Symptom to Diagnosis: An Evidence Based Guide, Second Edition – September 16, 2009

Symptom to Diagnosis: An Evidence Based Guide, Second Edition (LANGE Clinical Medicine) Paperback – September 16, 2009

Author: Scott Stern | Language: English | ISBN: 0071496130 | Format: PDF, EPUB

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Symptom to Diagnosis: An Evidence Based Guide, Second Edition – September 16, 2009
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Scott D.C. Stern, MD, FACP
Professor of Medicine
Co-Director, Junior Clerkship in Medicine
Clinical Director of Clinical Pathophysiology and Therapeutics
University of Chicago
Pritzker School of Medicine
Chicago, IL

Adam S. Cifu, MD, FACP
Associate Professor of Medicine
Co-Director, Junior Clerkship in Medicine
University of Chicago
Pritzker School of Medicine
Chicago, IL

Diane Altkorn, MD, FACP
Associate Professor of Medicine
Director, Senior Student Clerkships in Medicine
University of Chicago
Pritzker School of Medicine
Chicago, IL

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Series: LANGE Clinical Medicine
Paperback: 504 pages
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical; 2 edition (September 16, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0071496130
ISBN-13: 978-0071496131
Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.4 x 0.9 inches
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The unhappy reviewers of this wonderful book tend to complain about omitted differentials. If you are looking for a quick reference, look elsewhere! { For example, Differential Diagnosis Pocket: Clinical Reference Guide (Pocket (Borm Bruckmeier Publishing)) comprehensively lists differentials and fits in a lab-coat. Advanced Health Assessment & Clinical Diagnosis in Primary Care is my favorite in-depth but still light weight-- though not lab-coat sized-- common diagnosis book.}

Personally, I like case study approaches, like this one, where a patient with S&S is presented, and then the approach to diagnosis and treatment is discussed. This book uses prose "Mr J's severe crampy abdominal pain suggests..." ; outlines "Etiology and related prevalence is as follows: 1. Cancer, 53%, 2. Sigmoid or ..."; and flagged information "Marked leukocytosis, left shift or ... is a *late* finding and suggests..." to deliver information. It also includes tables, figures, and B & W pictures. The case study is updated as more information is presented. For instance, after discussing the labs and imaging a provider might order, the case is resumed with the given results, and more information is presented as the story continues.

These type of presentations help the information come alive for me, and help me remember it.

Another reviewer mentioned that some common S&S or labs are omitted.

I liked this book very much & I gave it 5 stars. While I am not a student of medicine (I am a civil engineer by profession) I got interested in biology and medicine books as I tried to coach my daugher to become a physican while she was in high school. Well she went to college and majoring in Japanese Studies and Piano!! So much so for a dad's effort to guide his daughter to a high paying profession! However, in this process I got interested in how to diagnose diseases. Because of my this desire, I started looking for books which could explain the art and science of diagnoses and do not rely much upon experience which I could not have as I am not a medical student and do not see patients supervised by a medical professor. So I read many books but something was missing. Then I stumbled upon the book - Symptom to Diagnosis- and guess what it does the trick! I am not saying that reading this books makes me a physician or equivalent to a medical student level smart but one thing is clear that after going through this book I do understand the process for symptom to diagnosis. Basically (as I understand)the Symptom to Diagnosis is a Process of Elimination which gives preference to the simple diagnosis [explanation of symptoms] but simultaneouly keeps an eye on more sinister diagnosis of symptoms. One thing that authors did not emphasize is when to give more weight to sinister diagnosis. For example: if we have a 55 year old man with chest pain who has high cholestrol and have GERD should be quickly considered for the more siniter explanation of Heart Attack rather than GERD reflex!! Otherwise, the authors have done such a good job making the book so damn easy to understand that they have done a dis-service to medical profession!!