Tropical Medicine

Häftad, Engelska, 2014

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Beskrivning

Providing a comprehensive introduction to the study of tropical medicine, this new edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to include new content and more illustrations and clinical photographs to aid understanding. Now fully supported by a companion website containing hundreds of interactive multiple-choice questions, and available in a range of digital formats, Tropical Medicine Lecture Notes is the perfect resource for study and revision, and is the ideal companion for those practising medicine in tropical and sub-tropical regions. New edition of the best-selling tropical medicine textbookBrand new chapters covering Ophthalmology and Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs)Increased coverage of malaria, tuberculosis and HIV/AIDSMore colour illustrations and photographs for greater clarity and understandingFully supported by a companion website at www.lecturenoteseries.com/tropicalmed containing figures and summaries from the book in PowerPoint format, and hundreds of interactive MCQs (written by Dom Colbert)Now available in a range of digital formats - perfect for on-the-go study and clinical practice

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2014-06-13
Mått:165 x 236 x 20 mm
Vikt:748 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Lecture Notes
Antal sidor:416
Upplaga:7
Förlag:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
ISBN:9780470658536

Utforska kategorier

Klinisk medicin och internmedicin inom Medicin
Miljömedicin inom Medicin

Mer om författaren

Nick Beeching is Senior Lecturer in Infectious Diseases at Liverpool School of Tropical MedicineGeoff Gill is Emeritus Professor of International Medicine, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

Recensioner i media

“This is a comprehensive review of many tropical diseases, appropriately updated from the previous edition, that accomplishes its educational purpose by presenting material in a way that makes learning uncomplicated and enhancing it with online materials and multiple-choice questions.” (Doody’s, 9 January 2015)

Innehållsförteckning

Contributors viiPreface ixList of Abbreviations xNew Drug Names xiiiHow to use your textbook xivAbout the companion website xviiPart 1 A general approach to syndromes/symptom complexes 11 Gastrointestinal presentations 32 Respiratory presentations 113 Neurological presentations 164 Febrile presentations 245 Dermatological presentations 296 The patient with anaemia 337 A syndromic approach to sexually transmitted infections 388 Splenomegaly in the tropics 47Part 2 Major tropical infections 519 Malaria 5310 Visceral leishmaniasis 7011 Cutaneous leishmaniasis 7712 Tuberculosis 8213 HIV infection and disease in the tropics 9614 Onchocerciasis filariasis and loiasis 12615 African trypanosomiasis 14116 South American trypanosomiasis (Chagas’ disease) 14817 Schistosomiasis 15118 Leprosy 163Part 3 Other tropical diseases 17519 Amoebiasis 17720 Bacillary dysentery 18321 Cholera 18622 Giardiasis and other intestinal protozoal infections 19023 Intestinal cestode infections (tapeworms) including cysticercosis 19524 Soil-transmitted helminths 19925 Viral hepatitis 20526 Liver and intestinal flukes 21427 Hydatid disease 21828 Pneumonia 22229 Lung flukes 22930 Tropical pulmonary eosinophilia 23131 Pyogenic meningitis 23332 Cryptococcal meningitis 24133 Encephalitis 24334 Acute flaccid paralysis 24835 Spastic paralysis 25136 Rabies 25437 Tetanus 25938 Brucellosis 26239 Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers 26740 Arboviruses 27341 Viral haemorrhagic fevers 27642 Dengue and yellow fever 28343 Relapsing fevers 28944 Rickettsial infections 29245 Leptospirosis 29446 Melioidosis 29747 Tropical ulcer 29948 Buruli ulcer 30149 Myiasis 30550 Cutaneous larva migrans 30751 Scabies and lice 30952 Strongyloidiasis 31153 Guinea worm infection (dracunculiasis) 31554 Histoplasmosis 31755 Other fungal infections 31956 Haemoglobinopathies and red cell enzymopathies 32157 Haematinic deficiencies 32658 Bites and stings 33059 Non-communicable diseases 33460 Refugee health 35161 Syndromes of malnutrition 35862 Eye disease in the tropics 36463 Neglected tropical diseases 372Index 381