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
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.
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.
Comprehensive yet small enough to fit in your pocket, this portable guide is a rapid resource for everything you see in daily practice-from abdominal distension to Zenker's Diverticulum.
The text covers the field of general surgery but aims also to cover the basic needs of the undergraduate as far as the surgical specialities are concerned.
Differential Diagnosis Pocket: Clinical Reference Guide
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This new title in the ABC series covers the assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and management of the most common symptoms with 'walk through' diagnosis, clear learning outcomes, and easy to find treatment options.
An organized presentation of differential diagnoses by sign and symptom, disorder, and body system, facilitates quick and flexible access to information at many stages of the diagnostic work-up.
This second edition is based on evidence from several WHO updated and published clinical guidelines. It is for use in both inpatient and outpatient care in small hospitals with basic laboratory facilities and essential medicines.