Main description:

The ninth edition of this best-selling textbook of clinical medicine builds even further on its formidable, prize-winning formula of excellence, comprehensiveness and accessibility.

'This book is stunning in its breadth and ease-of-use. It still remains the "gold standard", thorough guide to clinical medicine its forefathers were.' BMA Medical Book Awards judges.

New to this edition:

• 2 new chapters: Global Health and Women's Health.
• 25 new authors.
• New online editor, Adam Feather, with a team of young doctors to augment the e-book which accompanies the print book with clinical tips, key learning points, drug tips, learning challenges, case studies and MCQs.
• Full text redesign to incorporate:

New system overview diagrams for clinical chapters.

New coloured headings to help identify content relating to disease, management, investigations etc.

New icons to aid text navigation.

11 new members and a new co-editor, Senaka Rajapakse, of the International Advisory Board.

Contents:

Section 1 Good medical practice

1. Ethics, law and communication

2. Clinical pharmacology

3. Palliative medicine and symptom control

4. Global health

5. Environmental medicine

6. Poisoning

7. Molecular cell biology and human genetics

8. The immune system and disease

9. Water, electrolytes and acid-base balance

10. Nutrition

11. Infectious disease

12. Sexually transmitted infections and HIV

13. Gastrointestinal disease

14. Liver disease

15. Biliary tract and pancreatic disease

16. Haematological disease

17. Malignant disease

18. Rheumatic disease

19. Bone disease

20. Kidney and urinary tract disease

21. Neurological disease

22. Psychological medicine

23. Cardiovascular disease

24. Respiratory disease

25. Critical care medicine

26. Endocrine disease

27. Diabetes mellitus

28. Lipid and metabolic disorders

29. Women's health

30. Ear, nose and throat and eye disease

31. Skin disease