Download or read book Oxford Handbook of GUM and HIV written by Laura Mitchell and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2019-04-25 with total page 729 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Oxford Handbook of Genitourinary Medicine, HIV, and Sexual Health returns for a third edition, fully updated to encompass the changes in the British Association for Sexual Health and HIV, British HIV Association, and Faculty of Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare guidelines and recommendations. Developments in sexual healthcare provision, including identifying child sexual exploitation, legal obligations in regard to female genital mutilation, and gender diversity, are covered in new chapters and topics. HIV management is covered in greater detail, including PrEP for prophylaxis, drug interactions during treatment, and antiretroviral toxicity, with expanded topics on managing pregnancy with HIV. More colour plates are included, to feature a greater number of common dermatological presentations in genitourinary medicine and HIV to better aid diagnosis. Maintaining the concise yet comprehensive style of the Oxford Handbook series, The Oxford Handbook of Genitourinary Medicine, HIV, and Sexual Health provides a wealth of detailed, evidence-based, and clinically focused information on all aspects of the discipline, from STI diagnosis and management to medico-legal issues. This Handbook is a key single reference work for healthcare professionals, sexual health specialists, trainee doctors, and nurses with an interest in the field, making it an indispensable resource to keep on hand at all times.
Download or read book Oxford Handbook of Genitourinary Medicine HIV and AIDS written by Richard Pattman and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2005 with total page 562 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Oxford Handbook of Genitourinary medicine HIV and AIDS provides practical evidence-based information on the specialty, covering medico-legal, ethical, and procedural issues. The first section deals with routine management, special situations and clinical and laboratory processes. The second section covers genitourinary conditions in a disease-oriented style, including sexually transmitted diseases and other genitourinary problems. The third section on HIV provides a contemporary epidemiological overview of this infection, basic viral biology and pathogenesis, a disease-oriented description of conditions both directly related and opportunistic, and their management, and data on special situations such as pregnancy. This readership is aimed primarily at specialists doctors, trainees and nurses in genitourinary medicine and infectious disease, this book will also appeal to gynaecologists, general practitioners, specialist nurses, and interested medical students.
Download or read book Handbook of Genitourinary Medicine written by Simon Barton and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1999-02-26 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive but practical guide to genitourinary and HIV medicine is an up-to-date treatise of the presentation, diagnosis and management of sexually transmitted diseases. Emphasis is placed on the importance of understanding the mechanisms underlying the transmission of these diseases, and how to minimise sequelae. Where complete recovery is not possible, the reader is given advice on the support and counselling of patients and their sexual partners. Written by a team of experts from a variety of disciplines, 'Handbook of Genitourinary Medicine' will be essential reading for trainee and practising GU physicians and will also appeal to other health care professionals involved in the day-to-day care of patients with sexually transmitted diseases.
Download or read book Oxford Handbook of Genitourinary Medicine HIV and Sexual Health written by and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 631 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Providing evidence-based information on genitourinary medicine including HIV/AIDS, this handbook is aimed primarily at specialist doctors, trainees and nurses in genito-urinary medicine and infectious diseases.
Download or read book A General Practitioner s Guide to Genitourinary Medicine and Sexual Health written by Chris Sonnex and published by CUP Archive. This book was released on 1996-06-20 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fully illustrated and easy to follow text provides GPs with clear guidelines on how to diagnose and manage the many common genito-medical and sexual health problems seen in general practice. The 'symptom oriented' approach provides quick and clear reference, with essential extra information provided for the more important conditions. Useful advice is given on how to take a sexual history and who to refer on to GU medicine. The volume covers the full range of commonly occurring male and female GU problems, including sexually acquired and non-sexually acquired, and also includes chapters on genital problems in children, and advice on contraception. In addition to being an excellent and practical source of information and advice for the busy GP, it will also be of benefit to practice nurses, other health professionals, and medical students entering their clinical year.
Download or read book Oxford Handbook of Geriatric Medicine written by Lesley Bowker and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2012-08-09 with total page 724 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In an ageing population, geriatric medicine has become central to general practice, and to emergency and general internal medicine in the hospital setting. Diseases are more common in the older person, and can be particularly difficult to assess and to treat effectively in a field that has limited evidence, yet makes up a substantial proportion of the work of most clinicians. Fully updated, this second edition of the Oxford Handbook of Geriatric Medicine includes all the information required to deliver effective geriatric care. Guidance is given on a range of key treatment areas, indicating where practice differs from that of younger adults or is ill informed by evidence, where dangers lurk for the inexperienced clinician, and on the many ethical and clinical dilemmas common in geriatric practice. This accessible handbook is essential reading for all junior doctors and specialist trainees in geriatric medicine and general internal medicine, and for all medical and nursing staff who manage older people.
Download or read book Oxford Handbook for Medical School written by Kapil Sugand and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2019-03-07 with total page 1153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Medical school is full of unfamiliar and often frightening experiences for students. In the first year, a student must move away from home, balance personal finances, assimilate large volumes of information, learn practical skills, pass high stakes exams, and face a range of unique experiences. The Oxford Handbook for Medical School provides an essential, practical guide for all students, whether you have just received your offer, you're eager to succeed on the wards, or you're about to start your final exams. This handbook includes quick-access summaries covering the crucial information for your preclinical years and for each clinical specialty. With bullet lists of the key information you need to know, and helpful mnemonics throughout, this is a concise yet thoroughly comprehensive guide. Written by a team of consultants and recent students, now successfully graduated and embarking on their careers, this book will be your closest companion right up to graduation. More than a survival guide, it will help you navigate the bewildering range of opportunities medical school offers, showing you how to make the most of your time, so you are fully prepared for your future career.
Download or read book Oxford Handbook of Complementary Medicine written by Edzard Ernst and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2008-03-13 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Oxford Handbook of Complementary Medicine presents evidence-based information on CAM in an easily accessible form, thereby enabling hospital doctors, GPs, nurses, medical students and other healthcare professionals to competently advise patients about CAM treatments. The book covers definitions, cost, safety, regulation, legal and ethical questions and a range of practical issues, diagnostic techniques, and risk-benefit assessments of CAM modalities. The main part of the book is organised by condition, outlining for each the CAM treatments available, ranked according to level of evidence of effectiveness, followed by a concise clinical bottom line assessing risks and benefits, also in relation to conventional treatment. The information is presented in a concise, matter-of-fact fashion, avoiding the obscure jargon sometimes used in CAM. Many issues surrounding CAM remain controversial and this handbook discusses them openly and critically.
Download or read book Oxford Handbook of Oncology written by Jim Cassidy and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2015-08-13 with total page 896 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now fully revised and in its fourth edition, the Oxford Handbook of Oncology has been the essential go-to guide for students and practitioners in oncology for over a decade. The scientific basis and diagnosis of cancers is covered, as well as drugs, biomarkers, and the presentation and psychosocial aspects of oncology. Concise, practical, and comprehensive, there is no better companion for both common conditions and challenging emergencies. The field of oncology has surged forward since the last edition was published and the Oxford Handbook of Oncology has been fully revised and updated to reflect these recent advances so you can be sure that the vital information you need is in your hands. This handbook incorporates changes such as the understanding of the science of cancer, novel therapies in breast, lung, renal, and melanoma, molecular sub-classification of common solid cancers, personalized therapy approaches, new agents in hard to treat cancers, the benefits of new technologies in radiotherapy, and the emerging data on the importance of the immune response. Written by experts in the field to ensure that it is grounded in real life clinical practice, this handbook provides a concise guide to all aspects of oncology for all students, nurses, and junior faculty responsible for the care of cancer patients, while also providing further reading and highlighting areas of controversy for those who need a more detailed understanding.
Download or read book Oxford Handbook of Genitourinary Medicine HIV and Sexual Health written by Laura Mitchell and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2019-02-05 with total page 720 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Oxford Handbook of Genitourinary Medicine, HIV, and Sexual Health returns for a third edition, fully updated to encompass the changes in the British Association for Sexual Health and HIV, British HIV Association, and Faculty of Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare guidelines and recommendations. Developments in sexual healthcare provision, including identifying child sexual exploitation, legal obligations in regard to female genital mutilation, and gender diversity, are covered in new chapters and topics. HIV management is covered in greater detail, including PrEP for prophylaxis, drug interactions during treatment, and antiretroviral toxicity, with expanded topics on managing pregnancy with HIV. More colour plates are included, to feature a greater number of common dermatological presentations in genitourinary medicine and HIV to better aid diagnosis. Maintaining the concise yet comprehensive style of the Oxford Handbook series, The Oxford Handbook of Genitourinary Medicine, HIV, and Sexual Health provides a wealth of detailed, evidence-based, and clinically focused information on all aspects of the discipline, from STI diagnosis and management to medico-legal issues. This Handbook is a key single reference work for healthcare professionals, sexual health specialists, trainee doctors, and nurses with an interest in the field, making it an indispensable resource to keep on hand at all times.
Download or read book Oxford Handbook of Genitourinary Medicine HIV and Sexual Health written by Richard Pattman and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2010-10-01 with total page 660 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The new edition of this successful handbook provides a balance of evidence-based information on Genitourinary Medicine (GUM), including HIV/AIDS. It provides high quality, digestible clinical detail and also practical information on the ever-increasing medico-legal, ethical, and procedural issues of growing importance when dealing with these complex topics. Designed primarily for the trainee in GUM, it is also a valuable reference and resource for the specialist physician, nurse, and other professionals working in the field of sexual health. The new edition remains relevant to those working in this field and features practical enhanced sections on contraception and genital dermatology written by specialist contributors, and information for general practitioners in order to provide services for STIs. The book consists of three easy-to-follow sections. The first section deals with routine management within GUM; medico-legal and ethical issues, the standard patient, special situations, and routine clinical and laboratory processes that include simple flow chart guidance on common clinical presentations. The second section details GUM conditions in a disease-orientated style, including STIs and also other genitourinary problems that may present. The third section on HIV provides a contemporary epidemiological overview of this infection, basic viral biology and pathogenesis, a disease-orientated description of conditions both directly related and opportunistic, and their management and data on special situations such as pregnancy. Finally guidance on commonly used abbreviations is shown together with a useful resource directory for staff. In essence this handbook provides a wealth of simple and easy to follow information on STIs and the principles of providing a service including administrative and medico-legal issues that are sometimes difficult to locate. This book will be of global use to all those with an interest in sexual health whatever their level of expertise and wherever they may practice.
Download or read book Oxford Handbook of Palliative Care written by Max Watson and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2009-03-26 with total page 1078 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revised throughout with an additional emphasis on nursing care, this handbook is a concise and authoritative guide to modern palliative care. An ideal resource for the busy professional management of patients with end of life care needs.
Download or read book Oxford Handbook of Emergency Nursing written by Robert Crouch OBE and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016-11-03 with total page 831 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Emergency nursing requires rapid assessment and decision-making. Often nurses are required to make sense of considerable amounts of information and act on it. The Oxford Handbook of Emergency Nursing provides an essential resource when time is short and the need for practical clinical guidance is paramount. This second edition has been fully updated to reflect new guidelines and approaches which have impacted emergency nursing in recent years. This handbook provides clear, focussed information that will aid all areas of patient assessment and management in emergency care. The concise format will enable the reader to quickly locate the information needed and provides alerts regarding critical 'must-dos' for ill adults and children. The skills section provides a quick summary of the many clinical skills needed in emergency care, ideal as an introduction for the uninitiated and as a refresher for skills performed infrequently. Additionally, this second edition has been expanded to cover nursing in major trauma and emergencies in the elderly. This handbook will empower nurses to deliver excellence in emergency care. Written by practising nurses and subject experts, the Oxford Handbook of Emergency Nursing is a unique and invaluable companion for qualified and student nurses, and to all health care professionals working in the emergency care setting.
Download or read book Oxford Handbook of Medical Imaging written by M J Darby and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2012 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A practical quick reference guide to the main techniques used to image common medical and surgical conditions.
Download or read book Oxford Handbook of Key Clinical Evidence written by Kunal Kulkarni and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016-10-27 with total page 993 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This handbook digests and presents the key trials influencing current clinical practice, selected and summarised by figureheads in the medical and surgical specialties. The handbook format allows readers to quickly access and assimilate the evidence behind the practices and interventions experienced every day.
Download or read book Comprehensive Textbook of Genitourinary Oncology written by Nicholas Vogelzang and published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. This book was released on 2006 with total page 936 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thoroughly revised for its Third Edition, this volume is the most comprehensive, multidisciplinary text on genitourinary cancers. This edition has two new editors—Frans M.J. Debruyne and W. Marston Linehan—and more than 50% new contributors. Seventeen new chapters cover familial prostate cancer, biology of bone metastases, molecular pathology and biologic determinants, PSA and related kallikreins, needle biopsy, laparoscopic surgical procedures, 3D conformal radiotherapy, hormones and radiotherapy, integration of chemotherapy and other modalities, quality of life after treatment of localized prostate cancer, management of rising PSA after local therapy, the role of surgery in advanced bladder cancer, post-chemotherapy node dissections and resection of metastatic disease, and stem cell transplantation.
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