Oxford Handbook of General Practice and Oxford Handbook of Clinical Immunology and Allergy

by Simon, Chantal; Everitt, Hazel; van Dorp, Francoise; Burke, Matthew; Spickett, Gavin

• ISBN13: 9780198793977
• ISBN10: 0198793979
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2016-09-01
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

The fourth edition of the Oxford Handbook of General Practice is available to purchase in a pack with the third edition of the Oxford Handbook of Clinical Immunology and Allergy, offering complimentary content from both handbooks at a discounted price.

Fully revised to reflect the new changes to the GP contract and the GP curriculum, the fourth edition of the best-selling Oxford Handbook of General Practice is a practical guide to all aspects of general practice; from vital clinical information to valuable practical guidance from experienced GPs. This is the essential guide for all those working in general practice.

Comprehensively covering everything a doctor needs to work in, or manage, a GP practice, the fourth edition ensures readers are always up-to-date with the latest guidelines, the most recent protocols, and cutting-edge clinical information. With concise, bullet-point information the chapters are now colour-coded to ensure the reader can find vital emergency or clinical information without delay. Fully illustrated, and packed with even more figures, diagrams, management boxes, and tables to improve ease-of-reference, the reader will always have the vital information they need at their fingertips.

The third edition of the Oxford Handbook of Clinical Immunology and Allergy is a unique, practical, and clinically relevant guide for clinicians and laboratory staff to assist with the diagnosis and management of immunological/allergic disease, and the correct selection and interpretation of immunological tests. Now fully updated for the third edition, the handbook has been expanded to include the latest developments, drugs, diagnostic tests, and therapy options in the field.

With concise, bullet-point coverage of the entire breadth of immunological and allergic disease, the third edition has been specially written to ensure the information you need is always at your fingertips. The first section covers clinical diseases, giving guidance on test selection and interpretation for both diagnosis and monitoring. The second section covers diagnostic tests, summarizing the methodology and pros and cons of each. Expertly written, reviewed by specialists, and fully up-to-date, you can be sure that the Oxford Handbook of Clinical Immunology and Allergy provides all the vital information you will need to assist you in effective practice.

Author Biography

Chantal Simon, General Practitioner, Banks and Bearwood Medical Practice, Bournemouth, Dorset, UK, and Executive Editor of InnovAiT,Hazel Everitt, Clinical Lecturer in Primary Care, Southampton University,Francoise van Dorp, General Practitioner, Brentford, Essex, UK,Matthew Burke, GP Registrar, Flansham Park Health Centre, Bognor Regis,Gavin Spickett, Consultant and Senior Lecturer in Clinical Immunology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne

Chantal Simon is a General Practitioner at Banks and Bearwood Medical Practice, Bournemouth, Dorset, UK and the Executive Editor of InnovAiT.

Hazel Everitt is a Clinical Lecturer in Primary Care at Southampton University, UK.

Francoise van Dorp is a General Practitioner in Brentford, Essex, UK. Having studied at Grenoble University, St. John's College, Cambridge, and St. Edmund Hall, Oxford, she has worked as a General Practitioner Registrar across a range of specialties, including palliative care, acute general psychiatry and paediatrics.

Matt Burkes is a GP Registrar at Flansham Park Health Centre, Bognor Regis, UK. Prior to moving into General Practice he was a Research Fellow at the School of Psychology, University of Reading. He has a wide range of clinical interest, including paediatrics, psychiatry dermatology, minor surgery and joint injection.

Gavin Spickett trained in Oxford and carried out research for his DPhil at the MRC Cellular Immunology Unit. He then completed his medical training in Ipswich before moving to the Clinical Research Centre, working with Dr. David Webster on primary immunodeficiency diseases. He completed his senior registrar training in Oxford with professor Helen Chapel before taking up his present post in Newcastle, where he has led the clinical immunology and allergy service and the regional immunology laboratory for 20 years.

Table of Contents

Oxford Handbook of General Practice
1. What is General Practice
2. Contracts
3. Practice management
4. Education, monitoring, and research
5. Consulting and certification
6. Prescribing
7. Minor surgery
8. Healthy living
9. Chronic disease management and elderly care
10. Cardiology and vascular disease
11. Respiratory medicine
12. Endocrinology
13. Gastrointestinal medicine
14. Renal medicine and urology
15. Musculoskeletal problems
16. Neurology
17. Dermatology
18. Infectious diseases
19. Haematology and immunology
20. Breast disease
21. Gynaecology
22. Sexual health and contraception
23. Pregnancy
24. Child health
25. Ear, nose, and throat
26. Ophthalmology
27. Mental health
28. Cancer and palliative care
29. Emergencies in general practice
Oxford Handbook of Clinical Immunology and Allergy
1. Primary immunodeficiency
2. Secondary immunodeficiency
3. Allergic disease
4. Autoimmunity and the endocrine system
5. Autoimmunity affecting the nervous system
6. Autoimmunity associated with cardiac, respiratory, and renal disease
7. Autoimmunity in gastrointestinal disease
8. Autoimmunity in liver disease
9. Autoimmune haematological disorders
10. Autoimmune skin disorders
11. Autoimmune eye disease
12. Connective tissue disease
13. Vasculitis
14. Miscellaneous conditions
15. Transplantation
16. Immunotherapy
17. Immunochemistry
18. Autoantibodies
19. Allergy tests
20. Cellular investigations
21. Tissue typing
22. Quality and managerial issues