The Patient History: Evidence-Based Approach

2. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-0-07-162494-7
Verlag: McGraw-Hill Education - Europe

Buch, Englisch, 752 Seiten, Format (B × H): 215 mm x 274 mm, Gewicht: 1451 g

The definitive evidence-based introduction to patient history-takingNOW IN FULL COLORA Doody's Core Title for 2021!For medical students and other health professions students, an accurate differential diagnosis starts with The Patient History. The ideal companion to major textbooks on the physical examination, this trusted guide is widely acclaimed for its skill-building, and evidence based approach to the medical history.Now in full color, The Patient History defines best practices for the patient interview, explaining how to effectively elicit information from the patient in order to generate an accurate differential diagnosis. The second edition features all-new chapters, case scenarios, and a wealth of diagnostic algorithms. Introductory chapters articulate the fundamental principles of medical interviewing. The book employs a rigorous evidenced-based approach, reviewing and highlighting relevant citations from the literature throughout each chapter.Features - NEW! Case scenarios introduce each chapter and place history-taking principles in clinical context
- NEW! Self-assessment multiple choice Q&A conclude each chapter—an ideal review for students seeking to assess their retention of chapter material
- NEW! Full-color presentation
- Essential chapter on red eye, pruritus, and hair loss
- Symptom-based chapters covering 59 common symptoms and clinical presentations
- Diagnostic approach section after each chapter featuring color algorithms and several multiple-choice questions

- Hundreds of practical, high-yield questions to guide the history, ranging from basic queries to those appropriate for more experienced clinicians

Autoren/Hrsg.

Smetana, Gerald

Henderson, Mark

Tierney, Lawrence

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Innere Medizin

Inhaltsverzeichnis

SECTION I INTRODUCTORY CONCEPTS
SECTION II GENERAL SYMPTOMS
SECTION III HEAD, EYES, EARS, NOSE, AND THROAT

SECTION IV DERMATOLOGY
SECTION V RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
SECTION VI CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
SECTION VII GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM
SECTION VIII GENITOURINARY SYSTEM
SECTION IX WOMEN’S HEALTH
SECTION X MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM
SECTION XI NEUROLOGY
SECTION XII PSYCHIATRY

SECTION XIII COMMUNICATING THE HISTORY

Über Autor(innen)

Smetana, Gerald
McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwide

Henderson, Mark
June 10, 1997 No primary address/Computer Integrated Design and Manufacturing

Tierney, Lawrence
Professor of Medicine
University of California, San Francisco
Associate Chief of Medical Services
Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Author Profiles
Mark Henderson MD
Director of the Residency Program
University of California-Davis School of MedicineGerald Smetana MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical SchoolLawrence Tierney, MD
Professor of Medicine
University of California-San Francisco School of Medicine