The Manual of Practical Medicine is one of the most recommended books for the study and practice of Clinical Medicine. Very few books are able to strike the right balance between both theory and clinical practice as well as this masterpiece by Professor R Alagappan, the former Director, Professor, and Head of the Institute of Internal Medicine in the highly renowned Madras Medical College, Chennai.

At Prithvi Books, we routinely sell over a thousand copies of The Manual of Practical Medicine every year only reinforcing the fact that the book has been both highly recommended by faculty all over the country and also highly liked by successive batches of students year after year.

Some of the key highlights of the book are :

• All chapters have been revised and updated now in full color to aide in better visual-based learning.

• Documents the growth of internal medicine in different fields.

• Addition of new treatment protocols and related guidelines.

• Focuses on basic history taking and clinical examination.

• The new edition has a vast number of MR and CT images added

• Reproduction of imaging studies is beautifully illustrated as well.

• The Ease of understanding drastically improved with the addition of attractive tables and illustrative clinical photographs.

• New Color coding has been extensively used to highlight key elements like investigations, treatment, clinical features, etc.

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