Oxford Textbook of Medicine CD-ROM: Single-user license

by Warrell, David; Cox, Timothy; Firth, John; Benz, Edward J.

• ISBN13: 9780198529507
• ISBN10: 0198529503
• Edition: 4th
• Format: CD
• Copyright: 2005-02-03
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

The Oxford Textbook of Medicine provides all that any doctor needs to knowto practise top-level internal medicine. It gives comprehensive coverage of theepidemiology, aetiology, and mechanism of disease, as well as clear, unambiguouscoverage of the diagnosis, practical management and prevention of the entirespectrum of medical disorders.This new CD ROM enables the complete content of the OTM to be searched andaccessed in the office, hospital or home. Users can access the 4500 text pages,including illustrations and References, via the Contents list or by free-text orkey-term searches, using familiar, browser-based software; and can add their ownnotes and bookmarks for future reference.Searching can be done by using words, phrases or wildcards, or via the index.Users can add and edit permanent bookmarks tied to specific paragraphs. Thereare hyperlinks across the text, including page references. Figures and Platesappear as expandable thumbnails. A history of the articles viewed in thecurrent session appears in a drop-down menu.System requirements:Windows 95, 98, ME; Windows NY 4.0; Windows 2000; Mac OSCD-ROM driveVGA monitor set to 600 x 800 screen resolutionInternet Explorer 5.0 (this will be automatically installed by the software ifnot already on the computer)

Table of Contents

On being a patient

Modern medicine: foundations, achievements, and limitations

Global patterns of disease and medical practice

Molecular mechanisms of disease

Immunological mechanisms

Principles of clinical oncology

Infection

Chemical and physical injuries and environmental factors and disease

Principles of clinical pharmacology and drug therapy

Nutrition

Metabolic disorders

Endocrine disorders

Medical disorders in pregnance

Gastroenterology

Cardiovascular medicine

Critical care medicine

Respiratory medicine

Rheumatology

Diseases of the skeleton

Nephrology

Sexually-transmitted diseases and sexual health

Disorders of the blood

Diseases of the skin

Neurology

The eye

Psychiatry and drug related problems

Forensic medicine and the practising doctor

Sports and exercise medicine

Adolescent medicine

Geratology

Palliative care

Reference intervals for biochemical data

Emergency medicine

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