Algorithms in differential diagnosis : how to approach common presenting complaints in adult patients, for medical students and junior doctors / Dr. Nigel Fong.

Includes index.

Preface -- Subspecialty reviewers -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Heart and lungs -- Gut and abdomen -- Kidneys and urinary tract -- Brain, nerves and senses -- Blood -- Endocrine and general physiological disturbances -- Skin and subcutaneous tissues -- Joints and muscles -- Female genital tract -- Index to conditions.

"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 patient’s presenting complaints, but also learn how to better organize and apply medical knowledge in diagnostic reasoning."--Back cover.

Fund 164 Linar Educational Materials, Inc. Purchased 02/11/2021 79475 PNR PHP 3,184.00 2021-01-047C 2021-1-0071