Lecture Notes: Tropical Medicine (Paperback)

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Editorial Reviews

Review
'[this book] tells you what the safe humane doctor actually does when confronted by an will patient with only his or her clinical skills for guidance, nothing in the laboratory pipeline and a very limited choice of available treatments’
British Medical Journal

"An ideal quick reference text with just that little bit extra and no burden of detail"
2nd Opinion, 1996

"Buy it if you want a refreshingly practical book for your tropical elective"
Sheffield Medical Gazette, 1997

'easy to access and up-to-date'
British Journal of Dermatology

'provides excellent value for money'
Tropical Diseases Bulletin

"Perfect for third years off on their electives who need a lightweight reference book, and a useful grounding for students considering tropical medicine as a future career."

5th Year Medical Student, University of Liverpool
Sphincter, June 2004

Product Description
Lecture Notes on Tropical Medicine is a core text with an emphasis on the clinical aspects of problem-solving in the tropics. This new, revised edition includes a more global and syndromic approach to tropical medicine.

Section A covers clinical presentations according to body systems and syndromic approaches, so that the reader can go straight to the relevant section for clues to the likely diagnosis. Section B gives core knowledge & clinical advice on the major tropical infections such as malaria and leprosy. The final section covers other tropical diseases, grouped by main body system of presentation, which includes cholera, hepatitis and scabies amongst others.

Additionally, this edition includes new chapters that broaden the traditional scope of ‘tropical medicine’. These include a chapter on HIV & Aids which reflects the impact that these have had on the tropics, a chapter on non-communicable diseases and their management, as well as a new chapter on refugee health that covers humanitarian emergencies, control of epidemics as well as health assessment of asylum seekers. As always, carefully selected colour plates and an increased number of illustrations, effectively portray clinical conditions.

This fifth edition of Lecture Notes on Tropical Medicine is a very practical companion for the increasing number of medical students and junior doctors who have the opportunity to practice medicine in the tropics. It is also a key resource for clinicians who see patients with `tropical' disorders. All in all Lecture Notes on Tropical Medicine remains the best core text on tropical medicine.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 368 pages
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell; 5 edition (March 19, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 063206496X
• ISBN-13: 978-0632064960
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #321,102 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Must have text, August 28, 2005

By	S. Morris (Saginaw, MI United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have used every edition of this book since the first one came out as a single author edition by Dr Dion Bell. The book has only improved as the years went on. This book is not encyclopedic but has the information most needed when dealing with diseases of the tropics and developing world. Even if you have a larger more encyclopedic text you should have this one. This book is ideal for the physician or other practitioner going to the tropics for the first time and who may not have the time for more exhaustive study. Of all the medical texts I have used over the year this is one of the best!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent resource for tropical medicine, May 12, 2007

By	Preston Herrington "chess doc" (Farmington, NM USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This small-to-medium sized text is perfect for folks who need a quick and pertinent Tropical Medicine reference. I have found that it nicely complements the Oxford Handbook of Tropical Medicine (OHTM). OHTM is smaller, yet touches on a broader array of disease. Lecture Notes on Tropical Medicine gives more depth, with emphasis on diseases unique to the tropics. Both are excellent and highly recommended.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good material for a trip to the tropics, July 22, 2007

By	Lindsey Lira (South Bend, IN) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I was looking for a good read on tropical medicine but also lightweight and easy to pack and carry around. There really were not much options out there that I could find. This one and the oxford handbook on tropical medicine fit what I was looking for. Both were good, but the Lecture Notes I found slightly more useful, easier to find information and a bit more clinical detail. Very wide range of topics listed both by presenting syndrome and by each etiology separately.