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This month's titles:
 | Mechanisms of clinical signs
Dennis & Talbot Bowen
(ISBN: 9780729540759)
A robust understanding of the pathophysiological mechanisms behind clinical signs is crucial for medical students and junior doctors. Being able to accurately identify the clinical sequelae of disease during physical examination and connecting cause with consequence is the first step in correct diagnosis and treatment.
For example, a patient with rheumatoid arthritis has distinctive hand changes, a patient with Parkinson's disease has a particular tremor, and a patient with liver disease may present with red palms. Each of these signs has a mechanism or pathway which results in the characteristic presentation. Currently, in medical school tutorial groups, time is set aside to discuss mechanisms of clinical signs and disease processes. However, current textbooks on clinical examination are mainly organized by disease systems and disease states. This new book bridges the gap between identification of clinical signs and understanding the causes behind them. | 
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 | Kumar & Clark's Medical Management and Therapeutics
Parveen Kumar and Michael L Clark
(ISBN: 9780702027659) About this book: Readers of Kumar & Clark's Clinical Medicine have consistently requested a handbook with the essentials for medical management and therapeutics, and this new handbook concentrates on the therapeutic side of what procedures to perform, how and - critically - why. Written by young doctors at the forefront of healthcare delivery, Kumar & Clark's Medical Management and Therapeutics is portable, easy to access when you need it most, and full of cutting edge information and insights. |
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| The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy, 19th Edition
Merck
(ISBN: 9780911910193)
About this book: The new 19th edition of The Merck Manual is packed with essential information on diagnosing and treating medical disorders to help deliver the best patient care. The world's most widely used and oldest continually published medical reference now features expanded clinical focus on each disorder, as well as more specific guidance on patient examinations. This handy, compact textbook was written by more than 300 expert clinicians for everyday use. |
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Neurology for General Practitioners
Roy Beran
(ISBN: 9780729540803) (ANZ Publication)
An invaluable neurological guide for primary care physicians. Neurology for General Practitioners is written specifically for general practitioners – typically the first point of contact for patients suffering neurological conditions. Written by neurologist and academic, Ron Beran, Neurology for General Practitioners assists in the diagnosis of neurological disorders such as epilepsy, stroke and Parkinson’s disease. It also addresses the majority of common disorders encountered in general practice.
As well as being an excellent diagnostic resource, Neurology for General Practitioners will prove a helpful tool for doctors looking to refer patients for consultant opinion and manage ongoing complications at a primary care level. Chapters in this compact guide are structured around clinical management – including history, examination, investigation and treatment – and backed by clinical examples and explanations.
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| Anterior Eye Disease and Therapeutics A-Z 2e
Adrian Bruce and Michael Stephen Loughnan
ISBN: 9780729539579
Anterior Eye Disease A-Z 2E is a comprehensive and accessible guide to anterior eye conditions and their management using ocular therapeutics. Arranged in a convenient A-Z format the second edition has been thoroughly revised to cover the most commonly encountered diseases of the anterior eye including 7 new conditions. This quick reference guide will appeal to both the primary and specialist eye-care clinician who requires a succinct description of anterior eye conditions with the extra information needed to confirm diagnosis, consider additional differential diagnoses and/or alternatives for therapy.
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