{"product_id":"alarm-bells-in-medicine-isbn-9780727918192","title":"Alarm Bells in Medicine","description":"What's your worst nightmare as a doctor? Missing a life-threatening condition must be among the biggest fears for health professionals. But sometimes the clue to the diagnosis lies in just a single symptom. \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlarm Bells in Medicine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e brings you up to speed on recognising the symptoms of serious illnesses. Internationally renowned authors list the most crucial presenting symptoms in their own specialties that should ring the alarm bells for you. They provide clear information on diagnosis and action. Organised under the relevant specialties, the information is quick and easy to find.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSince patients disclose alarm symptoms in all clinical settings, this book is as relevant for consultants as it is for GPs, as useful for junior doctors as it is for medical students.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpecial Features of this book:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAnswers the express need of doctors to avoid making diagnostic errors\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEach chapter is written by a leading expert in the field\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConcise and easy to use\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  List of contributors. \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgement.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbbreviations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBreast surgery.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCardiology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCardiothoracic surgery.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCare of the elderly.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDermatology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEndocrinology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eENT.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGastroenterology and colorectal surgery.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGenito-urinary medicine.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGynaecology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHaematology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHeptology and hepatobiliary surgery.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHIV medicine.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImmunology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMetabolic medicine.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNeurology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNeurosurgery.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eObstetrics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOncology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOphthalmology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOral and maxillofacial surgery.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrthopaedics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePaediatrics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePaediatric surgery.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlastic surgery.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsychiatry.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRenal medicine.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRespiratory medicine.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRheumatology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTransplantation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUpper GI surgery.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUrology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVascular surgery.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e  \"A must have [that] will surely come in handy, even if it saves just one patients life in the future.... Overall grade\/score: 5\/5.\" (\u003ci\u003eLeicester Scrubs\u003c\/i\u003e, January 2010)  \u003cp\u003e\"This is a valuable and well-edited collection of potentially serious speciality-specific symptoms. It is highly informative and should alert the reader to the 'alarm bells' that may present in their clinical practice. The book should prove a valuable asset to the library of anyone involved in the practice of medicine including medical students, GPs and hospital doctors.\" (\u003ci\u003eAnnals Royal College of Surgeons of England\u003c\/i\u003e, 2006)\u003c\/p\u003e Nadeem Ali, Eye Department, Royal Victoria Infirmary  What's your worst nightmare as a doctor? Missing a life-threatening condition must be among the biggest fears for health professionals. But sometimes the clue to the diagnosis lies in just a single symptom.  \u003cp\u003eSo what if a patient comes to your clinic with an ear which hurts when they swallow, and you don’t think of a tumour ? Or a numb chin, and you don’t suspect metastases? Or an itch, and you miss a leukaemia?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlarm Bells in Medicine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e brings you up to speed on recognising the symptoms of serious illnesses. Internationally renowned authors list the most crucial presenting symptoms in their own specialties that should ring the alarm bells for you. They provide clear information on diagnosis and action. 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