Oxford Handbook of Respiratory Medicine and Oxford Handbook of Clinical Immunology and Allergy

Two titles from the bestselling Oxford Medical Handbooks series are now available in this great value pack.

Revised and updated for its third edition, the Oxford Handbook of Respiratory Medicine is the must-have resource for junior doctors and students, and all clinicians caring for patients with respiratory problems. Concise, practical, and designed for rapid access to essential information, this handbook will ensure you have everything you need for the ward, clinic, or exams.

This handbook covers the latest clinical guidelines and developments in the field It features unique sections on practical procedures and a symptoms section to aid in differential diagnosis and clinical management. Practical advice on management is integrated throughout and a dedicated section on respiratory emergencies ensures you can cope with any eventuality. New sections such as thoracic ultrasound, indwelling pleural catheters, safe sedation, and cardiopulmonary exercise testing have been added, and all major respiratory diseases and symptoms are covered in practical, succinct chapters. This third edition will ensure you have all the information you need at your fingertips.

The third edition of the Oxford Handbook of Clinical Immunology and Allergy is a unique, practical and clinically relevant guide for clinicians and laboratory staff to assist with the diagnosis and management of immunological/allergic disease, and the correct selection and interpretation of immunological tests. Now fully updated for the third edition, the handbook has been expanded to include the latest developments, drugs, diagnostic tests, and therapy options in the field.

With concise, bullet-point coverage of the entire breadth of immunological and allergic disease, this handbook has been specially written to ensure the information you need is always at your fingertips. The first section covers clinical diseases, giving guidance on test selection and interpretation for both diagnosis and monitoring. The second section covers diagnostic tests, summarizing the methodology and pros and cons of each. Expertly written, reviewed by specialists, and fully up-to-date, you can be sure that the Oxford Handbook of Clinical Immunology and Allergy provides all the vital information you will need to assist you in effective practice.

Gavin Spickett, Consultant and Senior Lecturer in Clinical Immunology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne,Stephen Chapman, Consultant and Senior Lecturer in Respiratory Medicine, Oxford University Hospitals,Grace Robinson, Consultant in Respiratory Medicine, Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading,John Stradling, Professor of Respiratory Medicine, University of Oxford,Sophie West, Consultant in Respiratory Medicine, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle,John Wrightson, Consultant in Respiratory Medicine, Churchill Hospital, Oxford

Gavin Spickett trained in Oxford and carried out research for his DPhil at the MRC Cellular Immunology Unit. He then completed his medical training in Ipswich before moving to the Clinical Research Centre, working with Dr. David Webster on primary immunodeficiency diseases. He completed his senior registrar training in Oxford with professor Helen Chapel before taking up his present post in Newcastle, where he has led the clinical immunology and allergy service and the regional immunology laboratory for 20 years.


Stephen Chapman is a Consultant and Senior Lecturer in Respiratory Medicine at Oxford University Hospitals. He graduated from the University of Oxford Medical School with a degree in Natural Sciences, and also completed his specialist training in Respiratory and General Internal Medicine in Oxford. His main interests include cystic fibrosis, bronchiectasis, pneumonia and complex lung infection. His major research interest is the study of human genetic susceptibility to severe bacterial respiratory disease.

Grace Robinson is a Consultant in Respiratory Medicine at Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading, UK.

John Stradling is Emeritus professor of Respiratory Medicine at the University of Oxford, and is a Consultant Physician at the Churchill Hospital Experimental Medicine Division. His main interests include sleep apnoea, cardiovascular disease and vascular reactivity.

Sophie West is a Consultant Physician at the Freeman Hospital, Newcastle. She undertook her Research MD in Oxford in obstructive sleep apnoea and Type 2 diabetes. She is Lead of the Newcastle Regional Sleep Service, and sits on the British Thoracic Society Sleep Specialist Advisory Group.

John Wrightson is a Consultant at the Oxford Centre for Respiratory Medicine, Churchill Hospital. His special interests include pleural diseases and lung cancer. He also organises the British Thoracic Society ultrasound courses, and is an invited speaker on the American Thoracic Sociery and European Respiratory Society courses.