Learning Microbiology through Clinical Consultation

by Berenice Langdon, Aodhan Breathnach

Overview

An understanding of microbiology is an essential part of the medicine curriculum and key knowledge for a working doctor. Learning Microbiology through Clinical Consultation presents medical students and newly qualified doctors with a wealth of case scenarios for developing understanding of microbiology in the practice setting.

Spanning 14 categories of infection, the cases within the book let the reader listen-in to clinical consultations with patients exhibiting an array of symptoms, and allow them to observe the examination and specimen taking techniques, hear what advice should be given, and how the consultation can be drawn to a close. The swabs taken in the story and the results obtained provide a clear link to the more technical information on microbiology which is then discussed. By this means each topic is embedded in clinical practice, with the relevant microbiological information being brought to the fore.

By integrating the underlying science of microbiology, the symptoms presented by the patients, the consultation process, and information about the key microbes commonly associated with each infection, the book is ideal to use on a problem-based, systems-based course, or for a newly qualified doctor practicing independently.

Learning Microbiology through Clinical Consultation is a highly accessible text that describes the basic science of microbiology within the practice setting in an insightful and informative way. It is not only an ideal resource for medical students and newly qualified doctors, but one that is relevant to anyone contemplating studying medicine or preparing for medical school interviews.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198719847
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	08/30/2016
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	6.70(w) x 9.60(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Berenice Langdon, General Practicioner, Pavillion Practice, Brighton Terrace, Brixton, London,Aodhan Breathnach, Consultant of Medical Microbiology, St George's Healthcare NHS Trust, Blackshaw Road, London, UK

Berenice Langdon trained in Medicine at the Royal London Hospital and obtained her BSc Genetics at Edinburgh University. Prior to this Dr Langdon worked for 12 months teaching Maths and Science in a secondary school in Zimbabwe. Dr Langdon qualified as a GP at St Georges Hospital and has since worked in SW London with the exception of a year working as a Rural GP in Australia.

Aodhan Breathnach trained in Medicine in Trinity College, Dublin, and then specialized in Medical Microbiology at Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Guys and St Thomas' Hospital, London. Dr Breathnach has previously worked for the Public Health Laboratory Service and the Health Protection Agency, and is currently a Consultant Microbiologist at St George's Hospital, London.

Table of Contents

1.0 Gastrointestinal1.1. Viral gastroenteritis1.2. Food borne gastroenteritis1.3. Traveller's diarrhoea1.4. Duodenal ulcer1.5. Diarrhoea in hospital1.6. Normal bowel flora1.7. Hepatitis A1.8. Hepatitis B1.9. Hepatitis C1.10. Threadworm infection2.0 Cardiovascular2.1. Endocarditis3.0 Respiratory3.1. Community acquired pneumonia3.2. Pneumonia in the immunocompromised3.3. COPD exacerbation3.4. Tuberculosis3.5. Influenza3.6. Bronchiolitis3.7. Croup3.8. Viral pneumonia4.0 CNS4.1. Bacterial meningitis4.2. Viral meningitis4.3. Neurosyphillis5.0 Urinary5.1. Recurrent urinary tract infection5.2. Pyelonephritis5.3. Schistosomiasis6.0 Gential6.1. Pelvic inflammatory disease6.2. Urethral discharge6.3. HIV seroconversion6.4. Vaginal thrush6.5. Bacterial vaginosis6.6. Cervical screening6.7. Genital herpes7.0 MSK7.1. Osteomyelitis8.0 Eye8.1. Conjunctivitis8.2. Keratoconjuctivitis9.0 ENT9.1. Cold/Rhinitis9.2. Tonsillitis9.3. Otitis externa9.4. Glandular fever10.0 Skin10.1. Abscess10.2. Impetigo10.3. Leg ulcer10.4. Acne10.5. Shingles10.6. Cutaneous viral warts10.7. Molluscum contagiosum10.8. Orf10.9. Tinea captitis10.10. Tinea corporis10.11. Fungal nails10.12. Candida intertrigo10.13. Scabies10.14. Head lice11.0 Children11.1. Whooping cough11.2. MMR vaccine11.3. Post-polio-syndrome11.4. Chickenpox11.5. Slapped cheek disease11.6. Roseola infantum11.7. Hand, foot, and mouth12.0 Pregnancy, postnatal, and congential12.1. Infections in pregnancy12.2. Post-miscarriage infection13.0 Hospital13.1. Sepsis (UTI)13.2. Complex intra-abdominal infection13.3. Middle-East respiratory syndrome14.0 International14.1. Fever: Foreign travel14.2. Malaria14.3. Lyme diseaseAppendicesA.1. Medically important bacteriaA.2. Virus classificationA.3. Notification of infectious diseasesA.4. Immunisation tableA.5. Incubation and infectivity of important childhood diseasesA.6. Infections in pregnancyA.7. Commonly used antibioticsIndex

Editorial Reviews

"The text is well written, punctuated with humour and an easy read [...] The true gems, however, are the summary tables at the back of the book in the appendices, including a simple overview of commonly uses antibiotics, their mechanism of action, spectrum of activity and clinical uses." — Dr Kathryn Harrison, Innovait

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