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Essentials of Internal Medicine

  • 3rd Edition - August 4, 2014
  • Latest edition
  • Author: Brad Frankum
  • Language: English

The internist must be an expert diagnostician who applies their skill and knowledge like a detective to solve an often difficult problem, craft a sensible plan and make a po… Read more

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The internist must be an expert diagnostician who applies their skill and knowledge like a detective to solve an often difficult problem, craft a sensible plan and make a positive difference.

Building on established diagnostic techniques, Essentials of Internal Medicine 3e presents a modern approach to internal medicine, equipping the reader with the skills to become an effective internist. This text presents practical approaches to diagnosis and up to date strategies for implementing evidence-based treatments for prevalent conditions.

Learn how to

• identify what is clinically important

• understand and investigate disease

• create an effective strategy for treatment

• utilize technological diagnostic tools now available

Drawing on a team of highly esteemed authors who are clinically active and internationally recognized for their expertise in both internal medicine and clinical education, Essentials of Internal Medicine 3e is a guide to mastering the art and science of modern internal medicine.

Key features

  • • Color illustrations to enhance recognition and learning
  • • Clinical pearls
  • • Memory jog lists and tables
  • • Multiple choice questions with answers and explanations

Table of contents

1 Internal Medicine in the 21st Century

2 Evidence-based medicine and critical appraisal of the literature

3 Ethics

4 Clinical pharmacology and toxicology

5 Genetics

6 Medical imaging for internists

7 Pulmonology

8 Cardiology

9 Hypertension

10 Nephrology

11 Endocrinology

12 Gastroenterology

13 Hepatology

14 Hematology

15 Oncology

16 Palliative medicine

17 Immunology

18 Musculoskeletal medicine

19 Neurology

20 Psychiatry for the internist

21 Clinical infectious diseases

22 Immunization

23 Dermatology for the physician

24 Medical ophthalmology

25 Women’s health for the physician

26 Obstetric medicine

27 Geriatric medicine

Product details

  • Edition: 3
  • Latest edition
  • Published: December 9, 2014
  • Language: English

About the author

BF

Brad Frankum

OAM, BMed (Hons), FRACP

Professor of Clinical Education, and Deputy Dean, University of Western

Sydney School of Medicine; Consultant Clinical Immunologist and Allergist,

Campbelltown and Camden Hospitals, NSW, Australia

Affiliations and expertise
OAM, B. Med (Hons), FRACP, FAMA Senior Staff Specialist and Consultant in Immunology and Allergy, Campbelltown and Camden Hospitals, NSW, Australia; Conjoint Professor, School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, NSW, Australia