Wheezing and stridor / Nadia L. Bennett. Screening and health maintenance / Diane Altkorn and Elizabeth Schulwolf -- Abdominal pain / Shobba W. Stack -- Acid-base abnormalities / Scott D. C. Stern -- AIDS/HIV infection / Jean Luc Benoit -- Anemia / Jeremy Smith -- Back pain / Diane Altkorn -- Bleeding disorders / Philip Hoffman -- Chest pain / David Beiser -- Cough, fever, and respiratory infections / Scott D. C. Stern -- Delirium and dementia / Payal K. Sanghani -- Diabetes / Diane Altkorn -- Diarrhea, acute / Keith W. Hamilton -- Dizziness / Scott D. C. Stern -- Dyspnea / Robert L. Trowbridge -- Dysuria / Amber Pincavage -- Edema / Jason Alexander -- Fatigue / Amy R. Weinstein -- GI bleeding / Deepa Rani Nandiwada -- Headache / Jennifer Rusiecki -- Hematuria / Sachin Shah -- Hypercalcemia / Adam S. Cifu -- Hypertension / Jason Alexander -- Hyponatremia and hypernatremia / Scott D. C. Stern -- Hypotension / Matthew M. Kalscheur -- Jaundice and abnormal liver enzymes / Jason Alexander -- Joint pain / Adam S. Cifu -- Kidney injury, acute / Ernie L. Esquivel -- Rash / Sarah Stein -- Sore throat / Ryan W. Nall -- Syncope / Scott D. C. Stern -- Unintentional weight loss / Andrew Olson -- Wheezing and stridor / Nadia L. Bennett.
Summary:
"Symptom to Diagnosis", Fourth Edition teaches an evidence-based, step-by-step process for evaluating, diagnosing, and treating patients based on their clinical complaints. By applying this process, clinicians will be able to recognize specific diseases and prescribe the most effective therapy. Each chapter is built around a common patient complaint that illustrates essential concepts and provides insights into the process by which the differential diagnosis is identified. As the case progresses, clinical reasoning is explained in detail. The differential diagnosis for that particular case is summarized in tables that highlight the clinical clues and important tests for the leading diagnostic hypothesis and alternative hypotheses. As the chapter progresses, the pertinent diseases are reviewed. Just as in real life, the case unfolds in a stepwise fashion as tests are performed and diagnoses are confirmed or refuted. -- From publisher's description.
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