Differential diagnosis in internal medicine
Subtitle: from symptom to diagnosis
By: [edited by] Walter Siegenthaler ; with contributions by A. Aeschlimann ... [et al.] ; specialist consultants, A. Aeschlimann ... [et al.].
Edition: 1st English ed.
Publisher: Thieme
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York, NY; Stuttgart, DE
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1104
ISBN-13: 9781588905512
Work titles: Siegenthalers Differentialdiagnose.
Description: Provides a practice-oriented approach to mastering the diagnostic challenges encountered in internal medicine. Organized according to symptoms, the book enables the reader to learn by tracing the path from presenting signs to diagnosis. Different chapters address common classes of symptoms including fever, pain, hematologic symptoms, pulmonary and cardiac symptoms, gastrointestinal symptoms, nephrologic symptoms, and neurologic sylmptoms. Each chapter presents a comprehensive overview of the methodology and diagnostic tools and tests along with the essential pathophysiologic background information that will guide the reader toward a definite diagnosis.