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Pocketbook of Differential Diagnosis E-Book

Author : Thomas A Slater

Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences

Page : 627 pages

File Size : 19,23 MB

Release : 2021-07-02

Category : Medical

ISBN : 0702077798

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Book Description

This handy guide is packed full of information to support medical students, junior doctors and other health professionals in making an accurate diagnosis in relation to different presenting complaints. Now in its fifth edition, the Pocketbook takes the reader through the key steps of narrowing a differential diagnosis, including history, examination and investigation findings. It has been fully updated to cover the full range of common presenting problems facing clinicians today. This book is easy-to-read and logical, making it useful for all clinicians within a variety of settings, from the classroom to emergency department and primary care. - Traffic light system to allow consideration of common before rarer diagnoses - Hazard symbols to highlight diagnoses that may need rapid assessment and management - Summary boxes, with a focus on malignancy red flag symptoms - Updated terminology and investigations - This Fifth Edition covers 125 common presenting problems in both medicine and surgery in a consistent format. - Each topic includes a list of all potential causes of the condition, colour coded to indicate common, occasional or rare causes. Important geographical variations are also highlighted. - Two sections cover the differential diagnosis of biochemical and haematological disorders which provide a ready check when reviewing abnormal results - The text includes a targeted guide to the relevant general and specific follow-up investigations which should be carried out as appropriate. - Each topic ends with a box highlighting important learning points, or indicating symptom and signs suggestive of significant pathology which require urgent action. - A new authorial team have thoroughly revised the contents and ensured the coverage is entirely appropriate for the book's readership.



Physical Diagnosis Secrets

Author : Salvatore Mangione

Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences

Page : 714 pages

File Size : 23,99 MB

Release : 2012-04-21

Category : Medical

ISBN : 0323112110

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Book Description

This popular reference presents essential knowledge on physical diagnosis and health assessment in a practical and engaging question-and-answer format. A wealth of high-quality illustrations guide you through the first and most important of challenges involved in diagnosing any patient: performing the history and physical exam. Assessment techniques are highlighted and weighted based on their clinical importance. This detailed, highly focused and practical guide will equip you with the skills you need to confidently evaluate your patients! - The proven question-and-answer format of the highly acclaimed Secrets Series® makes it easy to master all of the most important "need-to-know" information on physical diagnosis. - Chapters are arranged by body system for practical, easy retrieval of key information. - Author pearls, tips, memory aids, and "secrets" provide concise answers to the common questions encountered in everyday practice. - The "Top 100" Secrets of History Taking and Physical Examination are conveniently listed in one place for quick review. - A new chapter on interpreting presenting symptoms and physical findings to facilitate diagnosis. - Key Points boxes in each chapter place essential information at your fingertips.100 new line drawings clarify key concepts. - The Secrets Heart and Lung Sounds Workshop—both in CD-ROM and online format—is available for purchase with the book, and through Student Consult online access, and features audio clips from actual patients, along with Dr. Mangione's commentary and a 32-page downloadable manual, to help you obtain the maximum diagnostic benefit from listening to heart and lung sounds. - STUDENT CONSULT access allows you to view the complete contents of the book online, anywhere you go...perform quick searches...and add your own notes and bookmarks.





Formulating a Differential Diagnosis for the Advanced Practice Provider

Author : Jacqueline Rhoads, PhD, APRN-BC, CNL-BC, PMHNP-BE, FAANP

Publisher : Springer Publishing Company

Page : 580 pages

File Size : 29,34 MB

Release : 2017-11-17

Category : Medical

ISBN : 0826152236

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Praise for the First Edition: “Developing a comprehensive differential diagnosis for a specific complaint is a daunting task even for experienced advanced practice nurses. This user-friendly clinical guide provides a strategy and standard format for working through this complex task. It is a wonderful tool for both students and new advanced practice nurses...” -- 5 stars, Doody’s This easy-access clinical guide to over 70 commonly seen symptoms, written for advanced practice provider (APP) students and new practitioners, describes a step-by-step process for obtaining a reliable patient history, choosing the appropriate physical exam, and using the patient history and physical exam findings to form a differential diagnosis. The second edition continues to include the case study approach, and is updated to incorporate 22 new symptoms along with contributions by a new editor, who is a leader in holistic health. The guide is distinguished by several unique features including focused patient history questions and responses, Physical Exam Findings, a Differential Diagnosis Table (clearly comparing potential diagnostic choices based on symptoms), a Diagnostic Examination table (including estimated costs and codes), and a Case Study Summary highlighting the critical thinking process. Symptoms are presented alphabetically in a systematic, unfolding case study approach and include chief complaint, presenting history, past history, and explicit methodology for determining correct diagnosis. Key Features: Describes over 70 (22 new to the second edition) commonly presented symptoms with unfolding case scenarios Offers a step-by-step approach to building clinical decision-making skills Provides quick access to differential diagnosis, requisite diagnostic tests, and clinical-decision making Guides APP students and novice practitioners in conducting a problem-focused history and examination Includes unique Differential Diagnosis tables and Diagnostic Examinations tables that help clarify strategies for diagnostic decision making