Oxford Handbook of Tropical Medicine, 4th Edition Doody's Expert Review Review Questionnaire ISBN: 9780199692569 ISBN-10: 0199692564 Copyright: 2014 Edition: 4th Editors: Davidson, Robert, Brent, Andrew, Seale, Anna, Doody's Expert Review    Score: 86 Doody's Star Rating™ and Doody's Expert Review provide by Doody Enterprises, Inc. Reviewer: Jason Beste,  MD  (University of Washington School of Medicine) Description This is the fourth edition of a comprehensive book on the epidemiology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, treatment/management, and prevention of both infectious and noncommunicable diseases for medical professionals working in resource-limited settings. This edition includes updated chapters on systems-based diseases as well as chapters dedicated to HIV, TB, malaria, diarrheal diseases, obstetric emergencies, poisonings, and humanitarian crises. The previous edition was published in 2008. Purpose Designed as a clinical medical handbook, it uses a practical approach to address not only tropical infectious diseases, but also other noncommunicable diseases and medical challenges that medical providers face in resource-limited settings, including obstetric emergencies, health emergencies in humanitarian crises, antibiotic resistance, an increasing number of noncommunicable diseases, and clinical biochemistry. Audience It is aimed at healthcare professionals such as physicians, clinical officers, nurses, and medical assistants. The book is written by 52 well-respected authors from around the world including Africa, Asia, South America, North America, and Europe. Features Most chapters use a systems-based approach, except for a few dedicated to the expansive topics of HIV, malaria, TB, diarrheal diseases, antibiotics, and health emergencies during a humanitarian crisis. New features include new color illustrations and website links. There are some shortcomings, however. Not all of the HIV medication classes or even medications are included (i.e. INSTIs, CCR5). Option "B+" gets one sentence, although it is now recommended by the World Health Organization, while a larger outdated section covers Option "A" and Option "B". There is no discussion of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PReP). There is no discussion of the new oral hepatitis C drugs (simeprevir, sofosbuvir), even though they can become a game changer in resource-limited settings in the future. There is also no discussion of common side effects of commonly used drugs in resource-limited settings (other than the section on ARV side effects). Assessment This new edition is a more comprehensive clinical handbook than its predecessors, with new sections on obstetric emergencies, pediatric HIV, antibiotic stewardship, healthcare in humanitarian crises, and enhanced sections on noncommunicable diseases as well as updates on HIV, TB, malaria, diarrheal diseases, and tropical diseases. This is a useful resource for healthcare providers who work in limited-resource settings and/or in tropical areas. Review Questionnaire Range Question Score 1-10 Are the author's objectives met? 10 1-10 Rate the worthiness of those objectives. 10 1-5 Is this written at an appropriate level? 5 1-5 Is there significant duplication? (1=significant, 5=insignificant) 4 1-5 Are there significant omissions? (1=significant, 5=insignificant) 3 1-5 Rate the authority of the authors. 5 1-5 Are there sufficient illustrations? 3 1-5 Rate the pedagogic value of the illustrations. 4 1-5 Rate the print quality of the illustrations. 5 1-5 Are there sufficient references? 3 1-5 Rate the currency of the references. 3 1-5 Rate the pertinence of the references. 3 1-5 Rate the helpfulness of the index. 3 1-5 If important in this specialty, rate the physical appearance of the book 5 1-10 Is this a worthwhile contribution to the field? 10 1-10 If this is a 2nd or later edition, is this new edition needed? 10 ©2024 Doody Enterprises, Inc.