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DeGowin's Diagnostic Examination, 9 edition

DeGowin's Diagnostic Examination, 9 edition




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Editorial Reviews

Product Description
The classic point-of-care guide to the undifferentiated patient -- completely revised and easier to navigate than ever!
. . Part physical examination primer, part differential diagnosis tool, DeGowin's Diagnostic Examination takes you a step beyond elementary physical diagnosis.
. . DeGowin's covers all physical examination techniques and procedures, but this highly practical point-of-care guide goes further, focusing on the meaning of signs and symptoms. It also shows you how to catalog clinical findings resulting from the physical examination--and order them into a differential diagnosis.
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  • All the essentials of the diagnosis exam procedure and patient record preparation - in one ultra-handy reference.

  • Top-to-bottom coverage of differential diagnosis, organized by systems, signs, and syndromes .

  • High-yield overviews of each organ/region/system, followed by the definition of key presenting signs and their possible origins.

  • NEW! Updated content includes the latest developments in evidence-based physical examination, along with references to the popular JAMA series �The Rational Clinical Examination�.

  • NEW! 24 full-color illustrations.

  • NEW! Full-text download for your mobile device

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From the Back Cover
"...classic and elegant, deserves a place in the library of every medical student and physician.".
�JAMA review of prior edition .
. The classic point-of-care guide to the undifferentiated patient has been completely revised and redesigned to maximize its clinical use and value. DeGowin�s Diagnostic Examination has been essential for so many clinicians because it:.
*Provides a proven framework for the clinician to begin the diagnostic exam starting with the patient's symptoms;.
*Relates signs from physical examination to the underlying pathophysiology and to the presenting symptoms;.
*Assists the clinician in reviewing the diagnostic possibilities from which to select a limited differential diagnosis that can be efficiently tested through additional physical or laboratory examinations..
. Featuring an improved, user-friendly design, no other text integrates the principles of assessment and examination with differential diagnosis as completely or efficiently as DeGowin�s. Reach for it when time is tight and accuracy is a must..
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*Improved user-friendly, easy-access format.
*Improved organization from symptoms to signs to syndromes.
*Concise, clinically relevant of underlying pathophysiology.
*Principles of judicious, efficient use of lab tests and radiography.
. "...Concise And useful ... one of my best purchases. The book lives in the car for ready reference And gets so much use, the cover edges are wearing down.".
�Online reader review of the prior edition. . "The basic library of a doctor ... For any busy doctor, it is going to be one of the reliable sources of information.".
�Online reader review of the prior edition --This text refers to the http://www.book4doc.com/65594 edition.










Product Details
  • Paperback: 944 pages

  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional; 9 edition (October 27, 2008)

  • Language: English

  • ISBN-10: 0071478981

  • ISBN-13: 978-0071478984








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