Oxford Handbook of Tropical Medicine (Oxford Medical Publications)

The Oxford Handbook of Tropical Medicine provides clear and concise coverage for practitioners and students in the tropics. Medical conditions are ordered by system except for the five major tropical conditions - malaria, HIV/STDs, tuberculosis, diarrhoeal diseases, and acute respiratory infections - and fevers. The book has been designed to be as practical as possible with illustrations of blood films and stool smears, which are useful for diagnosis, as well as clinical features, diagnosis, and management. In this new edition the cardiology, chest medicine, renal, and endocrinology sections have undergone major revision, and there is new material on mental health and ophthalmology. The Oxford Handbook of Tropical Medicine provides clear and concise coverage of this area of medicine for students and practitioners in the tropics. Medical conditions are ordered by system except for the five major tropical conditions - malaria, HIV/STDs, tuberculosis, diarrhoeal diseases, and acute respiratory infections and fevers. The book has been designed to be as practical as possible with illustrations of blood films and stool smears, which are useful for diagnosis, as well as the usual clinical features, diagnosis, and management. The new edition includes a major revision to the cardiology, chest medicine, renal, and endocrinology sections and there is new material on mental health, managing acute medical emergencies and ophthalmology. Presents a handbook of bedside reference for junior doctors. Medical conditions are ordered by system except for the five major tropical conditions. This book includes illustrations of blood films and stool smears, which are useful for diagnosis, as well as clinical features, diagnosis, and management. This handbook offers practical clinical guidance for the treatment of tropical diseases, with a reference to the epidemiology of conditions. It also covers basic surgical techniques required for tropical medicine Michael Eddleston ... [et Al.]. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Also Available In An Electronic Version. Gerard Bodeker, Global Initiative for Traditional Systems of Health, University of Oxford.