Kritische, morele analyse van de wijze, waarop in de geneeskunde ingrijpende beslissingen tot stand komen.

A revision textbook covering the core information relevant to clinical medicine, this work is divided into over 60 clinical presentations and 150 common diseases.

Commended in the Cardiology category at the British Medical Association Book Awards 2008 Lecture Notes: Cardiology is a comprehensive introduction to one of the most rapidly changing specialities in clinical medicine. This informative and highly accessible book presents clinical cardiology in a way that relates disease to underlying pathophysiological mechanisms, and links this directly to the patient, their disease and its management. This fifth edition of Lecture Notes: Cardiology has been thoroughly revised and updated and remains a firm favourite with students for its: Strong focus on the clinical approach Full-colour illustrations throughout including Doppler images, clinical photographs, ECG traces and flow charts More comprehensive coverage of congenital heart disease Thorough coverage of the cardiology curricula. The succinct and topical content of this book means that it will appeal to medical students, as well as junior doctors on foundation programmes and studying for higher examinations.

Now in its third edition, this comprehensive but concise textbook covering all aspects of modern cancer treatment has firmly become established as a favourite with junior doctors, medical students and other health care professionals. The text considers the whole breadth of cancer medicine, from epidemiology, aetiology, pathogenesis and presentation through to diagnosis, staging, management and prognosis for any given malignancy. For the 3rd edition, new developments in cancer treatments and more comprehensive coverage of tumour biology, palliative care, ethics, quality of life and communication have been included. There are also two additional chapters - on trial methodology and clinical evidence, and on the role of clinical case histories as an aid to understanding.

This practical handbook uses a symptom-based approach to paediatric differential diagnosis. For each symptom, the book describes its epidemiology, the physiological principles underlying the symptom, history, examination, and investigation, and features a summary management box and a case study. The 2nd Edition features a much more extensive collection of symptoms-nearly twice as many as the first edition. It also discusses the community aspects of paediatric conditions. A new 2-color format and many new illustrations enhance the text. Uses a symptom-based approach to diagnosing paediatric conditions, mirroring the medical school curriculum and postgraduate examinations. Approaches diagnosis step by step, reviewing epidemiology, the underlying physiology, history, examination, and investigation. Includes a summary management box and a case study for each topic. Covers many new symptoms-nearly 50% more than the previous edition. Provides expert commentary on specialist topics. Features a new, two-color layout and many new illustrations. Highlights the community aspects of paediatric diseases. With 5 additional contributing experts.

Gastrointestinal and Hepatobiliary Pathophysiology conforms to the movement in medical education toward embracing the integration of information and incorporating the skills of knowledge acquisition and problem-solving into the learning process. Along with providing a brief review of the normal structure and function of the gastrointestinal tract, this text offers state-of-the-art information about the pathophysiologic basis of gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary diseases. Although designed as a preclinical text, all medical students will find it a useful guide as they move from the study of the basic sciences and begin to address clinical situations. The book will also be useful for house officers, fellows, and practitioners of internal medicine and family medicine, as well as for gastroenterologists and hepatologists.

This concise introduction to medical microbiology and infection strives to encapsulate the fundamental facts and principles of this rapidly growing and changing subject area. Written by experienced clinicians and teachers, the text covers the basic concepts of medical microbiology, the main human pathogens and the infectious syndromes in an accessible and lucid format. The text provides comprehensive coverage of both the most common and other important but rarer diseases and also features: * A strong focus on the key issues most important for a student to learn * The latest treatments and diagnostic tests, as well as newly discovered organisms * Additional material on hospital infection and streptococcal disease * Highly visual colour presentation and self-assessment cases to enable the student to understand how the knowledge is used in practice Medical Microbiology and Infection at a Glance is a useful introduction and revision aid for medical and allied health students and will provide valuable insight for anyone seeking a comprehensive and concise guide to this subject area.

Following the familiar, easy-to-use at a Glance format, and now in full-colour, Surgery at a Glance is an accessible introduction and revision text for medical students. Fully revised and updated, this at a Glance provides a user-friendly overview of surgery to encapsulate all that the student needs to know. This new edition of Surgery at a Glance: Is presented in full colour format for ease of use Focuses on the core principles and the important diseases appropriate to the current curriculum Features extended coverage of anaesthesia and paediatric surgery Divides the ‘Paediatric surgery’ chapter into two new chapters to feature infantile pyloric stenosis, intussusception and malrotation of the gut Reflects the latest practice, e.g. new therapies for varicose veins resection Includes more practical information in the Presentations section on specifically ward-based topics Surgery at a Glance is an invaluable resource for all clinical medical students, junior doctors, and surgical nurses. Reviews of the previous edition "‘This book is ideal for finals as diagrams help the revision numbed mind to retain information. It is extremely quick and easy to read and the list-based information is an ideal basis for short-answer questions." Barts and the London Chronicle "Delightful book… the quality of the diagrams is such that for the majority of topics the text is almost superfluous." British Journal of Surgery

Dit boek maakt duidelijk dat overgewicht en obesitas (de ernstige vorm van overgewicht) de nodige aandacht van artsen en andere hulpverleners verdienen. Te hoog lichaamsgewicht als gevolg van overmatige stapeling van vet is een chronische ziekte die inmiddels epidemische vormen heeft aangenomen. Dit boek geeft een overzicht van de huidige stand van zaken op het gebied van overgewicht en obesitas. Belangrijke vragen als: Wanneer heb je eigenlijk overgewicht? Hoe vaak komt het voor? Wat zijn de gezondheidsrisico's van een te hoog gewicht? Hoe komt het dat zo veel mensen last hebben van overgewicht? Welke behandelingsmogelijkheden zijn er? worden uitgebreid behandeld.