基本説明
Incorporates learning objectives, ward management information, and common modes of presentation in a concise single volume.
Full Description
This second edition of a best-selling Oxford Medical Handbook provides a comprehensive guide to the practice of ENT and head and neck surgery in a concise, practical, and easily accessible format. For use on the ward or for revision purposes, this new edition is organised anatomically and each section provides a summary of the essential approach to a specific presenting complaint. Quick access chapters are included detailing emergency conditions and their acutemanagement. This new edition includes expanded sections on anatomy, paediatrics, drugs, practical and surgical procedures, and emergencies. There are new chapters covering ENT manifestations in HIV/AIDS and sleep disorders. Still the only pocket-sized reference of ENT available, this handbook is unique inoffering diagnostic flowcharts which guide readers based on specific sets of symptoms. Patient-centred and practical, this book represents a more accurate experience for those typically faced with ENT and head and neck surgery in clinical practice.
Contents
1. Overview ; 2. ENT examination ; 3. Common methods of presentation ; 4. Investigations in ENT ; 5. External ear ; 6. Middle ear ; 7. Inner ear ; 8. The skull base ; 9. Nose and sinuses ; 10. The mouth, tonsils and adenoids ; 11. The salivary glands ; 12. The larynx ; 13. The oesphagus ; 14. The neck ; 15. The thyroid ; 16. Sleep disorders ; 17. Paediatric ENT conditions ; 18. Common operations ; 19. Ward care ; 20. Allied health professionals ; 21. Common drugs used in ENT disorders (and their side effects) ; 22. Practical procedures ; 23. ENT emergencies ; 24. Glossary of ENT terms and eponyms
