Master medicine is a series of core texts for medical students. Each volume includes core information on a subject and a wide variety of self-assessment exercises, with full answers. Taken together, the volumes in the master medicine series provide students with a complete package of core texts for self-directed learning and exam revision.Comments from readers on previous volumes“The self-assessment sections with answers are excellent.”“All the books in this series have been simple and easy to read, yet contain all the relevant information.”“An excellent adjunct to problem-based learning.”“Really good—encourages understanding as well as learning of the core facts.”