Color Atlas and Text of Clinical Medicine [Paperback]

Charles D. Forbes (Author), William Jackson (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0723416761 | ISBN-13: 978-0723416760 | Publication Date: November 1992

This atlas presents new pictorial coverage of the whole of clinical medicine. Designed to stand alone or to act as a colour companion to the major medical textbooks, its organization and range of coverage follows that of the standard texts of medicine. Numerous colour illustrations highlight the clinical signs of all major medical disorders and the clinical illustrations are accompanied by radiological, ultrasound, endoscopic and other images whenever this adds to the clinical usefulness of the book. Each chapter starts with an illustrated guide to symptoms, signs and investigations before providing a systematic coverage of common and rare disorders. Used alongside one of the standard medical textbooks it aims to give a view and understanding of clinical medicine.

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"An excellent all-round clinical medicine book, with lots of lovely pictures. Every medical student's bookshelf needs a book like this. If you don't currently have a clinical atlas I would consider this as a purchase." Highly Commended in the Medicine category at the 2003 BMA Awards, November 2003 --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Professor Charles Forbes is the Professor of Medicine of the University of Dundee and also holds an honorary Clinical Consultant post in Tayside University Hospitals Trust. In addition, he has held a Visiting Professorship of Bioengineering of the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow.

Most of his life his clinical and research interests have been in the mechanisms of blood coagulation; platelet function; fibrinolysis; blood rheology and flow and the application of this knowledge to clinical problems of arterial and venous thromboembolism.

He is the author of over 500 research papers on the above subjects and has edited over 20 books mostly dealing with these topics. He has also written a best-selling undergraduate text on General Medicine with Dr William Jackson. His recent research has mainly concerned thedifferent types of interventions in thrombosis and also its prevention. He has been elected a founder Fellow of the Academy of Medical Science and is a Fellow of the Royal Society (Edinburgh) and also a Fellow of the Royal Societyof Arts.

He remains a committed physician in management of General Medicine patients and also in Vascular Medicine. His main managerial role (outside the University) is in the committee structure of the Royal Colleges of Physicians. He is also current Chairman of Chest, Heart and Stroke (Scotland).


William (Bill) Jackson is a medical writer, editor and publisher. He qualified in Medicine at the University of Cambridge and Guy's Hospital Medical School in 1971. Bill worked as a full-time hospitaldoctor and Lecturer in Medicine for 5 years, during which he developed a special interest in renal medicine and hypertension. His interest in medical education led him to become the editor, successively, of Update and Hospital Update, Medicine and Medicine International, British Medical Television and manyassociated journals, books and television programmes aimed at doctors, medical students and the professions allied to medicine. Bill also expanded his part-time clinical interests to include allergy and respiratory medicine, and was appointed Honorary Consultant in Medicine at Guy's Hospital in 1985. Over the past 15 years, Bill has written widely on many areas of medicine. Bill lives and works near Oxford, England. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 528 pages
• Publisher: Mosby (November 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0723416761
• ISBN-13: 978-0723416760
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,219,330 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect Board Review for Steps 2-3!, June 10, 2001

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This review is from: Color Atlas and Text of Clinical Medicine (Paperback)

This text was a perfect review for USMLE Steps 1, 2 and 3! Has full color reproductions of classic ECG's, X-Rays, V/Q's and clinical patient presentations. As an example, I only found pictures of "rachitic rosary" in one book and this one was it! A must have for board review.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A very good book!, January 30, 2004

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This review is from: Color Atlas and Text of Clinical Medicine (Paperback)

This color atlas and text are really very good. The text is a quick read but is thorough, covering diagnosis, prognosis, physical exam findings and treatment of choice in many cases. It has classic pictures and examples of a very wide variety of conditions. This is simply an excellent review for the USMLE (mainly parts 2 and 3). It's excellent for review during clinical medicine rotations and the Internal Medicine boards. Overall, very well done!

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best book of internal medicine!, December 7, 2002

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This review is from: Color Atlas and Text of Clinical Medicine (Paperback)

This book is very well written, the explanations are very clear and accompanied by high-quality illustrations. I recommend using it together with "Self Assessment Picture Tests in Medicine: Clinical Medicine", the companion book with questions covering the content of "Color Atlas and Text of Clinical Medicine" for a better preparation for USMLE Step 2 CK.