
Oxford Handbook of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation
Oxford University Press
5th Edition
Will be published approx. on 30. June 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
928 pages
978-0-19-893686-2 (ISBN)
Description
Investigation of patients with suspected disease has become highly complex, with an ever-expanding plethora of investigative techniques available to clinicians in recent years. As hospitals worldwide become ever more cost conscious, doctors need guidance on which tests to perform and help with interpretation of the results. With major advances in technology there are now thousands of clinical and laboratory tests available forming a key part of the diagnostic process in modern medicine.
The Oxford Handbook of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation returns in its fully revised fifth edition. Every chapter has been extensively updated or rewritten, with many new contributors joining the author team. The book reflects major advances in diagnostic medicine and integrates the latest international guidelines and recommendations. With its patient-focused structure - beginning with symptoms and signs, then moving through specialty-based investigations - the handbook remains a unique and practical guide. Compact, accessible, and clinically relevant, it is an essential companion for medical students, resident doctors, specialist nurses, allied health professionals and general practitioners.
The Oxford Handbook of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation returns in its fully revised fifth edition. Every chapter has been extensively updated or rewritten, with many new contributors joining the author team. The book reflects major advances in diagnostic medicine and integrates the latest international guidelines and recommendations. With its patient-focused structure - beginning with symptoms and signs, then moving through specialty-based investigations - the handbook remains a unique and practical guide. Compact, accessible, and clinically relevant, it is an essential companion for medical students, resident doctors, specialist nurses, allied health professionals and general practitioners.
Reviews / Votes
Being a member of the superb Oxford Handbook series, I automatically assume this book will be very good and put very simply, it is very good and certainly lives up to its heritage. Dont be put off by the title handbook; this is a chunky but portable book that is full of useful information about the numerous tests we order on a daily as well as infrequent basis. The net result is a book that many of us would want to own and a book in the right hands is likely to be used often. * Dr Harry Brown, Glycosmedia * From the Foreword:"Its size, scope and relevance mean that it is likely to be used daily as a quick reference and aide-memoire...No medical student or junior doctor should be without this book (it's ideal for revision), in fact any doctor at any stage of their career will find it useful." * Suzy Lishman, President of The Royal College of Pathologists, 2018 *
More details
Series
Edition
5th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
251 illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 180 mm
Width: 100 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-19-893686-2 (9780198936862)
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Book
02/2018
4th Edition
Oxford University Press
€44.56
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Persons
Drew Provan is a haematologist and academic with a career in medical education and research. He trained in London and completed his MD at Harvard Medical School focusing on autoimmune haematological disorders. Dr Provan has held senior academic positions at Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, contributing extensively to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching. He has published widely on immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) and other blood disorders and is co-author of the Oxford Handbook of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation, Molecular Hematology and The ABC of Clinical Haematology. A respected speaker and editor, he has authored over 60 books spanning medicine, public speaking, and scientific art.
Priya Sriskandarajah achieved her medical degree at Kings College London in 2007. She then embarked on haematology training as a National Institute for Health and Care Research Academic Clinical Fellow in South West London with posts at the Royal Marsden Hospital as well as Epsom and St Helier. In 2019, she obtained her PhD at the Institute of Cancer Research, examining molecular targets in RAS-mutant multiple myeloma. During her PhD, she was also a Clinical Fellow at the Institute of Cancer Research involved in Phase I trials as well as a sub-investigator on Phase III studies. In 2020, she transferred her training to Guy's and St Thomas' trust as a Clinical Fellow in Systemic Mastocytosis. Following this she completed her haematology training in February 2023 and commenced her current role as a consultant haematologist in March 2023.
Priya Sriskandarajah achieved her medical degree at Kings College London in 2007. She then embarked on haematology training as a National Institute for Health and Care Research Academic Clinical Fellow in South West London with posts at the Royal Marsden Hospital as well as Epsom and St Helier. In 2019, she obtained her PhD at the Institute of Cancer Research, examining molecular targets in RAS-mutant multiple myeloma. During her PhD, she was also a Clinical Fellow at the Institute of Cancer Research involved in Phase I trials as well as a sub-investigator on Phase III studies. In 2020, she transferred her training to Guy's and St Thomas' trust as a Clinical Fellow in Systemic Mastocytosis. Following this she completed her haematology training in February 2023 and commenced her current role as a consultant haematologist in March 2023.
Volume editor
Emeritus Reader in Autoimmune HaematologyEmeritus Reader in Autoimmune Haematology, London, UK
Consultant HaematologistConsultant Haematologist, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital, London, UK
Content
Foreword Preface to the Fifth Edition 1: Symptoms and signs 2: Colin Dayan: Endocrinology and metabolism 3: Priya Sriskandarajah Rebecca Taylor (SpR): Haematology 4: Gavin Spickett: Immunology and allergy 5: Brian Angus: Infectious and tropical diseases 6: Andrew R Houghton: Cardiology 7: Shaji Sebastian: Gastroenterology 8: Omar Usmani: Respiratory medicine 9: Martyn Bracewell: Neurology 10: Sarah McLoskey: Renal medicine 11: Alison Jones: Poisoning and overdose 12: Richard Watts: Rheumatology 13: Tanya Chawla: Radiology 14: Jim Ballinger and Gopinath Gnanasegaran: Nuclear medicine