- 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.
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.
Key Features
- 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.
| ISBN | 9780702054020 |
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| Author Information | By Andrew T Raftery, BSc MBChB(Hons) MD FRCS(Eng) FRCS(Ed) , Clinical Anatomist; Formerly Consultant Surgeon, Sheffield Kidney Institute, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Northern General Hospital, Sheffield; Member (formerly Chairman), Court of Examiners, Royal College of Surgeons of England; Formerly Member of Panel of Examiners, Intercollegiate Specialty Board in General Surgery; Formerly Member of Council, Royal College of Surgeons of England; Formerly Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer in Surgery, University of Sheffield, UK |
| Table of Content | Abdominal pain Abdominal swellings Anaemia (low plasma haemoglobin) Anorectal pain Arm pain Arm swellings Ascites Axillary swellings Backache Blood urea nitrogen Breast lumps Breast pain Chest pain Clotting abnormalities Clubbing Coma Confusion Constipation Convulsions Cough Cyanosis Deafness Diarrhoea Dizziness Dysphagia Dyspnoea Ear disorders Eye disorders Facial pain Facial swellings Facial ulcers Faecal incontinence Finger lesions Finger pain Foot deformities Foot pain Foot ulcers Gait abnormalities Goitre Groin swellings Gum disorders Gynaecomastia Haematemesis Haematuria Haemoptysis Halitosis Hallucinations Hand deformities Headache Hemiplegia Hepatomegaly Hiccups Hirsutism Hypercalcaemia (high calcium level) Hyperglycaemia (high blood sugar level) Hyperkalaemia (high potassium level) Hypernatraemia (high sodium level) Hypertension Hypocalcaemia (low calcium level) Hypoglycaemia (low blood sugar level) Hypokalaemia (low potassium level) Hypomagnesaemia (low magnesium level) Hyponatraemia (low sodium level) Hypotension Impotence Intestinal obstruction Jaundice Jaw pain and swellings Joint disorders Kidney swellings Leg pain Leg swellings Leg ulcers Leucocytosis (high white cell count) Leucopaenia (low white cell count) Lip lesions Lymphadenopathy Malaena Metabolic acidosis Metabolic alkalosis Mouth ulcers Muscle weakness and wasting Nail abnormalities Nasal discharge Neck lumps Neck pain Nipple discharge Oedema Oliguria Palpitations Penile lesions Photophobia Polycythaemia (high plasma haemoglobin) Polyuria Popliteal swellings Pruritus Pruritus ani Pyrexia of unknown origin Rectal bleeding Respiratory acidosis Respiratory alkalosis Scalp lesions Scrotal pain Scrotal swellings Shock Splenomegaly Steatorrhea Stridor Sweating abnormalities Syncope Thirst Throat conditions Thrombocytopenia (low platelet count) Thrombocytosis (high platelet count) Tiredness Toe lesions Tongue disorders Tremor Urethral discharge Urinary incontinence Urinary retention Vaginal discharge Visual problems Voice disorders Vomiting Weight gain Weight loss |
| Publication Date | 14-05-2014 |
| Pages | 610 |
| Trim | 180x105mm |
| Stock Status | In Stock |
| deltacomm1code | Books |
