Chamberlain's Symptoms and Signs in Clinical Medicine 13th Edition, An Introduction to Medical Diagnosis

Summary:
A classic text, Chamberlain's Symptoms and Signs in Clinical Medicine has been providing students and professionals with a detailed and well-illustrated account of the symptoms and signs of diseases affecting all the body systems since the first edition published in 1936. Now completely rewritten by a new team of authors selected for their experience and reputation in writing quality publications in their specialist fields, the 13th edition brings the title into line with current teaching and practice.

One of the key challenges of writing a textbook of diagnostic medicine is to balance the "bottom up" approach of constructing a differential diagnosis from individual clinical findings, and the "top down" approach of learning the key features pertaining to a particular diagnosis. The 13th edition of Chamberlain's Symptoms and Signs in Clinical Medicine integrates both approaches into a coherent working framework that will assist the reader in preparing for academic and professional examinations, and in everyday practice.

Presented in full colour and illustrated with relevant images, this book provides a thorough lesson in diagnostic medicine, ensuring the reader is fully prepared to deal with the challenging process of differential diagnosis through a thorough knowledge of the central features of the conditions that they are likely to encounter.

Key features:
- Teaches the reader how to diagnose correctly through assessment of symptoms and signs while simultaneously recalling all key features of a given condition
- Full colour and generously illustrated
- Conforms with the core competencies required for the foundation years
- Includes bullet point lists and tip boxes
- Chapters conclude with a summary of key points for easy revision
- Written and edited by a highly experienced team of specialists
- Companion website

• Teaches the reader how to diagnose correctly through assessment of symptoms and signs while simultaneously recalling all key features of a given condition
• Full colour and generously illustrated
• Conforms with the core competencies required for the foundation years
• Includes bullet-point lists and tip boxes
• Chapters conclude with a summary of key points for easy revision
• Written and edited by a highly experienced team of specialists
• Companion website with supporting resources including an image library and questions for self assessment

Table of Contents:
Section A - The Basics
1 Taking a history
2 An approach to the clinical examination
3 Devising a differential diagnosis
4 Ordering basic investigations
5 Medical records
6 Presenting cases
Section B - Individual Systems
7 The cardiovascular system
8 The respiratory system
9 The gastrointestinal system
10 The renal system
11 The genitourinary system
12 The nervous system
13 Psychiatric assessment
14 The musculoskeletal system
15 The endocrine system
16 The breast
17 The haematological system
18 Skin, nails and hair
19 The eye
20 Ear, nose and throat
21 Infectious and tropical diseases
Section C - Special Situations
22 Assessment of the newborn, infants and children
23 The acutely ill patient
24 The patient with impaired consciousness
25 The older patient
26 Death and the dying patient
Index

About the Author(s):
Andrew R Houghton MA(Oxon) DM FRCP(Lond) FRCP(Glasg)
Consultant Physician and Cardiologist, Grantham and District Hospital, Grantham, and Visiting Fellow, University of Lincoln, Lincoln, UK

David Gray DM MPH BMedSci BM BS FRCP(Lond) FRIPH
Reader in Medicine and Honorary Consultant Physician, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK

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