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Field Guide to Bedside Diagnosis
- Publication Year:
- 2006
- Edition:
- 2nd Ed.
- Author:
- Smith, David S., MD
- Publisher:
- Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW)
- ISBN:
- 978-0-78-178165-7
- Doody Core Title Score:
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Description
Enables students and physicians to navigate from the patient's symptoms and presenting signs to the diagnosis.
The book covers 139 chief complaints and signs and is organized to parallel the diagnostic reasoning process: a differential overview of probable causes, a diagnostic approach for each differential, and the specific clinical findings that point to diagnosis.
A collection of 192 full-color illustrations show diagnostically important observable signs. This edition includes thoroughly updated diagnostic approaches and quick-access to tables indicating sensitivity, specificity, and likelihood ratios for findings.
The book covers 139 chief complaints and signs and is organized to parallel the diagnostic reasoning process: a differential overview of probable causes, a diagnostic approach for each differential, and the specific clinical findings that point to diagnosis.
A collection of 192 full-color illustrations show diagnostically important observable signs. This edition includes thoroughly updated diagnostic approaches and quick-access to tables indicating sensitivity, specificity, and likelihood ratios for findings.
Details
- Platform:
- OvidSP
- Publisher:
- Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW)
- Product Type:
- Book
- Author:
- Smith, David S., MD
- ISBN:
- 978-0-78-178165-7
- Specialty:
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- Advanced Practice
- Residents
- Internal Medicine
- Primary Care/Family Medicine/General Practice
- Physician Assistant
- Nurse Practitioner
- Medical Review
- Language:
- English
- Edition:
- 2nd Ed.
- Pages:
- 416
- Publication Year:
- 2006
- Doody Core Title Score:
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