Medical Self-Assessment Color Review Series – serie

This collection of over 200 clinical cases—comprising questions, top quality color photos and detailed explanatory answers—covers most aspects of dermatology. The author emphasizes more common conditions, but also features some more unusual and challenging cases. The cases are presented randomly to reflect real life practice and are designed not only to test the ability of the reader but also to educate and inform. This important addition to the self-assessment color review series is of value to dermatologists in training, to hospital doctors in general medicine, to primary care physicians, to nurses, to medical students and to a wide range of practitioners in professions related to medicine.

This new volume in the established and well-respected series of Self-Assessment Color Reviews covers all aspects of adult emergency medicine. Some 250 cases are presented randomly to reflect real-life practice. Each case consists of one or more questions, illustrated by stimulating visual material including clinical photographs, imaging and electrocardiograms. Answers and full discussion then follow covering differential and definitive diagnoses, management and subtle insights to provide optimal care and prevent complications. The book appeals to a wide readership, ranging from trainees to practitioners in emergency medicine or primary care, for examination revision and continuing education.

Hepatobiliary medicine has seen major recent scientific advances in viral hepatitis, haemochromatosis and autoimmune liver/disease helped by imaging advances in MRI and CT. This volume of some 200 cases, written by an internationally renowned author team, covers the whole spectrum of liver disease, focusing on the clinical photos, imaging, charts and graphs. The problem-oriented, randomized self-assessment format, lends itself to revision and continuing professional development.