Essentials of Kumar & Clark’s Clinical Medicine 6h Edition

Description:

Book Metadata

• Full Title: Essentials of Kumar & Clark’s Clinical Medicine, Sixth Edition.

• Editors: Nicola Zammitt and Alastair O’Brien.

• Series Editors: Professor Parveen Kumar and Dr. Michael Clark.

• Year of Publication: 2018.

• Total Number of Pages: 930.

Copyright Summary

This work is published by Elsevier Ltd and is the sixth edition of the title, with the first edition originally released in 1995. It is protected under copyright law, prohibiting unauthorized reproduction or transmission in any form. Relevant identifiers include ISBN 9780702066030 and International ISBN 9780702066054.

Preface Analysis

The authors’ primary intent is to provide a concise medical textbook that integrates anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology as the foundation for understanding clinical features and disease management. 

This edition addresses the clinical gap for a portable, "small" reference source that is easy to carry while remaining extensively updated to reflect modern medical advances, such as biological therapies and novel oral anticoagulants. 

The intended audience includes medical students, residents, and junior doctors who require a distilled version of the core principles found in the parent text, Kumar & Clark’s Clinical Medicine.

Chapter List

• 1. Ethics and communication

• 2. Infectious diseases

• 3. Gastroenterology and nutrition

• 4. Liver, biliary tract and pancreatic disease

• 5. Haematological disease

• 6. Malignant disease

• 7. Rheumatology

• 8. Water, electrolytes and acid–base balance

• 9. Renal disease

• 10. Cardiovascular disease

• 11. Respiratory disease

• 12. Intensive care medicine

• 13. Clinical pharmacology and toxicology

• 14. Endocrine disease

• 15. Diabetes mellitus and other disorders of metabolism

• 16. The special senses

• 17. Neurology

• 18. Dermatology

Clinical Value Prop: Why Read This?

For the practicing physician, this text serves as a highly efficient "pocket" reference for rapid clinical review. The 6th edition features extensive revisions to include contemporary guidelines, such as those for malaria treatment, and provides sections at the end of each chapter dedicated to common drugs relevant to that specific system. 

Its focus on the Duty of Candour and the impact of novel psychoactive substances ensures it remains relevant to current ethical and social shifts in medical practice. This volume is particularly valuable for doctors who need a reliable, evidence-based summary of pathophysiology and treatment protocols in a portable format.