Oxford Handbook of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation + Oxford Handbook of Medical Sciences

Two titles from the bestselling Oxford Handbook series are available together in this great value pack.

The Oxford Handbook of Clinical and Laboratory Investigations provides a patient-oriented approach to investigation. The first chapter describes key symptoms and signs along with tests that may be of value in reaching a diagnosis. The remainder of the book is specialty-centred and provides a comprehensive review of all available tests within a given subject. The aim is of the book is to provide a more rational method of investigation and prevent over-investigation which is expensive for the hospital and unpleasant for the patient. It emphasises which tests are of value, when tests are not likely to be helpful, along with pitfalls in the interpretation of results. This new edition has been updated throughout to incorporate current investigations and management of disease. Chapters on rheumatology, radiology, and renal medicine have been extensively revised. With contributions from active clinicians who are engaged in medical practice, the book will be of value to senior medical students facing finals examinations, and junior doctors who are responsible for ordering tests on their patients.

Written by biomedical scientists and clinicians to disseminate the fundamental scientific principles that underpin clinical medicine, the Oxford Handbook of Medical Sciences provides a clear, easily digestible account of basic cell physiology and biochemistry, and an investigation of the traditional piers of medicine (anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, pathology and pharmacology) integrated in the context of each of the major systems relevant to the human body. Cross-referenced to the Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine, and thoroughly illustrated, it is the ideal introduction to the basic medical sciences for junior medical students, and a perfect revision guide for senior students.

Drew Provan, Senior Lecturer in Haematology, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, UK,Robert Wilkins,University Lecturer in Physiology, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Oxford, UK,Simon Cross,University of Oxford, UK, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Sheffield, UK,Ian Megson,Lifescan Chair of Diabetes, UHI Millennium Institute, Inverness, UK,David Meredith,University Research Lecturer, Lecturer in Biomedical Science, University of Oxford, UK

Drew Provan is a Senior Lecturer in Haematology at St Bartholemews and the Royal London School of Medicine and Dentistry. He is on the editorial boards of The British Journal of Haematology, Blood Reviews and the US web-based journal Bloodline.


Robert Wilkins is a University Lecturer in Physiology and American Fellow in Physiology, at the University of Oxford, UK,

Simon Cross is a Reader and Honorary Consultant at the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Sheffield, UK.

Ian Megson is the Lifescan Chair of Diabetes at the UHI Millennium Institute, Inverness, UK

David Meredith is a Senior Lecturer in Biochemistry & Biomedical Science at Oxford Brookes University, UK