Medicine at a Glance provides a concise and accessible introduction and guide to the core curriculum for medical students. Following the familiar easy-to-use at a Glance format, each topic is presented as a double-page spread with key facts accompanied by clear tables, illustrations and diagrams encapsulating all the students need to know. This new edition of Medicine at a Glance: is fully revised and updated; The essential purchase for medical students; has a unique structure, divided into over 65 clinical presentations and 150 common diseases; covers the essential facts for the diagnosis and treatment of common symptoms and conditions; includes 7 new chapters, dealing with topics such as: how to recognise the critically ill patient - painless loss of vision/blindness, allergic reactions, imaging in respiratory disease, imaging in gastrointestinal disease; and presents diagrams and illustrations on the left and concise explanations on the right, providing a user-friendly overview of Medicine. Medicine at a Glance will appeal to all medical students and junior doctors on the Foundation Program, as a core textbook and as a revision aid. The book is also suitable for those training in allied health professions such as nurses and paramedics. Reviews of last edition: I definitely recommend this book to all final year students...Final Year Student, GKT March 2004 I can, with complete confidence, recommend this book to all Final Year students. Its got everything you´ll need for Final MB Medicine. - Amazon Reviewer, November 2003.