(Ebook) Diagnosis and Treatment in Internal Medicine (Oxford University Press) by Patrick Davey, David Sprigings ISBN 9780199568741, 019956874X

(Ebook) Diagnosis and Treatment in Internal Medicine (Oxford University Press) by Patrick Davey, David Sprigings ISBN 9780199568741, 019956874X

Guides core medical trainees how to move from a presenting problem through to confident diagnosis and successful treatment
Over 380 chapters address common symptons, syndromes and presentations
Outlines the reasoning processes and the practical steps used to arrive at diagnosis
Written by experienced clinicians and authors who teach trainees every day
Diagnosis and Treatment in Internal Medicine equips trainee doctors with the essential skills and core knowledge to establish a diagnosis reliably and quickly, before outlining the management of the clinical condition diagnosed.
Organised into three sections, the first provides a vital overview, whilst the second focuses on common presentations and diagnoses. Uniquely, this new book shows readers how to turn symptoms into a list of diagnoses ordered by probability - a differential diagnosis. Experienced consultants who teach trainees every day demonstrate how to derive an ordered differential diagnosis, how to narrow this down to a single diagnosis and if not, how to live with diagnostic uncertainty. The final section provides a comprehensive account of the management of system-based syndromes and diseases.
Highly-structured chapters emphasize how common conditions present, how to approach a diagnosis, and how to estimate prognosis, treatment and its effectiveness. An onus is placed on the development of crucial diagnostic skills and the ability to devise evidence-based management plans quickly and accurately, making this an ideal text for core medical trainees.