Differential diagnosis in primary care

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Label

Differential diagnosis in primary care

Statement of responsibility

R. Douglas Collins

Creator

• Collins, R. Douglas

Subject

• Diagnosis, Differential
• Primary Health Care

Language

eng

Summary

• This text offers students, residents, and practitioners a systematic approach to differential diagnosis of symptoms and signs seen by primary care physicians. The text is organized by symptoms and signs into categories.pain, mass, bloody discharge, non-bloody discharge, functional changes, and abnormal laboratory results. It shows readers how to use their basic science knowledge to identify the possible causes of each symptom, and describes the procedures and laboratory tests that need to be included in the workup. This edition includes fifty new signs and symptoms, case histories for approximately ninety common symptoms and signs, and updated information on current diagnostic procedures
• "This text offers students, residents, and practitioners an approach to differential diagnosis of symptoms and signs seen by primary care physicians. The text is organized by symptoms and signs and into categories - pain, mass, bloody discharge, non-bloody discharge, functional changes and abnormal laboratory results. It shows readers how to use their basic science knowledge to identify the possible causes of each symptom, and then describes the procedures and laboratory tests that need to be included in the workup." "There are over 200 two-color drawings that help readers visualize relevant anatomy, an appendix that describes the laboratory workup of various diseases, and numerous tables that organize and structure the differential diagnosis."--BOOK JACKET

Cataloging source

DNLM/DLC

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

LC call number

RC71.5

LC item number

.C62 2008

Literary form

non fiction

NLM call number

WB141.5

NLM item number

.C712d 2008