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Publication
New York : McGraw-Hill Medical Pub. Division, 8th edition
ISBN
0071409238 / 9780071409230
Description
Offers a framework for the clinician to begin the diagnostic exam starting with the patient's symptoms and relates signs from physical examination to the underlying pathophysiology and to the presenting symptoms. This book features a user-friendly design. It integrates the principles of assessment and examination with differential diagnosis.
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CONTENTS:
Diagnosis
History taking and the medical record
The screening physical examination: methods and procedures
Vital signs, anthropometric data and pain
Non-regional systems and diseases
The skin and nails
The head and neck
The chest: chest wall, pulmonary, and cardiovascular systems; the breasts
The abdomen, perineum, anus, and rectosigmoid
The urinary system
The female genitalia and reproductive system
The male genitalia and reproductive system
The spine and extremities: the musculoskeletal and soft tissue exam
The neurologic exam
The mental status, psychiatric, and social evaluations
The preoperative evaluation
Principles of diagnostic testing
Common diagnostic tests.
Diagnosis
History taking and the medical record
The screening physical examination: methods and procedures
Vital signs, anthropometric data and pain
Non-regional systems and diseases
The skin and nails
The head and neck
The chest: chest wall, pulmonary, and cardiovascular systems; the breasts
The abdomen, perineum, anus, and rectosigmoid
The urinary system
The female genitalia and reproductive system
The male genitalia and reproductive system
The spine and extremities: the musculoskeletal and soft tissue exam
The neurologic exam
The mental status, psychiatric, and social evaluations
The preoperative evaluation
Principles of diagnostic testing
Common diagnostic tests.