Pocketbook of Differential Diagnosis

<p>This handy guide is packed full of information to support medical students, junior doctors and other health professionals in making an accurate diagnosis in relation to different presenting complaints.</p> <p>Now in its fifth edition, the <i>Pocketbook </i>takes the reader through the key steps of narrowing a differential diagnosis, including history, examination and investigation findings. It has been fully updated to cover the full range of common presenting problems facing clinicians today.</p> <p>This book is easy-to-read and logical, making it useful for all clinicians within a variety of settings, from the classroom to emergency department and primary care. </p><ul> <li>This Fifth Edition covers 125 common presenting problems in both medicine and surgery in a consistent format.</li> <p> <li>Each topic includes a list of all potential causes of the condition, colour coded to indicate common, occasional or rare causes. Important geographical variations are also highlighted.</li> <p> <li>Two sections cover the differential diagnosis of biochemical and haematological disorders which provide a ready check when reviewing abnormal results</li> <p> <li>The text includes a targeted guide to the relevant general and specific follow-up investigations which should be carried out as appropriate.</li> <p> <li>Each topic ends with a box highlighting important learning points, or indicating symptom and signs suggestive of significant pathology which require urgent action.</li> </ul><ul> <li>A new authorial team have thoroughly revised the contents and ensured the coverage is entirely appropriate for the book’s readership.</li></ul>