reading via PubMed, ISI, and CrossRef. All the figures are downloadable into Powerpoint; an excellent tool when preparing presentations and lectures.

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Purchasers of the print edition of the Oxford Textbook of Medicine, fifth edition, will also be able to purchase access to the online edition for a reduced rate by following the instructions given in the book.

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Oxford Textbook of Psychotherapy

With the publication of this book psychotherapy finally arrives at the mainstream of mental health practice. This volume is an essential companion for every practising psychiatrist, clinical psychologist, psychotherapy counsellor, mental health nurse, psychotherapist, and mental health practitioner. It is integrative in spirit, with chapters written by an international panel of experts who combine theory and research with practical treatment guidelines and illustrative case examples to produce an invaluable book. Part One gives a comprehensive account of all the major psychotherapeutic approaches. Parts Two and Three systematically describe psychotherapeutic approaches to the major psychiatric disorders and personality disorders. Many chapters are multi-authored and describe the psychodynamic, cognitive behavioural and other approaches for treating these illnesses. Part Four examines applications and modifications of psychotherapy across the lifecycle. Part Five describes psychotherapy with specific populations such as medical patients and those where gender is an issue, and finally Part Six tackles some of the special topics of concern to psychotherapists including ethics, legal issues, and psychotherapy and neuroscience. The first of its kind, this is a ‘must have’ volume for all trainee and practising psychological therapists, whatever their background – psychiatry, psychology, social work, or nursing.

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The Neuroscience of Clinical Psychiatry

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After extensively searching, I found and read this book last year– and thought it was fabulous. I chose it as our chief textbook for our Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (MSN) program’s course on neuroscience for nurse clinicians and the student feedback this year has been great. The students tell me that they truly enjoy reading the text and a few have said "I couldn’t put it down." What a radical change from the dry and dense (and frankly, over our heads) neuroscience textbook we were using in the past.

I became familiar with this book when I was searching for a text for the clinical neuroscience class I offer each year to graduate students in the Department of Psychology at my university. The book is what I would describe as "deceptively good." The authors haven’t put a lot of pizzazz (sp?) into their writing; this is, after all, an upper level college textbook. However, the presentation of the material is well organized, and there is actually an awfully lot of good, up-to-date information succinctly included here. The latter is especially true if one is also conscientious about examining the figures – which, thankfully, in most instances supplement rather than merely repeat the text. I’m pleased with the selection of this text for my class. It’s too early to tell about my students’ response. But as someone who has taught in this area for quite a while, I know from experience we’ve long needed a book like this to introduce students to the exciting discoveries occurring in the realm of clinical neuroscience.

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The Psychiatric Interview (Practical Guides in Psychiatry)

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This is a great book. I used it when I was in residency. I am now a practicing psychiatrist. I can still, even to this day, see how this book has shaped my clinical interviewing in a positive way. It is practical, it takes the theory and gives you examples of how to phrase things. It has mneumonics that help you remember all of the different parts of the interview. it enables you to do a pretty complete diagnositic interview when you need to. I remember getting compliments from my supervisors after they observed my interview when I started using these methods. It is a great book to get when you are wondering about how to get started when you first begin conducting interviews

This is an excellent book for psychiatric resident from first to fourth year.
I have seen how poorly were conducted some mock boards by certain residents because of interviewing skills difficulty.

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Lecture Notes Clinical Medicine

This work provides a concise guide to both clinical history and examination and the essentials of clinical medicine on a system–by–system basis. This new edition supplies practitioners with an affordable, slender alternative to larger bulky and excessive medicine texts. It features a concise approach that contains all that students and junior doctors needs to know on both the clinical approach and the essential background knowledge; summary and evidence–based medicine boxes to assist revision and learning; and new OSCE exam summaries and new material on acute medicine and psychiatry.

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