Macleod's Clinical Diagnosis, 2nd Edition
Paperback
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- A unique book allowing a reader to apply the skills of clinical examination in the formulation of a differential diagnosis and placing a patient’s symptoms in context.
- Takes a problem-based approach to diagnostic reasoning, reflecting both modern medical and current educational practices.
- Builds on the clinical skills outlined in the companion Macleod’s Clinical Examination textbook.
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For this Second Edition the text has been expanded with five new topics covering nausea and vomiting; vaginal bleeding; red eye; urinary incontinence; and weight loss.
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Part 1 Principles of clinical assessment
What’s in a diagnosis?
Assessing patients: a practical guide
The diagnostic process
Part 2 Assessment of common presenting problems
Abdominal pain
Breast lump
Chest pain
Coma and altered consciousness
Confusion: delirium and dementia
Diarrhoea
Dizziness
Dysphagia
Dyspnoea
Fatigue
Fever
GI haemorrhage haemorrhage: haematemesis and rectal bleeding
Haematuria
Haemoptysis
Headache
Jaundice
Joint swelling
Leg swelling
Limb weakness
Low back pain
Mobility problems: falls and immobility
Nausea and vomiting
Palpitation
Rash: acute generalised skin eruption
Red eye
Scrotal swelling
Shock
Transient loss of consciousness: syncope and seizures
Urinary incontinence
Vaginal bleeding
Weight loss