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Oxford Handbook of Nephrology and Hypertension

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Steddon S et al. (Eds; 2006) Oxford Handbook of Nephrology and Hypertension. Oxford: Oxford University Press

The Oxford Handbook series is much loved by medical students and junior doctors alike. You will find a “cheese and onion” (as it has come to be known) in the pocket of nearly every medical student and junior doctor in the UK. The Oxford Handbook of Nephrology and Hypertension is the newest member of the series, and is aimed at everyone who has day-to-day contact with renal patients—including junior doctors, renal nurses and dieticians. Our first impression of this little flexicover handbook is very positive, with its bright and distinctively colored cover and clear layout throughout. The content is very well organized, and divided into twelve independent chapters, starting with ‘Clinical assessment of the renal patient’. We particularly like the section on urine microscopy in this chapter. Illustrations of the different urinary cast types would be a welcome addition to future editions.

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