- Format: Paperback -
- Number of Pages: 504 pages
- Dimensions: 213.36 x 274.32 x 22.86mm - 1,020.58g
- Publication date: 01 Oct 2009
- Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
- Imprint: McGraw-Hill Medical
This is an engaging case-based approach to learning the diagnostic process in internal medicine. "All clinicians caring for patients, from medical students to residents and attending physicians, are the intended audience. The book is well written for all levels, and the authors are well-respected educators and experts in the field. 3 Stars". (Doody's Review Service). "Symptom to Diagnosis" teaches you an evidence-based, step-by-step process for evaluating, diagnosing, and treating patients based on their clinical complaints. By applying this process you 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 insight into the process by which the differential diagnosis is identified.Coverage for each disease includes: Textbook Presentation that offers a concise statement of the common or classic presentation of the particular disease Disease; Highlights that covers the most pertinent epidemiologic and pathoph...