Download or read book Churchill s Pocketbook of Differential Diagnosis E Book written by Andrew T Raftery and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2014-03-18 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Making a correct diagnosis is one of the key aspects of every medical student's and junior doctor's clinical training, and problem-based learning is now widely used to focus on the causes behind the presentation of a clinical feature. The Fourth Edition of this best-selling book is packed full of information to help the reader move from a presenting problem to an accurate diagnosis. This Fourth Edition covers 127 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. At the end of each topic a box highlights important learning points, or indicates symptom and signs suggestive of significant pathology which require urgent action. Eighty colour photographs of key clinical presentations have been added to assist symptom recognition. Two new chapters on Hypotension and Photophobia.
Download or read book Churchill s Pocketbook of Differential Diagnosis written by Andrew T Raftery and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2009-09-14 with total page 754 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Being able to make a correct diagnosis is one of the key aspects of every medical student's and junior doctor's clinical training. Problem-based learning is increasingly being used to focus on the causes behind the presentation of a clinical feature. The Third Edition of this best-selling book is packed full of information to help the reader move from a presenting problem to an accurate diagnosis. Covers 126 common presenting problems in both medicine and surgery in a consistent format Each topic includes a list of all common causes of the condition Key features of the various permutations are clearly discussed Includes a targeted guide to the relevant general and specific follow-up investigations which should be carried out as appropriate Now printed in colour throughout, with the relative frequency of the various conditions illustrated by colour coding, indicating common, occasional or rare causes. Important geographical variations are also highlighted Seven new chapters including rashes, thirst, and tiredness Two new sections on the differential diagnosis of biochemical and haematological disorders provide a ready check when reviewing abnormal results Each chapter ends with a key points section to highlight major aspects of the diagnosis An enlarged author team represents both medicine and surgery
Download or read book Churchill s Differential Diagnosis written by Andrew T. Raftery and published by Churchill Livingstone. This book was released on 2005-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The information in this Pocketbook and PDA CD-Rom will help the student and junior doctor move from a presenting problem to a diagnosis. The content covers 100 common presenting problems which occur in both medicine and surgery. Each problem is dealt with in a standard manner: a brief definition of the problem; a reference table of possible diagnoses ordered by body system; a step-by-step guide to the history and examination of the patient with a view to making a final positive diagnosis; and a list of general instructions which could be carried out, followed by appropriate specific investigations. This package provides the user with this essential diagnostic content in both a handy pocketbook format but also for loading onto a PDA from the enclosed CD-Rom. Each topic includes a list of common causes of the condition The key features of the various permutations are clearly discussed Includes a guide to the relevant investigations which should be carried out Easy to search on PDA for links between presenting problems and differential diagnoses Presented in both book and PDA form New chapter on palpitations Revised presentation of several topics
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Download or read book Pocketbook of Differential Diagnosis E Book written by Thomas A Slater and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2021-07-02 with total page 627 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Pocketbook of Differential Diagnosis E Book written by Thomas A Slater and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2021-07-02 with total page 627 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Churchill s Pocketbook of Surgery E Book written by Andrew T Raftery and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2011-01-28 with total page 542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Fourth Edition of this highly-praised pocketbook provides a concise and didactic account of the essential features of the more common surgical disorders, at both a size and price to suit the pocket. The book covers basic principles, as well as providing essential information on aetiology, diagnosis and management, including pre-operative and postoperative care. The text covers the field of general surgery but also covers the basic needs of the undergraduate as far as the surgical specialities are concerned. The book helps you with the essentials of history-taking, what physical signs to elicit, the differential diagnosis, what investigations to order and how to treat the patient. The text is illustrated with line drawings and imaging. Provides comprehensive coverage of general surgery, as well as an outline of the essentials of the surgical specialties. Identifies the basic principles together with key information on aetiology, diagnosis and management, as well as pre- and post-operative care. Includes an overview of history-taking, relevant physical signs, differential diagnosis, investigations and practical treatment. Checklist of emergency situations for quick reference The thoroughly updated text for this new edition includes new sections on practical procedures, ENT, gynaecology, audit, evidence-based medicine, clinical governance and medicolegal issues.
Download or read book Tutorials in Differential Diagnosis written by Eric Robert Beck and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an original and successful text which provides a series of tutorials in the problem-based approach to clinical medicine, as against the more common disease-based emphasis of most textbooks. It covers a full range of signs and symptoms as they are encountered in clinical practice and discusses them with the emphasis on those which are crucial in the differential diagnosis of the patient. Each chapter ends with an illustrated case history. Diagnostic algorithms help to summarise many of the cases and give an overview of the diagnostic pathway that has been set out in the text. A highly regarded and popular book Presents medicine as it is encountered both in learning and in practice Covers the commonest problems encountered Mirrors the teaching being done in medical schools Suitable for postgraduates as well as students. Two new authors join two of the existing authors Four new chapters are included on: Chronic fatigue Haematuria Stroke Movement disorders More diagnostic algorithms have been included. All chapters thoroughly revised. Complete new design to the book to give it a more modern appearance. A second colour introduced.
Download or read book Urgent Care Medicine Secrets E Book written by Robert P. Olympia and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2024-01-29 with total page 435 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For more than 30 years, the highly regarded Secrets Series® has provided students and practitioners in all areas of health care with concise, focused, and engaging resources for quick reference and exam review. Urgent Care Medicine Secrets, 2nd Edition, offers practical, up-to-date coverage of the full range of essential topics in this dynamic field. This highly regarded resource features the Secrets’ popular question-and-answer format that also includes lists, tables, pearls, memory aids, and an easy-to-read style – making inquiry, reference, and review quick, easy, and enjoyable. The proven Secrets Series® format gives you the most return for your time – succinct, easy to read, engaging, and highly effective. Fully revised and updated throughout, covering the full range of topics for understanding today’s practice of adult and pediatric urgent care—essential information for physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. Provides an evidence-based approach to medical and traumatic complaints presenting to urgent care centers, focusing on presenting signs and symptoms, differential diagnosis, office management, and when to refer for higher level of care. New chapters on Head and Neck Trauma, Chest and Abdominal Trauma, Toxicology, Diagnostic Imaging, Obstetrical Complaints, and more. Top 100 Secrets and Key Points boxes provide a fast overview of the secrets you must know for success in practice and on exams. Clear illustrations, figures, and flow diagrams expedite reference and review. Portable size makes it easy to carry with you for quick reference or review anywhere, anytime. An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud. · New chapters!o Urgent Care Medicine: the past, present, and futureo Head and Neck Traumao Chest and Abdominal Traumao Toxicologyo General concepts in Diagnostic Imaging
Download or read book The Patient History Evidence Based Approach written by Mark Henderson and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2012-06-13 with total page 754 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive evidence-based introduction to patient history-taking NOW IN FULL COLOR For medical students and other health professions students, an accurate differential diagnosis starts with The Patient History. The ideal companion to major textbooks on the physical examination, this trusted guide is widely acclaimed for its skill-building, and evidence based approach to the medical history. Now in full color, The Patient History defines best practices for the patient interview, explaining how to effectively elicit information from the patient in order to generate an accurate differential diagnosis. The second edition features all-new chapters, case scenarios, and a wealth of diagnostic algorithms. Introductory chapters articulate the fundamental principles of medical interviewing. The book employs a rigorous evidenced-based approach, reviewing and highlighting relevant citations from the literature throughout each chapter. Features NEW! Case scenarios introduce each chapter and place history-taking principles in clinical context NEW! Self-assessment multiple choice Q&A conclude each chapter—an ideal review for students seeking to assess their retention of chapter material NEW! Full-color presentation Essential chapter on red eye, pruritus, and hair loss Symptom-based chapters covering 59 common symptoms and clinical presentations Diagnostic approach section after each chapter featuring color algorithms and several multiple-choice questions Hundreds of practical, high-yield questions to guide the history, ranging from basic queries to those appropriate for more experienced clinicians
Download or read book Macleod s Clinical Diagnosis E Book written by Alan G Japp and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2017-12-23 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Macleod’s Clinical Diagnosis demonstrates how to apply the core clinical skills learned from the companion textbook Macleod’s Clinical Examination to maximum advantage. Charting the course from routine work-up to diagnosis, this book presents a modern and realistic approach to clinical assessment and explains how to integrate information obtained from the history, examination, bedside tests and specialised investigations. The first section Principles of clinical assessment examines different approaches to diagnosis, reviews the fundamental elements necessary for accurate patient assessment, provides a helpful template for a ‘routine workup’ and describes how to adapt the assessment to fit the clinical context. The second core section of the book Assessment of common presenting problems contains a series of ‘diagnostic guides’ that lead the reader, step-by-step through the major presenting problems in medicine and surgery, explaining how to recognise red flag features, eliminate life-threatening conditons and generate a logical differential diagnosis. This book has been praised as an invaluable resource for senior medical students and junior doctors as they attempt to make the difficult transition from mastering basic clinical skills to assessing patients in the real world of clinical medicine. A unique book allowing a reader to apply the skills of clinical examination in the formulation of a differential diagnosis and placing a patient’s symptoms in context. Takes a problem-based approach to diagnostic reasoning, reflecting both modern medical and current educational practices. Builds on the clinical skills outlined in the companion Macleod’s Clinical Examination textbook. For this Second Edition the text has been expanded with five new topics covering nausea and vomiting; vaginal bleeding; red eye; urinary incontinence; and weight loss.
Download or read book Chest X Ray Made Easy E Book written by Jonathan Corne and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2015-06-26 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This popular guide to the examination and interpretation of chest radiographs is an invaluable aid for medical students, junior doctors, nurses, physiotherapists and radiographers. Translated into over a dozen languages, this book has been widely praised for making interpretation of the chest X-ray as simple as possible The chest X-ray is often central to the diagnosis and management of a patient. As a result every doctor requires a thorough understanding of the common radiological problems. This pocketbook describes the range of conditions likely to be encountered on the wards and guides the reader through the diagnostic process based on the appearance of the abnormality shown. Covers the full range of common radiological problems. Includes valuable advice on how to examine an X-ray. Assists the doctor in determining the nature of the abnormality. Points the clinician towards a possible differential diagnosis. A larger page size allows for larger and clearer illustrations. A new chapter on the sick patient covers the patient on ITU and the appearance of lines and tubes. There is extended use of CT imaging with advice on choosing modalities depending on the clinical circumstances. A new section of chest x-ray problems incorporates particularly challenging case histories. The international relevance of the text has been expanded with additional text and images.
Download or read book Tietz Clinical Guide to Laboratory Tests E Book written by Alan H. B. Wu and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2006-06-08 with total page 1856 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new edition of Norbert Tietz's classic handbook presents information on common tests as well as rare and highly specialized tests and procedures - including a summary of the utility and merit of each test. Biological variables that may affect test results are discussed, and a focus is placed on reference ranges, diagnostic information, clinical interpretation of laboratory data, interferences, and specimen types. New and updated content has been added in all areas, with over 100 new tests added. Tests are divided into 8 main sections and arranged alphabetically. Each test includes necessary information such as test name (or disorder) and method, specimens and special requirements, reference ranges, chemical interferences and in vivo effects, kinetic values, diagnostic information, factors influencing drug disposition, and clinical comments and remarks. The most current and relevant tests are included; outdated tests have been eliminated. Test index (with extensive cross references) and disease index provide the reader with an easy way to find necessary information Four new sections in key areas (Preanalytical, Flow Cytometry, Pharmacogenomics, and Allergy) make this edition current and useful. New editor Alan Wu, who specializes in Clinical Chemistry and Toxicology, brings a wealth of experience and expertise to this edition. The Molecular Diagnostics section has been greatly expanded due to the increased prevalence of new molecular techniques being used in laboratories. References are now found after each test, rather than at the end of each section, for easier access.
Download or read book Color Atlas of Oral Diseases written by George Laskaris and published by Thieme. This book was released on 1994 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the third edition, the text has been thoroughly revised to keep pace with new concepts in oral medicine. The structure of the text has been clarified and made more practically useful, with references to etiology, clinical images, differential diagnosis, laboratory diagnostic tests, and therapy guidelines. Also new in the third edition: four new chapters, and more than 240 new, exquisite illustrations of lesions and pathologic conditions affecting the oral cavity.
Download or read book A Textbook of Neuroanatomy written by Maria A. Patestas and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2016-02-17 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Newly revised and updated, A Textbook of Neuroanatomy, Second Edition is a concise text designed to help students easily master the anatomy and basic physiology of the nervous system. Accessible and clear, the book highlights interrelationships between systems, structures, and the rest of the body as the chapters move through the various regions of the brain. Building on the solid foundation of the first edition, A Textbook of Neuroanatomy now includes two new chapters on the brainstem and reflexes, as well as dozens of new micrographs illustrating key structures. Throughout the book the clinical relevance of the material is emphasized through clinical cases, questions, and follow-up discussions in each chapter, motivating students to learn the information. A companion website is also available, featuring study aids and artwork from the book as PowerPoint slides. A Textbook of Neuroanatomy, Second Edition is an invaluable resource for students of general, clinical and behavioral neuroscience and neuroanatomy.
Download or read book Differential Diagnosis for the Advanced Practice Nurse written by Dr. Jacqueline Rhoads and published by Springer Publishing Company. This book was released on 2014-07-17 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Print+CourseSmart
