Algorithms in Differential Diagnosis: How to Approach Common Presenting Complaints in Adult Patients, for Medical Students and Junior Doctors (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9789811200557)

This is a book for medical students and first-year doctors who wish to learn how to approach a patient's symptoms, and sharpen their skills of clinical reasoning and diagnosis.Fifty-four presenting symptoms are discussed, covering approaches and conditions across various medical and surgical disciplines. Each chapter sets out the thought process behind history, examination, and investigations for a symptom, providing a systematic and practical algorithm to distinguish one differential from another. The reader will gain not only a functional approach to patients' presenting complaints, but also learn how to better organize and apply medical knowledge in diagnostic reasoning.

Author: Nigel Fong
ISBN-10: 9811200556
ISBN-13: 9789811200557
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Language: English
Published: 02/11/2019
Pages: 500
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.46lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.01d