Essentials of Clinical Immunology 6th Edition (2013) (PDF) by Helen Chapel

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Essentials of Clinical Immunology provides the most up-to-date, core information required to understand diseases with an immunological basis. Clinically focussed, the sixth edition of this classic text presents theoretical and practical information in a simple yet thorough way.

Essentials of Clinical Immunology covers the underlying pathophysiology, the signs and symptoms of disease, the investigations required and guidance on the management of patients.
Perfect for clinical medical students, junior doctors and medical professionals seeking a refresher in the role of immunology in clinical medicine, this comprehensive text features fully updated clinical information, boxes with key points, real-life case histories to illustrate key concepts and an index of contents at the start of each chapter.
A companion website at www.immunologyclinic.com provides additional learning tools, including more case studies, interactive multiple-choice questions and answers, all of the photographs and illustrations from the book, links to useful websites, and a selection of review articles from the journal Clinical and Experimental Immunology.
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Review I like the book very much, Well structured around organ system that makes it easy to learn about a specific problem for example around a patient. (Anders Fasth, University of Gothenburg) –This text refers to the paperback edition. From the Inside Flap Essentials of Clinical Immunology provides the most up-to-date, core information required to understand diseases with an immunological basis. Clinically focussed, the sixth edition of this classic text presents theoretical and practical information in a simple yet thorough way.Essentials of Clinical Immunology covers the underlying pathophysiology, the signs and symptoms of disease, the investigations required and guidance on the management of patients.Perfect for clinical medical students, junior doctors and medical professionals seeking a refresher in the role of immunology in clinical medicine, this comprehensive text features fully updated clinical information, boxes with key points, real-life case histories to illustrate key concepts and an index of contents at the start of each chapter.A companion website at www.immunologyclinic.com provides additional learning tools, including more case studies, interactive multiple-choice questions and answers, all of the photographs and illustrations from the book, links to useful websites, and a selection of review articles from the journal Clinical and Experimental Immunology. –This text refers to the paperback edition. From the Back Cover Essentials of Clinical Immunology provides the most up-to-date, core information required to understand diseases with an immunological basis. Clinically focussed, the sixth edition of this classic text presents theoretical and practical information in a simple yet thorough way.Essentials of Clinical Immunology covers the underlying pathophysiology, the signs and symptoms of disease, the investigations required and guidance on the management of patients.Perfect for clinical medical students, junior doctors and medical professionals seeking a refresher in the role of immunology in clinical medicine, this comprehensive text features fully updated clinical information, boxes with key points, real-life case histories to illustrate key concepts and an index of contents at the start of each chapter.A companion website at www.immunologyclinic.com provides additional learning tools, including more case studies, interactive multiple-choice questions and answers, all of the photographs and illustrations from the book, links to useful websites, and a selection of review articles from the journal Clinical and Experimental Immunology. –This text refers to the paperback edition.

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⭐ A detailed look into clinical immunology. A great companion to “Immunology- A Short Course” – 7th Edition, by Coico & Sunshine! I fully recommend both books to clinicians and lay people. ⭐ Perfect ⭐ excellent clinical immunology textwould only start with this if you already have basic immunology under your beltthe clinical cases are very stimulating ⭐ Maybe “primer” isn’t the right word. This book is appropriate for those in medical school, or practicing as physicians. It’s also nice for someone like me: pursuing a PhD in Biology, and interested in filling in the gaps in my knowledge regarding physiology and associated subjects. It’s full of technical terms though, so if you haven’t had some basic foundational courses or reading recently, it might be a bit overwhelming. That said, the illustrations are good, the text is readable (if presented at a somewhat advanced level), and the book is up to date on the diagnosis and treatment of immunological dysfunction. For being published by Wiley, the book isn’t nearly as horribly expensive as some of their other texts.That said, if cost is still an issue, the 5th edition (2006) is often available a bit more inexpensively and is quite similar: Essentials of Clinical Immunology Thieme also has a similar text, their Color Atlas of Immunology (Thieme Flexibook) , that is also nice, if a bit smaller and perhaps more dated. It’s quite reasonably priced used though, if you just want a book for the fundamentals.Anyway, while this is not a full-on textbook like Clinical Immunology: Principles and Practice , it is an excellent, up-to-date book, and likely contains enough information on immunology for most medical practitioners. ⭐ First of all, I’m a bit of a nerd. I’ve worked in high acuity ICUs and also in prep for anesthesia school. Often times immunology isn’t a well-covered subject, but this book does a great job filling the gap.The information is scientific and clinical enough to be relevant to a person practicing in a hospital, but it’s not so crazy as a true medical text might be (where things are broken down to chemical composition and reactions). I did find myself reading about situations I tend to run across (anaphylaxis, for example) wishing they were a tad more in-depth. That’s OK though – this book gives a good starting point and/or refresher of the big picture.One of the key strengths of the book is how it’s organized by body region or type of immunity issue. This makes a clear cut boundary when looking for specific issuesFor someone practicing in a surgical ICU, the section on transplants is a bit weak. That’s the only area I found disappointing in the whole book… perhaps because I’m already knowledgeable in that regard. I would’ve liked to see that expanded though.Overall, this is a solid text for someone who needs some extra help understanding immunology with a clinical focus. It’s not going to be your reference/bible, but it will certainly provide a good understanding. I guess that goes with the territory of a book entitled “Essentials of…”Recommend. ⭐ I have found this book to be a great resource for reviewing immunology, as well as learning more about some of the diseases my patients have. The book starts with a basic refresher of the “actors” in immunology (recognition molecules, effector molecules, neutrophils, macrophages, T and B cells, etc.). Then it moves on to infection, immunodeficiency, anaphylaxis and allergy, and autoimmunity, all with brief case studies and great, clear illustrations. There are chapters on lymphoproliferative disorders, kidney diseases, skin diseases, joints and muscles, and lots more — even a chapter on immunological diseases in pregnancy.I find the writing very clear, with just enough detail to explain difficult concepts without becoming mired in excruciating detail. I really liked the chapter on autoimmunity, as I see so many patients with autoimmune diseases. The chapter asks, what prevents autoimmunity? And then goes on to ask (and answer), how does tolerance break down? What triggers autoimmunity, and how does tissue get damaged by autoimmune processes. It ends with treatment of autoimmune disease.One note for American audiences is that the authors are from British hospitals, so some variation from American treatments/approaches can be expected, but I found this to be a very minor issue. ⭐ I primarily requested this book because it’s been over 20 years since nursing school, and I was really fuzzy on my Immunology facts! So when the opportunity arose to get the Essentials of Clinical Immunology I jumped on it! I was hoping for a more detailed picture of diabetes mellitus and was a little disappointed because the coverage was pretty brief, but when there’s so much to cover, I really couldn’t expect each and every topic to be covered in the greatest of detail!Our teenage son’s girlfriend has type 1 diabetes, and I wanted to make sure I was completely up to date on the subject. She’s not a stable diabetic – so I wanted a refresher on the subject. If this is what is needed, it’s better to go through the American Diabetes Assn.This book is a great resource for students in med school, nursing school, or those who have Immunological illness. It’s not a difficult text to read, and if chock full of pictures and diagrams. The bonus Wiley E-Text makes it very much well worth the cost! ⭐ Lots of photos, illustrations, tables, and charts color each page. Immunology is a huge field, and each topic in this book is typically covered in multiple thick textbooks. This book is a one-millimeter deep overview of immunology. For example, in the section on vasculitis (about 1.25 pages worth of overview, which is about how much info Wikipedia has on vasculitis), there isn’t even enough information to help a doctor make a clinical diagnosis; it takes 193 pages for “Vasculitis in Clinical Practice” (978-1849962469) to cover that. So while this book is a great basic introduction, ultimately it barely scratches the surface. ⭐ This isn’t a book for the casual reader. It is meant for students who are studying the field of microbiology. I got this book to help brush up on the science. I got a masters in Micro over 20 years ago and since I haven’t worked in the field since becoming a stay at home mom I thought it would help me catch up. It was much more detailed than I thought. I was able to get though it and it helped give me some places to start looking if I want to catch up. ⭐ My head hurts from how much I learned from this book! Packed with tons of information, but written in such a manner that I could comprehend it easily, for the most part. I am still working my way through it, (it’s not a weekend read, obviously) but I absolutely love the way it’s laid out and the way things are explained. Very very helpful.

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