Infectious Diseases: Colour Guide, 1e (Colour Guides) [Paperback]

Peter Ball FRCPEd (Author), James A. Gray FRCPEd (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0443045941 | ISBN-13: 978-0443045943 | Publication Date: August 10, 1992

This series replaces the successful "Colour Aids" series. Revised versions are being relaunched as "Colour Guides" and new titles added. Retaining the features of "Colour Aids", the guides will have added and improved features such as: expanded and updated text to provide more information; typeface condensed to provide more information in a concise format; new topics added to bring the text as up to date as possible; bolder headings to make the topics easier to find; new illustrations to help with diagnosis; and an index to make the texts easier to use.

Product Details

• Paperback: 120 pages
• Publisher: Churchill Livingstone (August 10, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0443045941
• ISBN-13: 978-0443045943
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,602,735 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Concise text with high quality pictures., May 29, 2003

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Khalid Alnaqbi (Toronto, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Infectious Diseases: Color Guide (Paperback)

I bought this pocket book atlas when I was a junior medical student 3 years ago in a Book Exhibition. It has joined my "illustrative books collection" since that time. Illustrations explain better than texts, and you tend to remember the diseases quickly.

Features of this pocket book include:

- It covers wide range of infectious diseases compared to its size.

- User-friendly format.

- The text is on the left side of the page, where each disease is dealth with according to its etiology, incidence, pathogenesis, clinical features, complications, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.

- High-quality color clinical pictures on the right side of the page. These pictures include microscopic (histopathology) pictures, macroscopic specimens, electron microscopy, imaging (e.g. x-rays, CT), diagrams (e.g. hepatitis antigens), and clinical bed-side pictures.

- Contents include:
Classical infectious diseases of childhood [Measles, Rubella, Congenital rubella syndrome (CRS), Mumps, Erythema infectiousum, and Chickenpox], Herpez zoster (shingles), Herpez simplex infections, Kawasaki (mucucutaneous lymph node) syndrome, Lyme disease, Orf, Herpangina, Hand foot and mouth disease, Infectious mononucleosis, Toxoplasmosis, Cytomegalovirus, Viral hepatitis, Leptospirosis, Staphyloccocal infection, Osteomyelitis, Infections with Streptococcus pyogenes, Scarlet fever, Anthrax, Diphtheria, Tetanus, Enteric (Typhoid and paratyphoid) fevers, Infantile gastroenteritis, Pseudomembranous colitis, Meningococcal infections, Bacterial meningitis (non-meningococcal), Viral meningitis, Tuberculosis, Pertussis, Acute croup and bronchiolitis, Community-acquired pneumonia, Legionnaire's disease, Lung abscess, Erythema nodosum, Stevens-Jonson syndrome, Antibiotic rashes, Syphilis, Gonococcaemia, Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), and Index.

- It can be used for quick revision among medical students as well as residents.

- This pocket book is in its 2nd edition (1999), published by Churchill Livingstone company, and comes in 125 pages.

All in all, this pocket book is recommended for high-yield revision.

5.0 out of 5 stars Dr.Azeem Alam Khan, October 23, 2001

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Dr.Azeem Alam Khan "AZEEM" (General Care Hospital Dammam KSA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Infectious Diseases: Color Guide (Paperback)

I read this book a month ago.It is a small too the point
covering all the topics.Pictures are excellent and professional.Some pictures are very useful for the doctors .For example I have never seen ROSE SPOTS in Typhoid.In this book they have showed it very clearly!
I recommend this book to all the undergraduate and postgraduate medical students.

5.0 out of 5 stars Dr.Azeem Alam Khan MBBS(QAU),M.Sc (UK),FACP (USA)., October 21, 2001

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Dr.Azeem Alam Khan "AZEEM" (General Care Hospital Dammam KSA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Infectious Diseases: Color Guide (Paperback)

I bought this book a month ago and find it very interesting and informative.It is compact,upto date,pictures are sharp,clear and help the clinician to make a good concept of the disease.For example the picture of ROSE SPOTS .In my clinical experience I have never got a chance to look at the rose spots but now from this picture I can easily make out what rose spots look like.I recommend this book to all the undergraduate and postgrauate students.