5th Edition
by Thomas A Slater (Author), Mohammed Abdul Waduud (Author), Nadeem Ahmed (Author)
This handy guide is packed full of
information to support medical students, junior doctors and other
health professionals in making an accurate diagnosis in relation to
different presenting complaints.
Now in its fifth edition, the Pocketbook takes
the reader through the key steps of narrowing a differential diagnosis,
including history, examination and investigation findings. It has been
fully updated to cover the full range of common presenting problems
facing clinicians today.
This book is easy-to-read and logical,
making it useful for all clinicians within a variety of settings, from
the classroom to emergency department and primary care.
- This Fifth Edition covers 125 common presenting problems in both medicine and surgery in a consistent format.
- Each
topic includes a list of all potential causes of the condition, colour
coded to indicate common, occasional or rare causes. Important
geographical variations are also highlighted.
- Two
sections cover the differential diagnosis of biochemical and
haematological disorders which provide a ready check when reviewing
abnormal results
- The text includes a targeted guide to
the relevant general and specific follow-up investigations which should
be carried out as appropriate.
- Each topic ends with a
box highlighting important learning points, or indicating symptom and
signs suggestive of significant pathology which require urgent action.
- A
new authorial team have thoroughly revised the contents and ensured the
coverage is entirely appropriate for the book’s readership.
