Rapid Medicine

This pocket reference and revision guide is a must for all medical students and junior doctors preparing for major exams in clinical medicine or needing a rapid reminder of essential facts during a clinical attachment. Now thoroughly updated, this new edition combines the first editions of Rapid Medicine and Rapid Differential Diagnosis and contains reference to over 200 common medical conditions and diseases and 350 signs and symptoms encountered on a daily basis on the wards, in clinics and in exams.

This concise, no–nonsense reference is presented in an A–Z format for easy access to information, and includes a thematic index with conditions sorted by speciality making it an ideal companion in any clinical situation.

Preface, vii

List of abbreviations, ix

Medical Conditions

Cardiology, 3

Respiratory, 35

Gastroenterology, 65

Hepatology, 97

Nephrology, 121

Rheumatology, 135

Neurology, 153

Endocrinology, 193

Infectious diseases, 233

Haematology, 255

Dermatology, 295

Ophthalmology, 309

Miscellaneous, 315

Shorter Topics

Differential Diagnoses

Topic Index, 449

Amir H. Sam: Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Hammersmith Hospital and Imperial College London 

James T. H. Teo: Charing Cross Hospital, London

This concise, no–nonsense reference is presented in an A–Z format for easy access to information, and includes a thematic index with conditions sorted by speciality making it an ideal companion in any clinical situation.   (Kingbook73′s Medical Ebook and Video Collection, 15 September 2014)

"As the title implies, this is a useful reference as a memory jogger. It lays out the basics that every person in medical training must keep in mind. I highly recommend this as a desk reference for primary care clinicians." (Doody′s, 26 August 2011)

"This book is just fantastic. While doing specialist rotations in my fourth year, I′ve found it more useful, in some ways, than the Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine, a book that we use on a daily basis in the hospital." (Times Higher Education, 24 February 2011)