Medicine at a Glance

by Patrick Davey

In Medicine at a Glance , the editor and expert author team have produced a concise revision text, which provides medical students with a unique introduction and guide to the core curriculum in medicine. Medicine at a Glance follows the familiar, double-page format of the at a Glance series. This excellent book is divided into two sections covering over 60 clinical presentations and over 150 diseases. The clinical presentations section focuses on the signs and symptoms of common medical presentations. Topics cover the differential diagnoses of common complaints, together with simple approaches to making a diagnosis. The section on medical diseases covers the major medical conditions in a logical way, providing the reader with the basic facts necessary for an understanding of each topic. The book's simplicity of structure and fantastic colour summary diagrams combine to provide a vital tool for recall of key facts relevant to the medical course. Medicine at a Glance will be an indispensable guide for busy medical students and will be useful as an aide-memoire for examinations and for work in the clinic and on the ward. Pre-publication reviews: "The information is pitched perfectly for an undergraduate audience." Final year medical student, Leicester University, UK "This is an excellent revision book for medical students and is an attractive way of presenting core material." Consultant Rheumatologist, UK "This book is an absolute bargain" Fourth year medical student, Oxford, UK

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0632058935
• ISBN13: 9780632058938
• Release Date: December 2002
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 3.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.7" x 10.9"

Customer Reviews

Excellent book!

This book is excellent for understanding the details of disease processes and presenting symptoms. This book explains the differences between diseases and how they present and why they present in certain ways. It does take time to read through the book, but if you do, you won't forget what you read. This is an excellent reference book if you are studying for the step 2CK and you need a better understanding of a disease process. I highly recommend this book. The illustrations are great also!

A good fast reference

I'm a 6th year medical student finishing my final exams. I've found this a great reference when I need to review the basics of specific medical diseases fast while reading larger texts. Great for it's intended purpose. Just don't try to use this as your only textbook.