McMaster Textbook South Asia

About McMaster Textbook South Asia

The McMaster Textbook of Internal Medicine South Asian Edition mobile app gives you convenient access to the newest edition of the McMaster Textbook of Internal Medicine prepared with the regions of South and Southeast Asia in mind. Developed at McMaster University in Hamilton, Canada, the birthplace of problem-based learning and evidence-based medicine, and the Polish Institute for Evidence Based Medicine in collaboration with experts from South and Southeast Asia.

The team behind the McMaster Textbook of Internal Medicine and its South Asian Edition includes over 1000 expert contributors from around the world. What distinguishes it from other textbooks used around the globe is that it has been developed in close cooperation with several hundred local experts and opinion leaders in order to take into account differences in health-care systems, epidemiology of diseases, availability of diagnostic and therapeutic methods, and more.

The McMaster Textbook of Internal Medicine South Asian Edition mobile app takes advantage of the digital format to supplement the textbook with additional materials, such as lectures, interviews with experts on hot topics, and links to external articles. The content is updated on an ongoing basis.

Covering the essential fields of internal medicine, the textbook aims to answer the needs of physicians, residents, medical students, and other medical professionals who seek access to updated verified medical knowledge useful in everyday practice.

The textbook employs the GRADE (Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation) system to indicate the Strength of Recommendations and Quality of Evidence.

The table of contents continues to be expanded and includes:
• Signs and Symptoms
• Allergy and Immunology
• Cardiovascular Diseases
• Electrolyte, Fluid, and Acid-Base Balance Disorders
• Endocrinology
• Gastroenterology
• Hematology
• Infectious Diseases
• Nephrology
• Neurology
• Pregnancy-Related Conditions
• Psychiatry
• Respiratory Diseases
• Rheumatology
• Toxicology, Addiction
• Noninvasive Diagnostic Tests
• Procedures

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