Rapid Medicine

This pocket revision guide is a must for all medical students and junior doctors preparing for a major exam in clinical medicine or needing a rapid reminder during a clinical attachment. Now thoroughly updated, this new edition combines Rapid Medicine and Rapid Differential Diagnosis into a single volume. It covers over 200 common medical conditions and diseases and 350 signs and symptoms - as seen on a daily basis and encountered on the wards, in clinics and in exams - to cover just the basic, relevant facts.Rapid Medicine is a concise, no-nonsense refresher, featuring an A-Z format for easy and rapid access to information, and including a thematic index with conditions sorted by speciality, with conditions listed alphabetically within each speciality, to aid quick look-up.

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

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

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

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