Download or read book Decision Making in Medicine written by Stuart B. Mushlin and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2009-10-27 with total page 754 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This popular reference facilitates diagnostic and therapeutic decision making for a wide range of common and often complex problems faced in outpatient and inpatient medicine. Comprehensive algorithmic decision trees guide you through more than 245 disorders organized by sign, symptom, problem, or laboratory abnormality. The brief text accompanying each algorithm explains the key steps of the decision making process, giving you the clear, clinical guidelines you need to successfully manage even your toughest cases. An algorithmic format makes it easy to apply the practical, decision-making approaches used by seasoned clinicians in daily practice. Comprehensive coverage of general and internal medicine helps you successfully diagnose and manage a full range of diseases and disorders related to women's health, emergency medicine, urology, behavioral medicine, pharmacology, and much more. A Table of Contents arranged by organ system helps you to quickly and easily zero in on the information you need. More than a dozen new topics focus on the key diseases and disorders encountered in daily practice. Fully updated decision trees guide you through the latest diagnostic and management guidelines.
Download or read book Algorithmic Approach to Treatment written by R. Douglas Collins and published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. This book was released on 1997 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A companion to the author's Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs, featuring 130 easy-to-follow algorithms listed in alphabetical order by common and less common diseases and disorders. Brief entries list diagnostic tests, specific forms of treatment, treatment alternatives, and methods of prevention, and discuss prognosis and when to refer to a specialist. For primary care providers, medical students, and other health care professionals. 4x8.25". Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.
Download or read book Common Medical Diagnoses written by Patrice M. Healey and published by Saunders. This book was released on 2006 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents an approach to the differential diagnosis of multiple medical presentations common to daily medical practice. Problems are presented as signs, symptoms, and laboratory abnormalities.
Download or read book Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs written by R. Douglas Collins and published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. This book was released on 2003 with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designed for quick reference, this pocket manual contains algorithms for the diagnosis of 227 symptoms and signs. The algorithms will aid the busy clinician in organizing the approach to diagnosis and performing a cost-effective workup. Symptoms and signs are arranged alphabetically. For each symptom or sign, the list of diagnostic possibilities is organized into an algorithm that shows, at a glance, what historical or clinical data to look for. Dr. Collins then explains which tests to order and when to refer the patient to a specialist. This edition includes new diagnostic tests and algorithms for differential diagnosis of abnormal routine laboratory tests.
Download or read book Critical Care Medicine An Algorithmic Approach written by Alexander Goldfarb-Rumyantzev and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2021-12-24 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Make confident, evidence-based decisions in everyday critical care practice with Critical Care Medicine: An Algorithmic Approach. This first-of-its-kind decision making tool provides concise, practical guidance on key aspects of critical care in the form of easy-to-follow diagnostic and treatment algorithms, diagrams, and tables. The unique format saves you time as it guides you through best practices and reliable data to improve patient outcomes in the ICU. Chapters cover a particular organ system and are organized by disorder for easy reference. Each chapter includes a brief overview of the disorder, diagnostic algorithms, treatment algorithms, potential complications and strategies for overcoming them, and supporting references. Helpful mnemonics and advice from critical care experts are provided throughout. Key topics include ventilatory failure: ARDS, pulmonary embolism, asthma and COPD; ABG analysis; pleural effusion; acute respiratory failure; cardiac critical care; acute kidney injury, water and electrolyte management, acid-base disorders; infectious disease; COVID-19; critical care issues related to other medical specialties; and much more.
Download or read book Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs written by R. Douglas Collins and published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. This book was released on 2017-03-06 with total page 830 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designed for quick reference, Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs: A Cost-Effective Approach equips you to effectively interpret more than 230 of the most common symptoms and signs. The ideal aid for the busy clinician, this handy, portable resource promotes a cost-effective patient workup, explaining which diagnostic tests are most appropriate (and when such tests are not indicated). Comprehensive updates throughout put the very latest diagnostic approaches at your fingertips. Features: Evaluate patients efficiently using clear, step-by-step algorithms that spell out what to look for, what tests to order, what differentials to consider, and when to refer to a specialist. Master essential clinical skills with a new section on “Getting the most out of your history and physical examination.” Effectively evaluate more conditions through new algorithms for various symptoms and laboratory tests, including algorithms representing diseases that are symptoms of other diseases. Recognize diagnostic alternatives at a glance thanks to differential diagnostic tables. Your book purchase includes a complimentary download of the enhanced eBook for iOS, Android, PC & Mac. Take advantage of these practical features that will improve your eBook experience: The ability to download the eBook on multiple devices at one time — providing a seamless reading experience online or offline Powerful search tools and smart navigation cross-links that allow you to search within this book, or across your entire library of VitalSource eBooks Multiple viewing options that enable you to scale images and text to any size without losing page clarity as well as responsive design The ability to highlight text and add notes with one click
Download or read book Algorithmic Approach to Diagnosis Treatment written by Hamid Hosseinzadeh MD and published by Encyclomedics. This book was released on 2022-04-19 with total page 6624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BOALGOWARE is not an ordinary book, instead, it is a combination of "BOok," "ALGOrithm," and "softWARE," using the features of all of them in one single file. BOALGOWARE works by hyperlinks. So, instead of turning pages to continue, use the hyperlinks, which are present on all pages to guide you through the whole book. The BOALGOWARE begins with a manifestation. Then there is an algorithmic approach to diagnosing the cause of this manifestation. Each branch of the algorithm ends in a possible diagnosis as the cause of the manifestation, based on the possible findings. Then, for each of these diagnoses, comprehensive but short phrases, and to-the-point explanation is provided to help the user with the basic information about the disease. For each disease, an algorithmic approach to definitive diagnosis and treatment is also provided to help the users confirm the diagnosis and guide them through treatment all the way to follow-up. Hence, the BOALGOWARE provides the user with a tool to reach the possible diagnosis for a presenting manifestation, then another tool to confirm this diagnosis and begin the treatment, all in a stepwise manner. But, if the user needs information about the disease, it is also provided comprehensively in a separate section, all connected with rich hyperlinks. The first edition of BOALGOWARE provides you with more than 55 algorithmic approaches, detailed information on more than 67 diseases, several audio files on heart and lung sounds, and 19 calculators. The "BOALGOWARE" comes with biannual updates but not as a separate file. Instead, they will be added to the current BOALGOWARE.
Download or read book Common Surgical Diseases written by Jonathan A. Myers and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-03-14 with total page 527 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a concise manner, this book presents common surgical problems encountered by medical students and residents. The book provides easy access for residents before teaching rounds, lectures, etc. The algorithm approach lends itself to rapid learning, making the book a must for every surgical resident.
Download or read book Decision Making in Medicine written by Harry Lemoine Greene and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 656 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DECISION MAKING IN MEDICINE offers an algorithmic approach to the diagnosis and treatment of common disorders and diseases. By providing nearly 250 clinical decision making algorithms, this practical reference helps you arrive at the proper diagnosis and also leads you to the appropriate therapy or course of action. Brief text appears on the page facing each algorithm to provide additional explanations or details about key decision points on the algorithm. Topics are organized by sign, symptom, problem, or laboratory abnormality. The consistent format and decision tree approach of DECISION MAKING IN MEDICINE is certain to enhance your clinical efficiency. Algorithmic format promotes systematic thinking and logical clinical decision making Comprehensive coverage includes general medicine, internal medicine, women's health, emergency medicine, urology, behavioral medicine and pharmacology Brief text accompanies each algorithm to explain and highlight key steps of the decision making process New section on Women's Health presents conditions that affect women NEW TO THIS EDITION Gives greater emphasis to conditions unique to women in a new section on women's health Spanish version of 1st edition also available, ISBN: 84-8174-103-5
Download or read book Clinical Algorithms in General Surgery written by Salvatore Docimo Jr. and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-02-04 with total page 786 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the field of general surgery continues to expand, the diagnostic and therapeutic pathways are becoming more complex. The diagnostic modalities available to the clinician can be both very helpful but also overwhelming considering the findings can often determine the scope of treatment for a patient. This text will take the major pathologies of the systems commonly studied in general surgery and present them in a unique format based upon algorithms. The algorithms will begin with the clinical presentation of the patient, work its way through the various diagnostic modalities available to the surgeon, and finally allow the physician to make a decision regarding treatment options based upon various patterns in the algorithms. This text will become a very useful resources for surgeons as it allows complex clinical pathways to be conveniently organized in logical algorithms. It will become a concise yet comprehensive manual to assist in clinical decision making. All algorithms will be reviewed by experts in their field and include the most up-to-date clinical and evidence-based information. Clinical Algorithms in General Surgery provides a useful resource for surgeons in clinical practice as well as surgical residents, and surgical attendings who are preparing for board examinations. See sample algorithm in Attachments.
Download or read book Decision Making in Medicine written by Harry Lemoine Greene and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 614 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Improving Diagnosis in Health Care written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2015-12-29 with total page 473 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Getting the right diagnosis is a key aspect of health care - it provides an explanation of a patient's health problem and informs subsequent health care decisions. The diagnostic process is a complex, collaborative activity that involves clinical reasoning and information gathering to determine a patient's health problem. According to Improving Diagnosis in Health Care, diagnostic errors-inaccurate or delayed diagnoses-persist throughout all settings of care and continue to harm an unacceptable number of patients. It is likely that most people will experience at least one diagnostic error in their lifetime, sometimes with devastating consequences. Diagnostic errors may cause harm to patients by preventing or delaying appropriate treatment, providing unnecessary or harmful treatment, or resulting in psychological or financial repercussions. The committee concluded that improving the diagnostic process is not only possible, but also represents a moral, professional, and public health imperative. Improving Diagnosis in Health Care, a continuation of the landmark Institute of Medicine reports To Err Is Human (2000) and Crossing the Quality Chasm (2001), finds that diagnosis-and, in particular, the occurrence of diagnostic errorsâ€"has been largely unappreciated in efforts to improve the quality and safety of health care. Without a dedicated focus on improving diagnosis, diagnostic errors will likely worsen as the delivery of health care and the diagnostic process continue to increase in complexity. Just as the diagnostic process is a collaborative activity, improving diagnosis will require collaboration and a widespread commitment to change among health care professionals, health care organizations, patients and their families, researchers, and policy makers. The recommendations of Improving Diagnosis in Health Care contribute to the growing momentum for change in this crucial area of health care quality and safety.
Download or read book Concise Medicine written by Nicholas Hatcher and published by . This book was released on 2019-12-31 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ability to save a life boils down to the clinician's ability to diagnose.The construction of a differential diagnosis can be a complex and time-consuming process for students and practicing clinicians. Many pocket references provide lists to assist with differential diagnosis and treatment. This can leaves the clinician with a significant amount of research involving the identification of highly sensitive and specific findings aimed at ruling in and ruling out a diagnosis. The process of diagnosis and differential diagnosis hinges on adequate pattern recognition. An operational method of approaching this process is essential. Concise Medicine features over 150 algorithms and over 50 images designed to assist the student or practicing clinician in constructing and working through a differential diagnosis and complex management topics with the additional aid of scattered clinical pearls. Nearly four years in the making, Dr. Nicholas Hatcher constructed this book with the clinician in mind, emphasizing topics encountered in the internal medicine population. By emphasizing an algorithmic approach to diagnosis and differential diagnosis, Concise Medicine builds upon the clinician's ability to mobilize the cognitive process of pattern recognition in order to improve the precision of diagnosis.
Download or read book Diagnostic Protocols written by Lori A. Dolinski and published by . This book was released on 2007-06-01 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Diagnostic Protocols: An Algorithmic Approach is a superb synopsis of the work-ups and diagnostic steps appropriate to ascertain a diagnosis. It utilizes the most up-to-date protocols in an easy-to-read algorithm format, allowing one to determine the next step of patient assessment via flow charts. It is an outstanding aid in the wards for both student and physician, as well as a tremendous resource for Level/Step 2 and 3 of medical boards.
Download or read book Ramamurthy s Decision Making in Pain Management written by Ameet Nagpal and published by JP Medical Ltd. This book was released on 2018-07-31 with total page 459 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new edition provides clinicians with the latest advances in the identification, diagnosis and management of acute and chronic pain conditions and syndromes. Beginning with an overview of pain evaluation, the next chapters explain acute and chronic pain. The following chapters examine different types of pain including cancer, thoracic, lower back, head and neck, and more. Each chapter has been fully revised and the third edition features many new topics, including a complete chapter dedicated to opioid pharmacology. Authored by recognised Texas-based experts in the field, the text is presented in a clear, algorithmic approach, enhanced by clinical photographs and figures. Key points Fully revised, third edition presenting latest advances in diagnosis and management pain Features many new topics including a chapter on opioid pharmacology Authored by recognised Texas-based experts in the field Previous edition (9780323019743) published in 2006
Download or read book An Algorithmic Approach to Disease Classification and to Medical Diagnosis written by Olusola Olu Ijaola and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Pediatric Nutrition Handbook written by David Suskind and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-05-30 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The last decade has seen an explosion of medical information in regards to the nutrition care and management of children. While nutritional therapies have expanded, the treatment choices have become increasingly complex. This exciting title addresses the extensive amount of information available to practitioners in a concise, accessible fashion via a series of algorithms. It focuses on the normal growing healthy child from birth through adolescence, covering common pediatric diseases and disorders through a series of flows charts which outline step-by-step nutritional processes for pediatric patients. The highly visual format of the book allows the practitioner to make rapid, evidence based choices. Features: Unique algorithm approach to the largest dietetic specialism Highly visual approach allows quick decision making All algorithms and text built on evidence-based research Covers the pediatric phase from birth to adolescence Includes common childhood diseases and disorders
