Buch, Englisch, 624 Seiten, Format (B × H): 111 mm x 187 mm, Gewicht: 604 g
Buch, Englisch, 624 Seiten, Format (B × H): 111 mm x 187 mm, Gewicht: 604 g
ISBN: 978-0-7020-7777-7
Verlag: Elsevier LTD
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.
- 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.
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125 chapters organised alphabetically by presenting problem within three sections - Clinical Presentations, Biochemical Presentations and Haematological Presentations.