Principles and Practice of Hospital Medicine, Second Edition by Sylvia Mckean

Principles and Practice of Hospital Medicine, Second Edition by Sylvia Mckean

The leading textbook of hospital medicine – completely updated to reflect today’s challenges 

A Doody’s Core Title for 2022! 

Since its publication in 2012, Principles and Practice of Hospital Medicine, Second Edition has become the field’s premier resource. Comprehensive, authoritative, and practical, this landmark text provides a solid grounding in clinical, organizational, and administrative areas central to the practice of hospital medicine.

The Second Edition has been completely updated to reflect the evolving practice responsibilities of hospitalists. Examples include value-based medicine, expanded surgical content, bedside clinical reasoning, and a new segment devoted to rehabilitation and skilled nursing care. This edition also features a more accessible and streamlined full-color design enriched by more than 600 illustrations. Each clinical chapter opens with boxed Key Clinical Questions that are addressed in the text and summarized in hundreds of tables.  Case studies demonstrate how to apply this information specifically to the management of hospitalized patients.

Representing the expertise of more than two hundred renowned contributors, Principles and Practice of Hospital Medicine, Second Edition is logically divided into six sections:

• The Specialty of Hospital Medicine and Systems of Care
• Medical Consultation
• Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Care
• The Approach to the Patient at the Bedside
• Diagnostic Testing and Procedures
• Clinical Conditions in the Inpatient Setting

Principles and Practice of Hospital Medicine, Second Edition is essential reading for clinicians who strive to optimize inpatient care and sharpen their leadership skills.

Sylvia McKean MD Director, Hospitalist Service Brigham and Women’s Hospital Associate Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School Dr. McKean is one of the pioneers in hospital medicine, and is very influential within the Society of Hospital Medicine.

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ISBN 13	9780071843133
ISBN 10	0071843132
Title	Principles and Practice of Hospital Medicine, Second Edition
Author	Sylvia Mckean
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Year published	2016-11-28
Number of pages	2240
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.