{ "item_title" : "Clinical Dermatology Fundamentals", "item_author" : [" Delphine R. Ostrander "], "item_description" : "Can you name a rash from the doorway, choose the right biopsy, and explain why the first-line treatment works?Most dermatology teaching is a parade of photographs with no reasoning behind them. Students memorize morphology, then meet an unfamiliar plaque in clinic and cannot narrow the differential. Residents and primary care clinicians face the same gap with topical steroids, biologics, and skin cancer decisions. A missed melanoma or a delayed diagnosis of a severe drug reaction costs far more than a missed exam question.Clinical Dermatology Fundamentals 2027 teaches pattern recognition and therapeutic logic in 25 chapters and more than 155,000 words, written by a clinician for a capable trainee. Every disease follows the same path: what the lesion looks like, why it forms, how to confirm it, and what to do next.What sets this book apartMorphology first: Chapter 2 builds a shared vocabulary of primary and secondary lesions that every later disease chapter reuses to narrow the differentialTherapeutic logic: topical potency, phototherapy, systemic agents, biologics, and JAK inhibitors are explained by mechanism, so you can choose and defend a regimenDedicated chapters on severe cutaneous adverse reactions, skin of color, and cutaneous signs of systemic diseaseSkin cancer taught as a clinical pathway, from premalignant lesions and basal and squamous cell carcinoma to melanoma, Merkel cell carcinoma, and cutaneous lymphomaWhat you will learnSkin structure, the dermatologic examination, morphology, dermoscopy, biopsy, and patch testingTopical therapy, phototherapy, office procedures, systemic immunomodulators, retinoids, and biologicsAtopic, contact, seborrheic, and stasis dermatitis, psoriasis, lichen planus, acne, rosacea, hidradenitis, and urticariaBacterial, viral, and fungal infections, scabies, lice, and arthropod reactionsAutoimmune blistering disease, cutaneous lupus, dermatomyositis, sclerosing disorders, and hair, nail, and pigmentary disordersHow every chapter is built5 to 9 focused sections per chapter, each closing with a Clinical Pearl you can use the same dayCase vignettes that walk through the reasoning, not only the answerComparison tables and Key Points boxes for fast reviewRapid Review bullets for fast revisionDrug dosing tables with dose, route, frequency, maximum, and monitoringRed-flag warnings for findings that cannot wait50 original labeled illustrations, two per chapterA bridge at the end of each chapter into the next, so the book reads as one courseOnline bonuses. Scan the QR code on the last page and enter the activation code printed in the book to unlock: 300 board-style practice questions in 25 chapter banks, with feedback after every answer375 flashcards in 25 chapter setsA video course of 80 hand-picked lessons mapped to the chaptersBuilt for medical students, residents, and primary care clinicians who need one reference that links the lesion to the mechanism and the next step.Add it to your cart and learn to read the skin with confidence.", "item_img_path" : "https://covers2.booksamillion.com/covers/bam/9/79/816/143/9798161437469_b.jpg", "price_data" : { "retail_price" : "170.99", "online_price" : "170.99", "our_price" : "170.99", "club_price" : "170.99", "savings_pct" : "0", "savings_amt" : "0.00", "club_savings_pct" : "0", "club_savings_amt" : "0.00", "discount_pct" : "10", "store_price" : "" } }

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