Oxford Handbook of Acute Medicine and Oxford Handbook for the Foundation Programme (Paperback) | Released: 01 Sep 2016

Two titles from the bestselling Oxford Medical Handbooks series are now available together in this great value pack.

The third edition of the best-selling Oxford Handbook of Acute Medicine is an up-to-date, practical and comprehensive guide to the management of the acutely ill patient. This edition has been revised throughout to include the most up-to-date guidelines and treatment management plans. A new junior author ensures that the content remains relevant and accessible to all medics approaching acute medicine for the first time. This edition includes a new chapter which focuses on common presentations, and quick reference boxes throughout highlight top priorities in the management of each condition. The section on practical procedures has also been expanded to include core competencies for the Foundation Programme.

With brand new figures and clinical tips from the experienced authors, the third edition of the Oxford Handbook of Acute Medicine remains the must-have resource for all those dealing with acute illness.

The Oxford Handbook for the Foundation Programme returns for a fourth edition with clear and thorough clinical guidance and honest advice to help you excel in your first two years as a doctor. This edition has been fully updated in line with the latest guidelines from NICE, Resuscitation Council UK, and the British Thoracic Society among others. This book gives you practical, step-by-step guidance on everything from neurological to gastroenterological presentations. Emergency presentations are highlighted in red and indexed on the inside front cover to give you fast access to the information you need. This edition also includes a fully revised chapter on pharmacopeia with references to the British National Formulary, as well as chapters on practical procedures and interpreting results.

The Oxford Handbook for the Foundation Programme is also a unique resource for things they don't teach you at medical school about being a doctor and life on the wards. The authors have drawn on their own experiences and careful research to help you understand issues ranging from your pay and pension, stress and workplace relations, paperwork, and career development.

This is an excellent resource for Foundation Programme trainees and medical students preparing themselves for life as a doctor. With this pocket-sized guide at your side you'll never be alone on the wards again.

About the Author:
Punit Ramrakha, Consultant Cardiologist, Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Aylesburyand Hammersmith Hospital, London, Kevin Moore, Professor of Hepatology, Royal Free and University College Medical School, University College, London, Amir Sam, Specialist Registrar and Academic Fellow in Endocrinology and Diabetes, Hammersmith Rotation, London, Tim Raine, Clinical Fellow and Honorary Registrar, Gastroenterology and General Medicine, Wellcome Trust and Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, James Dawson, Consultant Anaesthetist, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Stephan Sanders, Assistant Specialist, University of California, San Francisco, Simon Eccles, Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Homerton Hospital, London

Punit Ramrakha is a consultant cardiologist at Stoke Madeville Hospital and Hammersmith Hospital. He graduated from Cambridge and Oxford before training in General Medicine at Hammermith Hospital, Royal Brompton Hospital, St Thomas' Hospital and National Hospital for Queen Squarr. He undertook his cardiology training as a Registrar at the Hammersmith Hospital, Charing Cross Hospital and St Mary's Hospital, London. He also founded the Chiltern Hills Heart Clinic. His clinical research interests include cardiac rehabilitation and biomarkers to identify individuals at high risk of cardiac disease.

Kevin Moore is Professor of Hepatology at the Royal Free and University College Medical School, University College, Leeds. He leads the alcohol liaison service for the Royal Free NHS Foundation Trust, and has an interest in portal hypertension and ascites.

Amir Sam is a Specialist Registrar and Academic Fellow in Endocrinology and Diabetes in Hammersmith, London. He completed his post-graduate medical training in Oxford and London, and completed his PhD in Neuroendocrinology as a Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Fellow at Imperial College London.

Tim Raine is a Clinical Fellow and Honorary Registrar in Gastroenterology and General Medicine for the Wellcome Trust and Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge. He serves on the British Society of Gastroenterology IBD Clinical Research Group.

James Dawson is a Consultant Anaesthetist at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Stephan Sanders is an Assistant Specialist at the University of California. He has previously worked as a pediatric physician in Nottingham and London, before taking a postdoctoral research position at Yale. His research focuses on using genomics and bioinformatics to understand the etiology of human disease, especially autistic spectrum disorder.

Simon Eccles is a Consultant in Emergency Medicine at the Homerton Hospital, and the medical director of NHS Connecting for Health. He once headed the BMA's junior doctors committee, and has previously acted as clinical advisor to the Health Insight Unit of the Department of Health.