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| Common Clinical Presentations |
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ISBN: 978-1-55059-942-8,
716 pages,
Soft Cover
ISBN-10: 1-55059-942-9 |
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| Copyright: |
2024 |
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| Edition: |
1st |
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| Author: |
Naugler, Christopher |
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Specialties:
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Family Medicine
, General Internal Medicine |
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| Publisher: |
Brush Education |
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| List Price: |
$119.95 |
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At A Glance
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Master clinical skills with key information on 169 common clinical presentations This comprehensive guide provides clinicians, medical students, and other health care professionals with a structured approach to navigating 169 of the most common clinical presentations with confidence and efficiency. The presentations in this book are organized by key feature and alphabetized for quick and easy reference of need-to-know information, including: - Differential diagnosis
- Emergency management
- Relevant aspects of patient history
- Key elements of physical exam
- Lab and imaging investigations for general and specific diagnoses
- Management of diagnosed entities and uncertain diagnoses
A section on patient encounter basics further supports readers? clinical skills with no-nonsense advice on practical first steps, patient interview techniques, and strategies for providing culturally sensitive care. Learn more and order here.
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Reviewer:
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Don Hodson,
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(St. Luke's Hospital)
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Are the author's objectives met? |
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Rate the worthiness of those objectives. |
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Is this written at an appropriate level? |
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Is there significant duplication? (1=significant, 5=insignificant) |
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Are there significant omissions? (1=significant, 5=insignificant) |
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Rate the authority of the authors. |
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Are there sufficient illustrations? |
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Are there sufficient references? |
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Rate the helpfulness of the index. |
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If important in this specialty, rate the physical appearance of the book |
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Is this a worthwhile contribution to the field? |
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If this is a 2nd or later edition, is this new edition needed? |
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Reviewer:
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Don Hodson,
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(St. Luke's Hospital)
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Description
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| The book meets its objective to present common clinical presentations in an easily searchable format utilizing the contents pages. The book covers each of those presentations in an organized manner suggesting appropriate differential diagnoses. It then provides key points of the history and physical exam that should be addressed, followed by investigations needed to come to the correct diagnoses. Finally, the book relates management options. |
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Purpose
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| The purpose of the book is to provide essential information to students mastering clinical skills and to fortify already practicing health care providers. The book meets these worthy objectives and can be a valuable addition to guide students and reinforce knowledge of providers. |
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Audience
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| The book's primary audience is not only students developing diagnostic acumen and investigative skills but also practitioners who might at times feel as if their knowledge may not be as broad in a particular area as they would like. In that regard the book can enhance the ability to find an appropriate diagnosis in a timely manner. The book could be a valuable resource to clinics, urgent care, and emergency departments. The author has an extensive background and leadership in medical education. His experience and prolific publications establish him as a recognized expert in the field. |
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Features
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| The book covers 169 of the most common clinical presentations listed in alphabetical order in the contents pages, making it easy to find the section of the book needed. Once at the correct presentation page, a list of possible diagnoses, each of which is followed by signs and symptoms, possible relative history, and suggested investigations is easily navigable. Finding the possible diagnosis quickly is an attractive aspect of the book. A perceived weakness of the book would be the lack of in-depth explanation of each diagnosis; however, such detail would be beyond the scope and purpose of this book. |
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Assessment
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| The book fills a point-of-care niche for many providers and students who may still have a relative lack of experience. The book may be valuable to providers with decades of experience when facing a presentation not often encountered. The added value of the book is its organization by presentation, rather than by diagnosis or disorder as most point-of-care handbooks are arranged. |
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