About the book:
These handbooks are designed to help medical student and interns navigate through every challenge in all the medical wards in a practical and structural way. Providing the essentials of the majority of diseases or medical issues, these handbooks will be of a great help specially with the small window of time that every medical student and intern have.
Rather than going through a textbook or a packed book, these handbooks focus on information that matters most in clinical practice and examinations. Each topic is organized around key areas such as definitions, epidemiology and risk factors, clinical features, diagnostic criteria, diagnosis associated conditions, differential diagnosis and management.
A distinguishable feature of these handbooks is its case-based approach. Clinical cases are used to connect the theoretical information with real-world decision-making, encouraging the readers to recognize important clinical clues and determine the appropriate next step.
These handbooks are intended to serve as a quick clinical reference and revision companion for medical student and interns bearing in mind they are a summary that build on what you already have and they do not substitute your years of study.
Target of the book:
- Medical student: Rapid ward preparation and high-yield examination recall.
- Intern / Resident: On-call decision support, emergency algorithms, and bedside checklists.
Handbook Series Overview & Specifications
A summary table of all published clinical handbook modules in the series:
| Code | Specialty Module | Core Focus | Target Audience | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNS | Central Nervous System | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Students & Interns | Available |
| CVS | Cardiovascular System | Cardiology & Coronary Care | Students & Interns | Available |
| DS | Digestive System | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Students & Interns | Available |
| ES | Endocrine System | Endocrinology & Metabolism | Students & Interns | Available |
| GUS | Genitourinary System | Nephrology & Urology | Students & Interns | Available |
| HD | Hematological Disorders | Clinical Hematology & Oncology | Students & Interns | Available |
| RD | Respiratory Diseases & Pulmonology | Pulmonology & Critical Care | Students & Interns | Available |
| RS | Rheumatology System | Joints, Autoimmune & Connective | Students & Interns | Available |