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Taylor's differential diagnosis manual : symptoms and signs in the time-limited encounter, Lippincott manual series

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  • Publisher:
    Wolters Kluwer Health, 2013
    Note: This book was purchased with support from the Government of Canada's Social Development Partnerships Program - Disability Component.

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  • Edition: 3 ed.
    Date:
    Created
    2013
    Summary:

    Ideal for primary care practitioners who face the challenge of diagnosing their patients on the basis of undifferentiated and sometimes confusing presenting complaints, Taylor's Differential Diagnosis Manual, third edition is a must-have for the busy practitioner. This handy guide fits inside a lab coat pocket and can be easily referenced within the time constraints of a brief office visit. Organized around common presenting symptoms, signs, laboratory and imaging findings, this proven quick reference offers evidence-based guidelines on key questions to ask and what data to obtain to provide sound diagnoses of common problems. Fully updated with the latest clinical evidence and advances in clinical practice, this third edition includes more than 140 chapters packed with concise, easy-to read information on specific complaints in the areas of mental health; nervous system; vision; ear, nose and throat; cardiovascular; respiratory; renal and urologic; female reproductive; musculoskeletal; dermatologic; and endocrine and metabolic problems. New chapters on abnormal mammogram, anticoagulation, bipolar disorder, corneal abrasion, dyspareunia and loss of vision include the latest evidence-based diagnostic information.

    Original Publisher: [s.l.], Wolters Kluwer Health
    Language(s): English
    ISBN: 9781469831572
    Collection(s)/Series: Mental Health Resources