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The story behind this unique little book started many years ago when one of the authors (NC) took up a post in intensive care medicine in order to learn how to deal with sick patients. Everything she learned was immediately applicable to the general wards or the emergency department. Sick patients are everywhere! It is a sad fact that even though doctors in the acute specialties deal with sick patients all the time, they often do not do it very well. That is starting to change, and one of the reasons it is starting to change is because many people (the authors included) campaigned for acute care to be a core component of training for all doctors in the UK.

This book has been written out of a passion to explain in simple terms ‘everything you really need to know but no‐one told you’ about the recognition and management of a sick adult. Unlike most medical books, this one does not give you a list of things to do, nor does it bore you with small print. This book helps you understand what you need to do and why. The second edition has been extensively rewritten and updated, with algorithms and references in a clear, simple format. The authors are medical educators as well as busy clinicians who envisage that the book will be used by teachers as well as learners. I recommend it highly.

Alastair McGowan OBE FRCPE FRCP FRCS FRCA FCEM

Consultant in Emergency Medicine

Past President of the Faculty of Accident and Emergency Medicine, UK