Fitzpatrick's Color Atlas & Synopsis of Clinical Dermatology - Softcover

Wolff,Klaus; Johnson,Richard.; Suurmond,Richard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0071440194 ISBN 13: 9780071440196

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional, 2005

Synopsis

"...should serve as a standard against which all future atlases will be measured..."* .
--New England Journal of Medicine, review of third edition.

. �...an excellent resource for all health care providers...".
--Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, review of third edition.

. The best selling dermatology atlas in the medical market place!

This unique combination of text, clinical reference, and color atlas features the best quality and most varied photographs of skin conditions important to any health care professional. Features consistent 2-page disease coverage format with description on left and photos on the right.

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. NEW TO THIS EDITION.
*MORE photographs � more than 100 new illustrations, many focusing on conditions affecting people of color.
*MORE user friendly � color tabbing system for quick retrieval .
*NEW list of related web sites for physicians and patients at the end of diseases.
*NEW full-color schematic drawings of pathogenesis added to each section.
*NEW section on Bioterrorism.

About this title

About the Author

Richard Johnson, MD, Clinical Instructor in Dermatology, Department of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts. . Klaus Wolff, MD, Professor and Chairman, Department of Dermatology, University of Vienna Medical School, Vienna, Austria. . Richard Suurmond, MD, Professor Emeritus and Chairman, Department of Dermatology, University Hospital, Leiden, The Netherlands

From the Back Cover

Rave reviews for previous editions!

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"... should serve as a standard against which all future atlases will be measured ..." New England Journal of Medicine

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"... an unbeatable value" Archives of Dermatology

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"... an excellent resource for all health care providers ... "Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

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"... an excellent stand-alone atlas and management guide" Annals of Internal Medicine

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For generations of doctors and health care providers, the FITZ ATLAS And SYNOPSIS remains the number one reference for quick and comprehensive on-the-spot diagnosis. Here�s why:

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� Extensive library of superb color photos�more than 800 (there are actually 857 figures and images) �many new�from the authors� international collection.

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� Comprehensive coverage of conditions�more than 400 conditions from the most mild and common to the most severe in both children and adults

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� Accessible format�An easy-to-follow interior format that provides ,for each condition, one or more photographs, a concise summary of clinical features, etiology, lab test guidelines, differential diagnosis and treatment.

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� In-depth coverage of important conditions � more than 30 images of melanoma; comprehensive listings of therapy for infections diseases, etc.

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� Softcover and affordable to all physicians, students, and healthcare professionals around the world

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Master authors�Klaus Wolff and Richard A. Johnson continue the expert tradition established by Thomas B. Fitzpatrick by providing a new and improved format to meet today�s healthcare needs

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NEW TO THIS EDITION

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� More than 300 new images, many focusing on conditions of people of color

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� More than 50 % of text restructured, completely rewritten, and management updated throughout

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� New chapter of how to make a diagnosis

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� User-friendly color design and icons to improve information retrieval

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� Website listings for selected conditions, including skin manifestations of bioterrorism for physicians and patients

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Visit http://www.accessmedbooks.com

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Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0071440194
• ISBN 13: 9780071440196
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 1000