Acute Medicine: Lecture Notes

Acute Medicine Lecture Notes by Glenn Matfin is a comprehensive textbook covering the principles of initial assessment, investigation, diagnosis, and management of adult patients with everyday Acute Internal Medicine presentations and conditions. It provides detailed information on generic skills relevant to AIM, such as clinical reasoning and safe prescribing, as well as specific capabilities for managing patients in various acute care settings. The book covers a wide range of medical symptoms and conditions, including those affecting special populations like older people, pregnancy, and individuals with HIV or learning disabilities. With its accessible coverage, it's an ideal resource for medical students, physician trainees, consultants, and other healthcare professionals working in acute care settings. Lecture Notes can be read in any sequence, making it a useful quick-reference guide. Its scope is wide-ranging, covering topics from initial identification of acute medical illness to effective discharge planning, ensuring that readers have the knowledge needed to manage patients effectively across different care environments.