Comprehensive yet compact resource
Covers the spectrum of internal medicine and surgery
The Oxford American Handbook of Clinical Medicine Second Edition covers all areas of internal medicine and surgery, offering up-to-date advice on examination, diagnostic testing, common procedures, and in-patient care. Students, residents, nurses, and clinicians will find the handbook to be a succinct, comprehensive, and affordable introduction to clinical medicine in the popular format of the Oxford American Handbooks in Medicine series. The second edition includes a thorough updating of diagnostic and therapeutic guidelines, updated information on key clinical trials, numerous new images, and new information on palliative care. This handbook has everything you need for on-the-spot access to evidence-based clinical management guidelines.

Preface
Acknowledgments
List of contributors
Symbols and abbreviations
1 Thinking about medicine
2 Epidemiology
3 Clinical skills
4 Symptoms and signs
5 Cardiovascular medicine
6 Pulmonary medicine
7 Gastroenterology
8 Renal medicine
9 Endocrinology
10 Neurology
11 Rheumatology and musculoskeletal conditions
12 Oncology
13 Surgery
14 Infectious diseases (ID)
15 Hematology
16 Geriatric medicine
17 Biochemistry
18 Radiology
19 Practical procedures
20 Emergency Medicine
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