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Symptom to Diagnosis An Evidence Based Guide, Fourth Edition

ISBN10: 1260121119 | ISBN13: 9781260121117

Symptom to Diagnosis An Evidence Based Guide, Fourth Edition
ISBN10: 1260121119
ISBN13: 9781260121117
By Scott Stern, Adam Cifu and Diane Altkorn

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"This book is a tremendous asset for students and residents learning to develop their diagnostic skills. It can also be useful as a refresher for established clinicians when the more common diagnoses are not the cause of a patient's complaints."
—Doody's Review

An engaging case-based approach to learning the diagnostic process in internal medicine

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Symptom to Diagnosis, Fourth Edition teaches an evidence-based, step-by-step process for evaluating, diagnosing, and treating patients based on their clinical complaints. By applying this process clinicians will be able to recognize specific diseases and prescribe the most effective therapy.
 
Each chapter is built around a common patient complaint that illustrates essential concepts and provides insight into the process by which the differential diagnosis is identified.  As the case progresses, clinical reasoning is explained in detail. The differential diagnosis for that particular case is summarized in tables that highlight the clinical clues and important tests for the leading diagnostic hypothesis and alternative diagnostic hypotheses. As the chapter progresses, the pertinent diseases are reviewed. Just as in real life, the case unfolds in a stepwise fashion as tests are performed and diagnoses are confirmed or refuted.
 
Completely updated to reflect the latest research in clinical medicine, this fourth edition is enhanced by algorithms, summary tables, questions that direct evaluation, and an examination of recently developed diagnostic tools and guidelines. Clinical pearls are featured in every chapter. Coverage for each disease includes: Textbook Presentation, Disease Highlights, Evidence-Based Diagnosis, and Treatment.

 

About the Author

Scott Stern

Scott D.C. Stern, MD, FACP
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
Co-Director, Junior Clerkship in Medicine
Department of Internal Medicine
University of Chicago
Pritzker School of Medicine
Chicago, IL

Diane Altkorn, MD
Department of Internal Medicine
University of Chicago
Pritzker School of Medicine
Chicago, IL

Adam Cifu, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Department of Internal Medicine
University of Chicago
Pritzker School of Medicine
Chicago, IL

Adam Cifu

Diane Altkorn

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