Aimed at senior students and junior hospital doctors, this handbook provides recommendations on the diagnosis and management of over 250 major disorders throughout medicine. All disorders are arranged alphabetically. A special symptom index has been included for rapid reference purposes. The consistent double-page layout (one page on diagnosis - including differential diagnosis - and one page on treatment) allows quick access to all vital information, including tables, algorithms and clinical pictures. Diagnosis and ...
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Aimed at senior students and junior hospital doctors, this handbook provides recommendations on the diagnosis and management of over 250 major disorders throughout medicine. All disorders are arranged alphabetically. A special symptom index has been included for rapid reference purposes. The consistent double-page layout (one page on diagnosis - including differential diagnosis - and one page on treatment) allows quick access to all vital information, including tables, algorithms and clinical pictures. Diagnosis and management of each disorder are considered under the following headings: diagnosis - symptoms, signs with explanatory notes of their significance, investigations including physical examinations and laboratory tests that can be used to aid diagnosis, complications, differential diagnosis, aetiology and epidemiology; treatment - diet and lifestyle, criteria for treatment, pharmacological treatment with details of drug dosages, treatment aims, other treatment options, prognosis and progression, follow-up and management, key references. The contributions have been prepared by more than 220 specialists and academic referees, under the supervision of an editor in each of the medical disciplines.
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Add this copy of Handbook of Current Diagnosis and Treatment: a Quick a to cart. $58.93, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1996 by Elsevier.
