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Book Detail
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Evidence-Based Physical Diagnosis
McGee, Steven
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Previous ISBN (13): 9780323392761 Category: Internal Medicine Publisher: Elsevier Health Science Doody’s Core Title Rating: 2.6 [Family Medicine] Audience: Professional and scholarly
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Synopsis:
Evidence-based insights into physical signs have evolved and progressed greatly over the past few years, further defining how physical findings identify disease, solve clinical problems, and forecast patient outcomes.?Evidence-Based Physical Diagnosis, 5th Edition, is an?up-to-date, authoritative resource for guidance on interpreting physical signs, enabling you to determine the most appropriate physical finding to confirm a diagnosis. Incorporating?more than 200 new studies, this definitive text helps you glean the most from what you hear, see, and feel at the bedside-information that, combined with modern technologic testing, will grant clinicians the keys to outstanding patient care. -
Emphasizes?the most important physical signs?needed to determine the underlying condition or disease. Internationally renowned author Dr. Steven McGee shows readers?how to pare down the multiple tests?needed to confirm a diagnosis, saving both the physician and patient time and money.? -
Features a?reader-friendly outline format, including dozens of "EBM boxes" and accompanying "EBM ruler" illustrations.? -
Contains?thorough updates from cover to cover, including new evidence on the scientific value of the Romberg test (spinal stenosis); oximeter paradoxus (cardiac tamponade);?platypnea?(liver disease); pupil size in red eye (acute glaucoma); hum test (hearing loss); and many more.? -
Begins each chapter with a list of?Key Teaching Points, intended for readers desiring quick summaries and for teachers constructing concise bedside lessons.? -
Features a?unique evidence-based calculator?online that enables you to easily determine probability using likelihood ratios.? -
Enhanced eBook version included with purchase, which allows you to access?all of?the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.
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