Symptom to Diagnosis

By Scott D.C. Stern, Diane Altkorn, Adam S. Cifu

Book Overview

"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 medicineA Doody's Core Titles for 2023 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. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0071463895
• ISBN13: 9780071463898
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical Publishing
• Length: 434 Pages
• Weight: 1.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.4" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Great for Medicine Clerkship

This book was so useful I actually enjoyed reading it! Chapters are organized by chief complaint presented in case format. A differential is created from the H & P. The etiology and epidemiology of the most likely, active alternatives and must-not-miss diseases are discussed. A series of tests and studies are then presented and their usefulness assessed for differentiating between the diagnoses in question. The format of...

Excellent Diagnostic Training!

This is one of the most important works on diagnosis that I have ever read. Most books and classes on diagnosis teach information about diseases. From the information learned about diseases, a physician is then supposed to form a conclusion about the diagnosis. This approach is different. It teaches the diagnostic process and provides a logical and evidence based approach to arriving at the correct diagnosis. It is complete...

Great for PBL style courses

I purchased this book while in PA school and have used it as a great refresher/reference during my first year in practice. It walks through case studies, discussing key questions for the differential diagnosis and things not to be missed. I'll admit to getting the most out of every chapter when reading "actively" outloud - though I tend to learn better using that style as well. Overall the cases tend to stick with you and...

Closest to a theacher you will find

The book is a very good aquisition for everyone in clinical training, being usefull for people just starting ward training and being an excelent review for the final years to keep you uptodate and proficiente in ward work. I am at my final year of medicine in Portugal and really apreciate the straithfoward way the information is organised: you can at the same time improve you factual knowlege about diangnosing and also the...

great book

great book- wish i would have had it for 2nd year, but is very easy to read & helpful on the wards as well. gives a full differential & presents cases for all. also includes most important labs to order & stats (ex:sensitivity & specificity) for tons of info