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Tropical Medicine
Lecture Notes 7. Aufl.
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28,99 € |
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| Verlag: | Wiley-Blackwell |
| Format: | EPUB |
| Veröffentl.: | 17.04.2014 |
| ISBN/EAN: | 9781118734568 |
| Sprache: | englisch |
| Anzahl Seiten: | 416 |
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<p>Providing a comprehensive introduction to the study of tropical medicine, this new edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to include new content and more illustrations and clinical photographs to aid understanding. Now fully supported by a companion website containing hundreds of interactive multiple-choice questions, and available in a range of digital formats, <i>Tropical Medicine Lecture Notes</i> is the perfect resource for study and revision, and is the ideal companion for those practising medicine in tropical and sub-tropical regions.</p> <ul> <li>New edition of the best-selling tropical medicine textbook</li> <li>Brand new chapters covering Ophthalmology and Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs)</li> <li>Increased coverage of malaria, tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS</li> <li>More colour illustrations and photographs for greater clarity and understanding</li> <li>Fully supported by a companion website at www.lecturenoteseries.com/tropicalmed containing figures and summaries from the book in PowerPoint format, and hundreds of interactive MCQs (written by Dom Colbert)</li> <li>Now available in a range of digital formats - perfect for on-the-go study and clinical practice</li> </ul>
<p>Contributors vii</p> <p>Preface ix</p> <p>List of Abbreviations x</p> <p>New Drug Names xiii</p> <p>How to use your textbook xiv</p> <p>About the companion website xvii</p> <p><b>Part 1 A general approach to syndromes/symptom complexes 1</b></p> <p>1 Gastrointestinal presentations 3</p> <p>2 Respiratory presentations 11</p> <p>3 Neurological presentations 16</p> <p>4 Febrile presentations 24</p> <p>5 Dermatological presentations 29</p> <p>6 The patient with anaemia 33</p> <p>7 A syndromic approach to sexually transmitted infections 38</p> <p>8 Splenomegaly in the tropics 47</p> <p><b>Part 2 Major tropical infections 51</b></p> <p>9 Malaria 53</p> <p>10 Visceral leishmaniasis 70</p> <p>11 Cutaneous leishmaniasis 77</p> <p>12 Tuberculosis 82</p> <p>13 HIV infection and disease in the tropics 96</p> <p>14 Onchocerciasis filariasis and loiasis 126</p> <p>15 African trypanosomiasis 141</p> <p>16 South American trypanosomiasis (Chagas’ disease) 148</p> <p>17 Schistosomiasis 151</p> <p>18 Leprosy 163</p> <p><b>Part 3 Other tropical diseases 175</b></p> <p>19 Amoebiasis 177</p> <p>20 Bacillary dysentery 183</p> <p>21 Cholera 186</p> <p>22 Giardiasis and other intestinal protozoal infections 190</p> <p>23 Intestinal cestode infections (tapeworms) including cysticercosis 195</p> <p>24 Soil-transmitted helminths 199</p> <p>25 Viral hepatitis 205</p> <p>26 Liver and intestinal flukes 214</p> <p>27 Hydatid disease 218</p> <p>28 Pneumonia 222</p> <p>29 Lung flukes 229</p> <p>30 Tropical pulmonary eosinophilia 231</p> <p>31 Pyogenic meningitis 233</p> <p>32 Cryptococcal meningitis 241</p> <p>33 Encephalitis 243</p> <p>34 Acute flaccid paralysis 248</p> <p>35 Spastic paralysis 251</p> <p>36 Rabies 254</p> <p>37 Tetanus 259</p> <p>38 Brucellosis 262</p> <p>39 Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers 267</p> <p>40 Arboviruses 273</p> <p>41 Viral haemorrhagic fevers 276</p> <p>42 Dengue and yellow fever 283</p> <p>43 Relapsing fevers 289</p> <p>44 Rickettsial infections 292</p> <p>45 Leptospirosis 294</p> <p>46 Melioidosis 297</p> <p>47 Tropical ulcer 299</p> <p>48 Buruli ulcer 301</p> <p>49 Myiasis 305</p> <p>50 Cutaneous larva migrans 307</p> <p>51 Scabies and lice 309</p> <p>52 Strongyloidiasis 311</p> <p>53 Guinea worm infection (dracunculiasis) 315</p> <p>54 Histoplasmosis 317</p> <p>55 Other fungal infections 319</p> <p>56 Haemoglobinopathies and red cell enzymopathies 321</p> <p>57 Haematinic deficiencies 326</p> <p>58 Bites and stings 330</p> <p>59 Non-communicable diseases 334</p> <p>60 Refugee health 351</p> <p>61 Syndromes of malnutrition 358</p> <p>62 Eye disease in the tropics 364</p> <p>63 Neglected tropical diseases 372</p> <p>Index 381</p>
<p>“This is a comprehensive review of many tropical diseases, appropriately updated from the previous edition, that accomplishes its educational purpose by presenting material in a way that makes learning uncomplicated and enhancing it with online materials and multiple-choice questions.” <i> (Doody’s</i>, 9 January 2015)</p> <p> </p>
<p><b>Nick Beeching</b> is Senior Lecturer in Infectious Diseases at Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine</p> <p><b>Geoff Gill</b> is Emeritus Professor of International Medicine, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine</p>
<p>Providing a comprehensive introduction to the study of tropical medicine, this new edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to include new content and more illustrations and clinical photographs to aid understanding. Now fully supported by a companion website containing hundreds of interactive multiple-choice questions, and available in a range of digital formats, <i>Tropical Medicine Lecture Notes </i>is the perfect resource for study and revision, and is the ideal companion for those practising medicine in tropical and sub-tropical regions.</p> <ul> <li>New edition of the best-selling tropical medicine textbook</li> <li>Brand new chapters covering Ophthalmology and Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs)</li> <li>Increased coverage of malaria, tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS</li> <li>More colour illustrations and photographs for greater clarity and understanding</li> <li>Fully supported by a companion website at <b>www.lecturenoteseries.com/tropicalmed</b> containing figures and summaries from the book in PowerPoint format, and hundreds of interactive MCQs (written by Dom Colbert)</li> <li>Now available in a range of digital formats - perfect for on-the-go study and clinical practice</li> </ul> <p>For information on all the titles in the <i>Lecture Notes</i> series, please visit: <b>www.lecturenoteseries.com</b></p>
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