Macleod's clinical diagnosis. (2013)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Clinical diagnosis
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Alan G. Japp, Colin Robertson ; associate editor, Iain Hennessey.
• Other Names: Japp, Alan; Robertson, Colin (Colin Ernest); Hennessey, Iain; Macleod, John, 1915-
• Contents: Front cover; Macleod's Clinical Diagnosis; Copyright page; Preface; Acknowledgements; Figure sources; Contributors; Table of Contents; Abbreviations; 1 Principles of clinical assessment; 1 What's in a diagnosis?; From differential diagnosis to final diagnosis; Probability and risk; Special situations; Medically unexplained symptoms; Treatment before diagnosis; The patient who comes with a diagnosis; 2 Assessing patients:; Introduction; Rapid assessment of the sick patient; Routine assessment of the stable patient: The full clinical assessment; The history; The clinical examination. Additional stepsBasic investigations; Approach to the frail, elderly patient; Specific tips for assessment of the elderly/frail patient; Inspection; 3 The diagnostic process; Diagnostic methods; Pattern recognition; Probability analysis; A different approach: Tailored diagnostic guides; How to use the diagnostic guides; 2 Assessment of common presenting problems; 4 Abdominal pain; Acute abdominal pain; Key questions; What are the characteristics of the pain?; Is there a systemic inflammatory response?; Chronic/episodic abdominal pain; Gastroduodenal disorders; Gallstones; Pancreatic pain. Mesenteric ischaemiaInflammatory bowel disease; Colon cancer; Functional disorders; Renal tract disorders; Gynaecological conditions; Other diagnostic possibilities; 5 Breast lump; Breast cancer; Breast abscess; Fibroadenoma; Fibrocystic change; Fat necrosis; Other causes; Male breast disease; 6 Chest pain; Acute chest pain; Acute coronary syndromes (ACS); Aortic dissection; Pulmonary embolism; Acute pericarditis; Gastro-oesophageal disorders; Pneumothorax; Pneumonia; Musculoskeletal problems; Anxiety; Other causes; Intermittent chest pain; Angina pectoris; Gastro-oesophageal disorders. Musculoskeletal disordersAsthma; Anxiety; Further assessment of NSTEMI/unstable angina; Step 1 Identify critically unwell patients; Step 2 Consider all potential factors contributing to myocardial ischaemia; Step 3 Identify high-risk patients; Step 4 Use cardiac biomarkers to differentiate unstable angina from NSTEMI; Further assessment of suspected angina; Step 1 Consider unstable angina and structural heart disease; Step 2 Confirm or refute the diagnosis; Step 3 Assess symptom severity and risk; 7 Coma and altered consciousness; Metabolic causes; Drugs/toxins; CNS causes; Organ failure. 8 Confusion:Delirium; Drugs; Metabolic/physiological disturbance; Infection; Intracranial causes; Other causes; Dementia/chronic cognitive impairment; Common causes; 'Reversible' causes; Other causes; Disorders that may mimic confusion; Illicit drug use or poisoning; Prescribed medication; Acute alcohol intoxication; Alcohol withdrawal; Wernicke's encephalopathy; Further assessment of hyponatraemia; Step 1 Confirm true hyponatraemia; Step 2 Estimate the rate of Na+ decline; Step 3 Assess volume status; Step 4 If cause unclear, measure urine sodium and osmolality.
• Publisher Details: London : Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier
• Publication Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource, color illustrations
• Subjects: 616.07/5; Diagnosis, Differential -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General; MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine; MEDICAL -- Diseases; MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine; MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine; Diagnosis, Differential; Electronic books; Handbooks and manuals
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780702051227; 0702051225; 9780702035432; 0702035432
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.