Medical students and doctors in training are expected to travel to different
hospitals and community health centres as part of their education. Many
books are too large to carry around, but the information they contain is
often vital for the basic understanding of disease processes.
The Pocket  Essentials series  is  designed  to  provide  portable,  pocketsized companions to larger texts, such as our own Kumar & Clark’s Clinical
Medicine. They are most useful for clinical practice, whether in hospital or
the community, and for exam revision.
All the books in the series have the same helpful features:
l succinct text
l simple line drawings
l emergency and other boxes
l tables that summarize causes and clinical features of disease
l exam questions and answers.
They contain core material for quick revision, easy reference and  practical
management.  The  format  makes  them  easy  to  read,  providing  an  indispensable ’pocket essential