Mosby's Color Atlas and Text of Gastroenterology and Liver Disease

Highly Commended - Medicine
BMA Medical Book Awards 2002

MCAT Gastroenterology addresses the educational requirements of both Junior Hospital Doctors on the ward and office-based Generalists by presenting a comprehensive account of gastroenterology in a concise, easy to assimilate format - including definition boxes, diagnostic and therapeutic algorithms, tables of comparative data and summary boxes. The emphasis throughout is on symptomatology, investigation and treatment, guiding the reader through the correct processes to accurately diagnose and treat the full range of gastrointestinal conditions. The book is extensively illustrated throughout, featuring full-colour clinical and endoscopic photographs, the very latest black and white imaging modalities, numerous definition boxes and tables, and full-colour algorithms and artworks.

Includes a comprehensive combination of text and illustrations so trainees are exposed to the full range of gastrointestinal diseases. Contains a full color, visual format to help the reader recognize and interpret clinical signs. Provides key facts, definition and summary boxes, as well as algorithms, for a useful revision aid, with quick access to key information. Acts as quick reference source in the hospital or office setting. Presents a clinical focus, with an emphasis on investigation and treatment, explaining the best way to approach patients in a hospital. Provides a problem-orientated approach, so the reader is guided through the correct processes to accurately diagnose and treat patients.