Clinical assessment is at the heart of medicine. This book is for every health professional who has to assess patients under time constraints, such as general practitioners, emergency physicians, nurse practitioners, hospital doctorson-call and in busy outpatient clinics, as well as advanced medical students preparing for their final exams. This pocket guide shows how to gather clinical information effectively, quickly and safely. Using a focused, evidence-basedapproach, it provides step-by-step assessment strategies for common and important clinical scenarios particularly those that require lateral and holistic thinking such as falls in the elderly, weight loss, tired all the time, or assessment of diabetic or homeless people. Special features include: Red flags summaries of things that must be checked for to exclude serious pathology Important differential diagnoses and their clinical features Useful tips, tricks and hints for effective patient assessment
- ISBN: 978-1-4051-8195-2
- Editorial: Wiley-Blackwell
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 792
- Fecha Publicación: 15/01/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés