DERMATOLOGY
Handbook of Dermatology for Primary Care: A Practical Guide to Diagnosis 2e
Authors: N Saxe, S Jessop and G Todd
The second edition of Handbook of Dermatology for Primary Care: A Practical Guide to Diagnosis off ers an eff ective approach to diagnosing and treating skin conditions. It includes:
• More than 270 colour photographs refl ecting the diversity of southern Africa’s population and health conditions
• An extensively revised section on morphological patterns and a section on the regional distribution of the conditions, so that a diagnosis can be made from either starting point
• An alphabetical section describing the aetiology and clinical features of more than 100 common skin disorders
FLEXICOVER OCT 2006 OUP SA
288 PAGES 9780195761337
• A formulary giving more detailed information about a range of treatments • An expanded section on HIV/Aids-related skin disorders • Expanded and revised diagnostic tables.
In addition, the new edition is more user-friendly:
• Cross-references link the colour-coded morphology and regional diagnosis sections respectively with the section on common skin disorders
• The ‘how to use this book’ section has been revised • Full-colour, labelled photographs are used to demonstrate how lesion morphology and/or body site can be used to reach a diagnosis, which is cross-referenced to the section of common skin disorders for further information.
The book is useful for dermatology components of the MBChB, the BCur and National Diploma in Nursing and is of value to primary care doctors and family practitioners in primary care and outlying clinics.
Table of Contents Introduction • Section 1 Morphological patterns • Section 2 Regional diagnosis • Section 3 Common skin disorders • Formulary • Index
EMERGENCY CARE AFEM Handbook of Acute and Emergency Care 2e
Content editors: K Checkett, L Wallis and T Reynolds
PAPERBACK NOV 2018 OUP SA
1238 PAGES 9780190722821 9780190722852
AFEM Handbook of Acute Emergency Care 2e provides a fi eld reference for emergency care providers in Africa, which addresses the African regional disease burden and recommends diagnostic and management pathways. The text is designed to be used by all levels of providers for the care of acutely ill or injured patients, and covers the full scope of emergency and acute care. It addresses both out-of-hospital and in-hospital interventions, and provides diagnostic and management strategies for the most common emergency care problems faced by providers in Africa. Uniquely, the text off ers care providers management strategies based on available resources: it guides care providers through a rapid systematic and integrated approach to patient stabilisation and resuscitation, stratifi ed to three resource levels: minimal, moderate and full resources.
The primary target market includes emergency medicine practitioners (medical doctors and emergency care technicians). In addition, it is aimed at MBChB students and national diploma students taking modules in emergency medicine or emergency care, and students enrolled in certifi cate courses in emergency care at provincial colleges.
New to this edition: • The text is revised to align more closely with the AFEM training curriculum • The revised text includes new material which addresses additional conditions • Material relating to the identifi cation of potential interventions in low resource settings, for each condition, is expanded
• Investigation and treatment recommendations are updated in accordance with current guidelines
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