CURRENT Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 1999 [Paperback]

Lawrence M. Tierney (Author), Maxine A. Papadakis (Author), Stephen J. McPhee (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0838515509 | ISBN-13: 978-0838515501 | Publication Date: October 22, 1998 | Edition: 38th

A comprehensive reference that answers common questions in everyday clinical practice. This edition covers all aspects of outpatient and inpatient care, including gynaecology, obstetrics, urology, dermatology, psychiatry, neurology, otolaryngology, ophthalmology and nutrition.

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From the Back Cover

Key Benefit: The market-leading general medical text, this book is the most comprehensive, reliable, and timely reference available to answer common questions in everyday clinical practice. Updated annually, CMDT 1999 is the perfect reference for the primary care setting. Key Topics: This medical bible thoroughly covers all aspects of outpatient and inpatient care, including gynecology, obstetrics, urology, dermatology, psychiatry, neurology, otolaryngology, opthalmology, and nutrition. Highlights of this new edition include an extensive revision of the Lung chapter, updated drug and antibiotic information, and authoritative descriptions of new developments in medicine. Market: Primary care physicians, family physicians, residents, medical students, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants.

About the Author

Lawrence M. Tierney, Jr., MD (University of California, San Francisco) Stephen J. McPhee, MD (University of California, San Francisco) Maxine A. Papadakis (University of California, San Francisco)

Product Details

• Paperback: 1628 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; 38th edition (October 22, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0838515509
• ISBN-13: 978-0838515501
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7.2 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,367,261 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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24 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Medicine Book, March 28, 2001

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Umber76 (Brookline, MA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Current Medical Diagnosis and Treatment 2001 (Paperback)

This is a "must have" text for any student of medicine. It has all the information one needs for ward rounds, presentations, and exams. Medicine is an ever-evolving field and this book keeps up with all the latest developments. The references are conveniently given at the end of each section so the student can easily look up the most relevant articles. I especially like the "Essentials of Diagnosis" that precedes each disease entity and summarizes the key points. However this book is very much clinical/management-oriented. It does not have pictures/slides nor does it cover pathophysiology (for that, Harrison's is a better book).

20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Comprehensive and Thorough, April 19, 2000

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Kamran Karimi, M.D. - See all my reviews

This review is from: Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment : 2000 Revised (Paperback)

Current Medicine is right up there among the top few reference books. It has excellent chapters in Cardiology, Infectious diseases and Respiratory medicine. One of the key features is the references of the latest articles at the end of every topic that is covered. This is book is worth every cent that is spent to buy it, a truly productive investment of time and money....a must buy for students who want to ace their exams.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Must have!, October 29, 2002

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"c1975" (Miami, FL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Current Medical Diagnosis and Treatment 2003 (Paperback)

It is VERY nice book. Especially for medical students and residents.
You can understand from detail to basic of diseases. With this book, you know how to approach and make your list of differential diagnosis.
I worked for infectious disease patients for a while, and this book was very useful because you can get the general knowledge not only about infectious diseases but also general internal medicine, skin lesions, bone diseases, and so on. I especially recommend the chart of antibiotics(Chart 37). I like this book because we can also get the update etiology of diseases. So nice.