For more than three decades, Differential Diagnosis and Treatment in
Primary Care has helped primary care practitioners to systematically
approach the differential diagnosis of the symptoms and signs they see
in practice. Organized into categories such as pain, mass, bloody
discharge, non-bloody discharge, functional changes, and abnormal
laboratory results, this bestselling clinical reference helps you apply
your basis science knowledge to consider all of the possible causes of
each symptom, and then take the appropriate steps to determine which one
is most likely.
- Apply the latest knowledge due to comprehensive updates throughout
the text, including new signs and symptoms, new and expanded case
histories, updated diagnostic tests, and more.
- Interact with patients more effectively with a new section on
bedside manner, and get therapeutic guidance from a new section on
the treatment of common diseases.
- Know what to look for thanks to abundant anatomical drawings that
highlight relevant features in each body area.
- Develop your diagnostic skills with cases and clinical questions for
each sign or symptom, as well as the framework for thinking through
those questions to arrive at the appropriate diagnosis.
- Select the appropriate diagnostic procedures and laboratory tests
to include in the workup.
- Recognize when to refer a patient to a specialist with a special
section on this topic.
