This manual emphasizes the practical features of clinical diagnosis and patient management.

Clinical Case Studies for the Family Nurse Practitioner is a key resource for advanced practice nurses and graduate students seeking to test their skills in assessing, diagnosing, and managing cases in family and primary care. Composed of more than 70 cases ranging from common to unique, the book compiles years of experience from experts in the field. It is organized chronologically, presenting cases from neonatal to geriatric care in a standard approach built on the SOAP format. This includes differential diagnosis and a series of critical thinking questions ideal for self-assessment or classroom use.

Oxford Cases in Medicine and Surgery, second edition, teaches students a hypothesis-driven, logical step-by-step approach to diagnosis when faced with each of 29 common patient presentations. This approach mirrors that used by successful clinicians on the wards, challenging students with questions at each stage of a case (history-taking, examination, investigation, management). In tackling these questions, students understand how to critically analyse information and learn to integrate their existing knowledge to a real-life scenario from start to finish. Each chapter focuses on a common presenting symptom (e.g. chest pain). By starting with a symptom, mirroring real life settings, students learn to draw on their knowledge of different physiological systems - for example, cardiology, respiratory, gastroenterology - at the same time. All the major presenting symptoms in general medicine and surgery (mapped to UK medical school curricula) are covered, together with a broad range of pathologies. This book is an essential resource for all medicine students, and provides a modern, well-rounded introduction to life on the wards. Ideal for those starting out in clinical medicine and an ideal refresher for those revising for OSCEs and finals.

This new edition is a practical guide to patient examination and diagnosis for medical students. Beginning with an introduction to history taking and general physical examination, the following sections discuss patient examination in different systemic regions. The text covers anatomy and physiology to give students a better understanding of each system and describes symptoms and history of common clinical disorders before explaining examination techniques. The third edition has been fully revised to provide the latest information and guidance, and is further enhanced by clinical photographs, diagrams and tables. Key points Practical guide to patient examination and diagnosis for medical students Fully revised, third edition Covers all key systemic regions Previous edition (9789386150417) published in 2016

This new edition has been fully revised to provide students with the latest advances and technologies in general surgery. The book begins with a selection of long and short cases, each covering different regions of the anatomy. The remaining sections discuss surgical problems, X-Rays, pathology, preoperative preparations, minor surgical procedures, instruments, operative surgery, and surgical anatomy. The text is highly illustrated with clinical photographs and schematic drawings, and the surgical anatomy section provides hand drawn illustrations correlating anatomy with pathology. The third edition includes several new features including: a long case on the management of diabetic foot, the TNM malignant tumour staging classification has been updated in accordance with the 7th edition American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) manual, interpretation of mammography has been added to the X-Ray section, and lower leg compartments and cervical fascia have been added to the surgical anatomy section. Key points Fully revised, new edition providing students with the latest advances in general surgery Third edition includes many new features such as the updated TNM malignant tumour staging classification Highly illustrated with clinical photographs and schematic drawings Previous edition (9789350906453) published in 2014

1. Abnormal Sweating 2. Alopecia 3. Alteration of Facial Contour 4. Angular Stomatitis 5. Aseptic Fever 6. Bald Tongue 7. Bedsore 8. Blackish Urine 9. Blue Fingers/Toes 10. Blue Sclera 11. Bradycardia 12. Bull-neck 13. Bruxism (Teeth Grinding) 14. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome 15. Claw Foot 16. Coprolalia 17. Cough 18. Cramp 19. Depressed Bridge of the Nose 20. Dextrocardia 21. Diffuse Aches and Pains 22. Diplopia 23. Discolored Teeth 24. Drop Attacks 25. Erectile Dysfunction (Impotence) 26. Eyes: a Clue to Diagnosis 27. Face Reading 28. Facial Pain 29. Fatigue 30. Flushing of Face 31. Foul Breath 32. Genital Ulcer 33. Gingival Bleeding 34. Gum Hypertrophy 35. Hardness (Thickening) of Skin 36. Head-nodding 37. Heel Pain 38. Herpes Labialis 39. Hiccough 40. Hirsutism 41. Hoarseness of Voice 42. Hyperkeratosis of Palms 43. Hypertelorism 44. Indigestion (Dyspepsia) 45. Intermittent Claudication 46. Joint Pain 47. Leg Ulceration 48. Lock Jaw 49. Lump in Right Iliac Fossa 50. Macroglossia 51. Nerve Thickening 52. Night Blindness 53. Nocturnal Enuresis 54. Pallor 55. Parotid Swelling 56. Patch Tonsil 57. Photosensitivity 58. Polycythemia 59. Pruritus 60. Ptosis 61. Purpuric Spots 62. Purse-lip Respiration 63. Rectal Bleeding 64. Recurrent Oral Ulcers 65. Red Urine 66. Rings around Cornea 67. Shake Hands with the Patient 68. Sneezing, Yawning and Snoring 69. Splinter Hemorrhage 70. Spoon-shaped Nails 71. Sternal (Bone) Tenderness 72. Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD) 73. Swollen Legs 74. Tongue: a Clue to Many Diseases 75. Weight Gain/Loss 76. Wheeze/Stridor 77. White Nails 78. White (Milky) Urine 79. Wingling of Scapulae 80. Yellowish Palms/Soles Index

A 24-year-old woman is referred from the emergency department with sudden onset of left iliac fossa pain and you are the medic on duty...100 Cases in Obstetrics and Gynaecology presents 100 commonly seen obstetric and gynaecological scenarios. The patient's history, examination and initial investigations are presented along with questions on the di

The Pocket Book is for use by doctors nurses and other health workers who are responsible for the care of young children at the first level referral hospitals. This second edition is based on evidence from several WHO updated and published clinical guidelines. It is for use in both inpatient and outpatient care in small hospitals with basic laboratory facilities and essential medicines. In some settings these guidelines can be used in any facilities where sick children are admitted for inpatient care. The Pocket Book is one of a series of documents and tools that support the Integrated Managem.

Foucault's classic study of the history of medicine.