Last edition Elsevier 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.
Last Edition
ISBN 13:h9780702054037
Imprint:рChurchill Livingstone
Language:рEnglish
Authors:рAndrew T Raftery
Pub Date:р04/2014
Pages:р622
Illus:рIllustrated
Weight:р510.00 grams
Size:р195 X 264 mm
Product Type:рSoftcover
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- • This Fourth 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.
- • Eighty photographs of key clinical presentations and investigations have been added to assist symptom recognition.
- Andrew T Raftery, BSc MBChB(Hons) MD FRCS(Eng) FRCS(Ed), Clinical Anatomist, Honorary Teaching Fellow, Hull York Medical School; 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 Speciality 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;
- Eric KS Lim, MB ChB MD MSc FRCS(C-Th), Consultant Thoracic Surgeon, Royal Brompton Hospital, London; Senior Lecturer, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College, London, UK
- Andrew J K ?st?r, MB BS FRACP, Consultant Rheumatologist and Associate Lecturer, Addenbrooke’s Hospital; Director, Rheumatology Clinical Research Unit, School of Clinical Medicine, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- CLINICAL PRESENTATIONS
- Abdominal pain
- Abdominal swellings
- Anorectal pain
- Arm pain
- Arm swellings
- Ascites
- Axillary swellings
- Backache
- Breast lumps
- Breast pain
- Chest pain
- 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
- Hypertension
- Impotence
- Intestinal obstruction
- Jaundice
- Jaw pain and swellings
- Joint disorders
- Kidney swellings
- Leg pain
- Leg swellings
- Leg ulcers
- Lip lesions
- Lymphadenopathy
- Melaena
- Mouth ulcers
- Muscle weakness and wasting
- Nail abnormalities
- Nasal discharge
- Neck lumps
- Neck pain
- Nipple discharge
- Oedema
- Oliguria
- Palpitations
- Penile lesions
- Polyuria
- Popliteal swellings
- Pruritus
- Pruritus ani
- Pyrexia of unknown origin
- Rectal bleeding
- Scalp lesions
- Scrotal pain
- Scrotal swellings
- Shock
- Splenomegaly
- Steatorrhoea
- Stridor
- Sweating abnormalities
- Syncope
- Thirst
- Throat conditions
- Tiredness
- Toe lesions
- Tongue disorders
- Tremor
- Urethral discharge
- Urinary incontinence
- Urinary retention
- Vaginal discharge
- Visual problems
- Voice disorders
- Vomiting
- Weight gain
- Weight loss
- BIOCHEMICAL PRESENTATIONS
- Hypercalcaemia
- Hyperglycaemia
- Hyperkalaemia
- Hypokalaemia
- Hypernatraemia
- Hyponatraemia
- Hypoglycaemia
- Hypocalcaemia
- Hypomagnesaemia
- Metabolic acidosis
- Metabolic alkalosis
- Respiratory acidosis
- Respiratory alkalosis
- Urea (blood)
- HAEMATOLOGICAL PRESENTATIONS
- Anaemia
- Clotting disorders
- Leucocytosis
- Leucopenia
- Polycythaemia
- Thrombocytopenia
- Thrombocytosis
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