The fourth edition of the Oxford Handbook of Acute Medicine has been revised throughout to include the most up-to-date guidelines and treatment management plans. With new figures and clinical tips, and a brand new chapter on the older patient, this edition remains the must-have resource for all those dealing with acute illness.

• 1: Cardiac emergencies


• 2: Respiratory emergencies


• 3: Gastroenterological emergencies


• 4: Renal emergencies


• 5: Shock


• 6: Neurological emergencies


• 7: Infectious diseases


• 8: Emergencies in HIV-positive patients


• 9: Endocrine emergencies


• 10: Haematological emergencies


• 11: Rheumatological emergencies


• 12: Dermatological emergencies


• 13: Psychiatric emergencies


• 14: Drug overdoses


• 15: Practical procedures


• 16: Differential diagnosis


• 17: Acute medicine and the older patient

Punit Ramrakha is a Consultant Cardiologist at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Aylesbury, and Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK
Kevin Moore is Professor of Hepatology at Royal Free and University College Medical School, University College, London, UK
Amir Sam is a Consultant Physician and Endocrinologist at Hammersmith Hospital and a Reader in Endocrinology at Imperial College London, UK