Oxford Handbook of Clinical DiagnosisThe Oxford Handbook of Clinical Diagnosis helps the reader to interpret symptoms, physical signs and initial test results and to allow students (or doctors not familiar with all aspects of medicine) to arrive at diagnoses logically and to explain their reasoning confidently. The book starts with a review of the techniques of history taking and examination, with hints on how to interpret the information and practical advice on the diagnostic process. The bulk of the book is divided by body system and describes the findings that can emerge at each stage of the assessmentprocess. The main differential diagnoses of significant findings are given as a starting point for the diagnostic reasoning process. With each diagnosis is listed the findings which suggests that the diagnosis might be present and the evidence which confirms the diagnosis. This unique book concentrates entirely on the diagnosis, referring readers to the Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine and Oxford Handbook of Clinical Specialties for management information. It will also train readers to describe the diagnosis and reasoning behind it to a patient, relative, peer,or senior colleague. |
Contents
History taking skills and imagination | 1 |
Physical examination skills and leads | 27 |
Cardiorespiratory symptoms | 63 |
GI and GU symptoms | 99 |
Neurological symptoms | 181 |
Joint symptoms | 201 |
General examination physical signs | 229 |
Cardiovascular signs | 321 |
Respiratory physical signs | 367 |
Common terms and phrases
abdominal pain abnormal Acute anaemia artery barium bilateral bilirubin biopsy bleeding blood bowel carcinoma cardiac cervical chest pain chronic clinical colonoscopy Confirmed cough cranial nerve lesions CT or MRI CT scan culture diabetes diagnoses and typical diarrhoea differential diagnoses dilated dipstick disease drug history dysphagia echocardiogram examination facial fever finger fluid haemorrhage headache heart hepatitis hepatomegaly histology hypertension infarction infection jaundice joint liver liver function tests localised lung Management Mangement mass microscopy motor neurone movement MRI scan appearance muscle neck nephropathy nerve conduction studies neurological node nodule normal obstruction oedema oesophagogastroscopy OHCM OHCS onset opacity outline evidence Suggested past medical history patient pelvic percussion peripheral posterior pulmonary pulse rectal reflexes renal response rheumatoid root lesion sensation serum showing signs sputum swelling symptoms syndrome tenderness thyroid trauma treatment tumour typical outline evidence ulcer ultrasound scan unilateral upper urine viral vomiting weight loss X-ray