Macleod's Clinical Diagnosis, 1e

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By Alan G Japp, MBChB(Hons), BSc(Hons), MRCP, PhD, Consultant Cardiologist, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh; Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer, University of Edinburgh, UK; Colin Robertson, BA(Hons) MBChB FRCP(Glas) FRCS(Ed) FICP(Hon) FSAScot, Honorary Professor of Accident and Emergency Medicine and Surgery, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK; Rohana J. Wright, MB ChB FRCPEd MD, Consultant Physician, St. John's Hospital, Livingston and Edinburgh Centre for Endocrinology and Diabetes, Edinburgh, UK.; Matthew Reed, MA (Cantab) MB BChir MRCS FCEM MD, Consultant and NRS Career Researcher Clinician in Emergency Medicine, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh; Honorary Reader, University of Edinburgh, UK. and Andrew Robson, MA(Cantab) BM BCh FRCS PhD, Specialist Registrar in General Surgery, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK Fifty years since it was first published and now fully revised, Macleod’s remains the textbook of choice for medical students, junior doctors, nurses and allied health practitioners who understand that excellence in clinical examination is integral to good practice. Clinical Assessment Principles: The first section delves into multiple diagnostic methods, elucidates the key elements necessary for accurate patient assessment, provides a practical framework for a systematic workup, and outlines how assessment can be tailored to specific clinical contexts. The first section of the Clinical Assessment Principles discusses multiple diagnostic methods, examines the essential factors required to ensure accurate patient evaluation, offers a useful framework for a routine workout, and explains how the assessment can be tailored to a clinical context. The second core section of the book Assessment of common presenting problems contains a series of ‘diagnostic guides’ that lead the reader, step-by-step through the major presenting problems in medicine and surgery, explaining how to recognise red flag features, eliminate life-threatening conditons and generate a logical differential diagnosis.

Part 2: How to assess common presenting problems: this section forms the core of the book and consists of a series of ?diagnostic guides? covering the major presenting problems in medicine and surgery; these provide the reader with a system for how to use the tools of history-taking, physical examination and routine tests to arrive at a logical differential diagnosis. The guides also cover some limited ?post-diagnosis information? in the form of severity/prognostic indicators. A unique book allowing a reader to apply the skills of clinical examination in the formulation of a differential diagnosis and placing a patient?s symptoms in context. Problem-Based Diagnostic Approach: It adopts a problem-based diagnostic approach that mirrors current and modern medical practice, ensuring its relevance in clinical settings. The book Evaluation of common presentation problems includes a variety of “diagnostic guidelines” that direct the reader step by step through major medical and surgical problems, how red flag characteristics are identified, life-threatening conditions are avoided, and logical differential assessments are created. Macleod’s Clinical Examination is enhanced with 32 supplementary videos demonstrating key clinical examination routines described in the book, many new and revised for this edition in line with latest guidance and best practice. Key FeaturesIntegration with Macleod Clinical Review: The clinical competencies outlined in the Macleod Clinical Review are complemented and expanded upon in this textbook. Make sure to read through everything given below to know if this is the book you are looking for! Remember that many people charge you money for books, but here at WOMS, we provide you these educational books for absolutely free! Now, here is the full overview: A Brief Overview of Macleod’s Clinical Diagnosis pdf

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Takes a problem-based diagnostic approach that represents both current and contemporary medical practice. The second core section of the book Assessment of common presenting problemscontains a series of ‘diagnostic guides’ that lead the reader, step-by-step through the major presenting problems in medicine and surgery, explaining how to recognize red flag features, eliminate life-threatening conditions and generate a logical differential diagnosis.