Toohey's Medicine 15th Edition

In spite of recent changes in nurse education, nurses still need to know about medicine to understand their work with patients. This is the latest edition of what has become a popular and enduring nursing textbook. It is a short textbook of medicine written by medical experts, but read by nurses. Nurses have consistently found this book invaluable because of the level at which the text is pitched. It has been written in consultation with nurses and covers exactly the medical knowledge that they require. These features make it still an ideal medical text for nurses:
Includes the medical knowledge nurses need
New team of contributors to widen input
Written in consultation with nurses to ensure appropriateness of information
New format and typeface - to increase readability

Features

Written by an up-to-date team of medical experts
Includes the medical knowledge nurses need
New team of contributors to widen input
Written in consultation with nurses to ensure appropriateness of information
New format and typeface - to increase readability
Well established and highly respected nursing textbook

Arnold Bloom MD, FRCP, Honorary Physician, Whittington Hospital, London
Stephen Bloom MA, MD, DSc, FRCP, Physician and Professor of Endocrinology, Hammersmith Hospital, London

Clinical Observations. Causes of Disease. Infection, Immunity and Chemotherapy. Infectious Illnesses (Acute Infectious Fevers, Tropical Diseases, Skin Diseases, Sexually Transmitted Diseases). Diseases of the Circulatory System. Diseases of the Respiratory System. Diseases of the Alimentary System. Diseases of the Liver, Biliary Tract and Pancreas. Diseases of the Nervous System. Diseases of the Blood. Diseases of the Urinary System. Metabolism and Vitamins. Diabetes Mellitus. Disorders of the Endocrine System. Diseases of the Joints, Bones and Connective Tissue. Appendix Index