Written by Nicholas J Talley, Simon O'Connor and Brad Frankum, this engaging and instructive text provides practical pathways to diagnosis and up-to-date strategies for implementing evidence-based treatments for prevalent conditions.

Learn how to:

• identify what is clinically important
• understand and investigate disease
• create an effective strategy for treatment
• use technological diagnostic tools.

This new edition of Essentials of Internal Medicine 4e describes established and trusted diagnostic techniques to equip students and trainees with the skills to succeed in their profession. The visually dynamic text offers a framework of knowledge covering core facts and addressing difficult-to-master topics such as:

• holistic approach to patient treatment
• the importance of diagnosis
• the physician's role in public health
• the physician as scholar.

• Contributions from expert clinicians leading the advancement of medicine globally
• Need-to-know 'clinical pearls' throughout each chapter
• Memory jog lists and tables
• Multiple choice questions with end-of-chapter answers and extensive explanations
• Enhanced eBook version included with purchase

Chapter 1: Internal medicine in the 21st century - best practice, best outcomes
Chapter 2: Evidence-based medicine and critical appraisal of the literature
Chapter 3: Clinical pharmacology and toxicology
Chapter 4: Genetics
Chapter 5: Medical imaging for internists
Chapter 6: Pulmonology
Chapter 7: Cardiology
Chapter 8: Hypertension
Chapter 9: Nephrology
Chapter 10: Endocrinology
Chapter 11: Gastroenterology
Chapter 12: Hepatology
Chapter 13: Hematology
Chapter 14: Oncology
Chapter 15: Palliative medicine
Chapter 16: Immunology
Chapter 17: Musculoskeletal medicine
Chapter 18: Neurology
Chapter 19: Psychiatry for the internist
Chapter 20: Clinical infectious diseases
Chapter 21: Immunization
Chapter 22: Dermatology for the physician
Chapter 23: Medical ophthalmology
Chapter 24: Women's health for the physician
Chapter 25: Obstetric medicine
Chapter 26: Geriatric medicine
Index

Nicholas J Talley, MD (NSW), PhD (Syd), MMedSci (Clin Epi)(Newc.), FAHMS, FRACP, FAFPHM, FRCP (Lond. & Edin.), FACP , Pro Vice-Chancellor, Global Research, University of Newcastle, Australia Professor of Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medicine, University of Newcastle, Australia President, Royal Australasian College of Physicians Chair-Elect, Committee of Presidents of Medical Colleges (CPMC) Hon. Treasurer, Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences Senior Staff Specialist, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, Australia Adjunct Professor and Consultant, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA Adjunct Professor, University of North Carolina, NC, USA Foreign Guest Professor, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden