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Description

Thoroughly revised and updated throughout, this trusted, quick-reference guide includes the latest evidence-based guidelines and recommended management of medical emergencies alongside new figures and clinical tips from experienced authors and a team of dedicated specialist reviewers. With a new chapter on acute medicine and the older patient, and even more distilled key points and practice tips, it is accessible to all members of the multidisciplinary team and practitioners across an even wider range of specialties. The Oxford Handbook of Acute Medicine remains the must-have resource for all those dealing with acute illness.

Your practical guide to the presentation, causes, and management of the acutely ill patient, this Handbook will take you step-by-step through the management of the patient while awaiting specialist help, and beyond, with details of specialist treatments to help you make an informed decision about your patient’s ongoing care.

Features

• The most up-to-date therapies and protocols for managing a wide range of acute medical situations
• A proven model that relates pathophysiology to features to aid diagnosis
• Identification of priorities for treatment providing step-by-step management advice
• New figures and clinical tips from experienced authors and a team of dedicated specialist reviewers.
• Content delivered in a proven clear and concise style
• New figures and clinical tips from experienced authors and a team of dedicated specialist reviewers.
• Detailed tables and charts to illustrate key concepts
• A new chapter on acute medicine and the older patient

Unbound Medicine Features:

• Highlighting and note-taking within entries
• “Favourites” for bookmarking important topics
• Enhanced Search to find topics quickly

Publisher

Editors

Punit Ramrakha, Consultant Cardiologist at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Aylesbury, and Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK

Kevin Moore, Professor of Hepatology at Royal Free and University College Medical School, University College, London, UK

Amir Sam, Consultant Physician and Endocrinologist at Hammersmith Hospital and a Reader in Endocrinology at Imperial College London, UK