DeGowin's Diagnostic Examination 9e

The classic point-of-care guide to the undifferentiated patient -- completely revised and easier to navigate than ever! Part physical examination primer, part differential diagnosis tool, DeGowin's Diagnostic Examination takes you a step beyond elementary physical diagnosis. DeGowin's covers all physical examination techniques and procedures, but this highly practical point-of-care guide goes further, focusing on the meaning of signs and symptoms. It also shows you how to catalog clinical findings resulting from the physical examination--and order them into a differential diagnosis.

FEATURES All the essentials of the diagnosis exam procedure and patient record preparation - in one ultra-handy reference Top-to-bottom coverage of differential diagnosis, organized by systems, signs, and syndromes High-yield overviews of each organ/region/system, followed by the definition of key presenting signs and their possible origins NEW! Updated content includes the latest developments in evidence-based physical examination, along with references to the popular JAMA series. The Rational Clinical Examination? NEW! 24 full-color illustrations NEW! Full-text download for your mobile device

ISBN : 9780071640084, Author : LeBlond, Publisher : McGraw Hill - 2009, Dimensions : 18 x 13 cm, Paperback : 914 pages