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THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG

DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE
RECOMMENDED BOOKS
TEXTS
Clinical Examination: A Systematic Guide to Physical Diagnosis N.J. Talley & S. OConnor (Blackwell
Science)
Macleods Clinical Examination, 9th Edition - J. Munro & C. Edwards (Churchill Livingstone)
250 Cases in Clinical Medicine R.R. Baliga (Saunders)
Davidsons Principles and Practice of Medicine - C.R.W. Edwards & I.A.D. Bouchier (Churchill Livingstone)
Clinical Medicine - P.Kumar & M. Clark (Harcourt Brace & Co.)
Problem-Based Medicine Case Management - CP Lau et al (HKU Press, 2006)
TITLES FOR FURTHER READING
General Medicine
Harrisons Principles of Internal Medicine
Cecils Essentials of Medicine - Andreoli, Thomas E., et al (W.B. Saunders)
Cardiology
Lecture Notes on Cardiology - Fleming & Braimbridge
Cardiology by Desmond Julians - Baillieres
Bedside Cardiology - Constant J.
Clinical Diagnosis
Hutchisons Clinical Methods - Michael Swash
or Symptoms and Signs in Clinical Medicine - Chamberlain & Ogilvie
or Examining Patients - Toghill
or Textbook of Physical Diagnosis - Swartz
ABC of Acid-Base Chemistry - Davenport
Clinical Pharmacology
Clinical Pharmacology, 10th ed. PN Bennett, MJ Brown (Churchill Livingstone) (ISBN: 9780443102448)
or A Textbook of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 5 th ed. JM Ritter, LD Lewis,
TGK Mant and A Ferro (Hodder Arnold) (ISBN: 9780340900468)
Dermatology
Clinical Dermatology - JAA Hunter, JA Savin, MV Dahl
Lecture notes on Dermatology, 7th Edition - Graham (Blackwell Science) (ISBN 0865427097)
Endocrinology
Oxford Handbook of Endocrinology and Diabetes, 2 nd ed. Turner, Wass (Oxford)
Endocrine Secrets, 5th ed. McDermott (Elsevier Mosby)
Essential Endocrinology, 4th ed - John Laycock & Peter Wise
Gastroenterology
Textbook of Gastroenterology: Self-Assessment Review - T Yamada, JB Lippincott
Schiffs Diseases of the Liver, 9th Edition - Schiff, Sorrell, Maddrey
Geriatrics
Essentials of Clinical Geriatrics, 6th Edition (2009) - Robert Kane, Joseph Ouslander, Itamar Abrass, Barbara
Resnick
Haematology
Essential Haematology - Hoffbrand & Pettit
Nephrology
Integrated Systematic Nephrology TM Chan & MK Chan, 2006 (HKU Press; ISBN: 9622097685)
A Practical Manual of Renal Medicine KN Lai, ed., 2009 (World Scientific; ISBN: 9789812838711)
Neurology
Neurology and Neurosurgery Illustrated K Lindsay & I. Bone (Churchill Livingstone)
Neurological Differential Diagnosis - Patten
Neurology in Practice, 4th Edition (2008) - YL Yu, KY Fong, SL Ho & TF Cheung
The Ciba Collection of Medical Illustrations, Vol 1, Part II
Practical Neurolog, 3rd Edition J Biller (LWW 2009)
Neuroanatomy through Clinical Cases by Hal Blumenfeld
Cranial Nerves: Function and Dysfunction by Linda Wilson-Pauwels
HKU eLearning Platform in Clinical Neurosciences (accessible via HKU MBBS Moodle)
Oncology
UICC Manual of Clinical Oncology Berlin (Springer)
Respiratory Medicine
Respiratory Physiology: The Essentials West
Respiratory Pathophysiology: The Essentials West
Clinical Respiratory Medicine, 3rd Edition (2007) Ho, Lam,, Ip & Lam (ed)
Arterial Blood gases made easy IAM Hennessey and AG Japp (Churchill Livingston)
Rheumatology
Primer on the Rheumatic Diseases Richard M Silver (ed.), Arthritis Foundation
Rheumatology Secrets Sterling G West (ed.), Mosby
Current Diagnosis & Treatment (Rheumatology) John Imboden, David Hellmann, John Stone (ed.) Lange

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Allergy and Immunology
Janeway's Immunobiology, 9th Edition by Kenneth M. Murphy, Garland Science, July 2011
Medical Immunology, 10th Edition, by Daniel Stites, LANGE, May 2001
Integrated Clinical Science (Heinemann)
CVS, Renal, Haematology, etc.
Note: Obtain latest edition, many are in inexpensive ELBS or Asian editions. BOOKS FOR FURTHER READING &
REFERENCES ARE IN MEDICAL LIBRARY.
REFERENCE BOOKS
General Medicine
Oxford Textbook of Clinical Pharmacology and Drug Therapy - D.G. Graheme-Smith & J.K. Aronson
Essentials of Dermatology - Burton
Clinical Method: A General Practice Approach, 2nd ed Fraser & Butterworth
Oxford Textbook of Medicine
Cecils Textbook of Medicine
Harrisons Principles of Internal Medicine
Todd-Sanford-Davidson Clinical Diagnosis & Management by Laboratory Methods
Current Medical Diagnosis and Treatment - Krupp et al
Hunters Diseases of Occupation - Raffle et al
Cardiology
Introduction to Electrocardiography - Schamroth
The Heart, Arteries & Veins - Hurst et al
Heart Diseases - Braunwald et al
Drugs for the Heart, Second Expanded Edition - Opie
Clinical Cardiology - Maurice Sokolow et al
Critical Care Medicine
Critical Care Medicine: Principles of Diagnosis and Management with the Adult, 2nd Edition, 2001 Parrilo
& Dellinger
Dermatology
Principles and Practice of Dermatology - W Mitchell Sams Jr, Peter J Lynch (Churchill Livingstone)
Textbook of Dermatology, Vols I & IV - Rook et al
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Textbook of Endocrinology - Williams
Reproductive Endocrinology - Yen & Jaffe
Metabolic Basis of Inherited Diseases - Stanbury et al
Endocrinology and Metabolism - Felig, Baxter and Frokman
Ellenberg & Rifkins Diabetes Mellitus, 4th Edition, 1990
Oxford Textbook of Endocrinology & Diabetes Wass & Shalet (Oxford University Press)
Gastroenterology
Hepatitis B Virus. Human Virus Guides 1 Lai & Locarnini (International Medical Press)
Genetics
An Introduction to Medical Genetics - Fraser Roberts
Mendelian Inheritance in Man McKusick
Molecular Medicine RJ Trent, Churchill Livingstone
Human Molecular Biology RJ Epstein, Cambridge University Press 2003
Geriatrics
Geriatric Medicine for Students - Brocklehurst & Hanley
Principles and practice of geriatric medicine, 4th Edition (2006) M.S. John Pathy, Alan J. Sinclair, John E.
Morley
Haematology
Hematology - Williams et al
Wintrobes Clinical Hematology - Lee et al
Hematology: Basic Principles and Practice, 5th ed. Hoffman (Churchill Livingstone)
Postgraduate Haematology Hoffbrand (Blackwell)
Infectious Disease
Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases - Mandell et al
Nephrology
Oxford Textbook of Clinical Nephrology, 3rd edition, 2005, 3 vols Davision, Cameron, Grunfeld, et al ed.
(Oxford University Press; ISBN13: 978-0-19-850824-3)
Comprehensive Clinical Nephrology, 4 th edition, 2010 Feehally, Floege, Johnson. (Mosby Inc.; ISBN13:
9780323058766)
Neurology
Neurology in Clinical Practice - Bradley et al
Oncology
Cancer: Principles and Practice of Oncology - deVita et al
Pharmacology
Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics - Goodman & Gilman
Drug Treatment - ed Avery
Martindale: The Extra Pharmacopoeia

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Respiratory Medicine
Respiratory Medicine-an Asian perspective Ip, Chan-Yeung, Lam & Zhong (HKU Press)
Textbook of Respiratory Medicine - Murray & Nadel
Pulmonary Diseases and Disorders - Fishman
Respiratory Diseases - Crofton & Douglas
Rheumatology
Textbook of Rheumatology - Kelly, Harris, Ruddy & Sledge
Rheumatology MC Hochberg, AJ Silman, JS Smolen, ME Weinblatt, MH Weisman (ed.), Mosby
Oxford Textbook of Rheumatology Peter J Maddison, David A Isenberg, Patricia Woo, David N Glass (ed.),
Oxford University Press
Allergy and Immunology
Clinical Immunology: Principles and Practice - Robert R. Rich, MD; Thomas A. Fleisher, MD; Benjamin D.
Schwartz, MD; William T. Shearer, MD; Warren Strober, MD
(Mosby) (ISBN 0801676363)
Allergy: Principles and Practice, 5th Edition - Elliott Middleton, Jr., MD (Mosby) (ISBN 0815100728)