Differential Diagnosis of Common Complaints

This book looks at illness the way doctors really face it in practice - by patient symptom rather than by disease. It shows how to determine the case of 34 of the most common complaints - enabling them to accurately diagnose nearly all of the problems seen in typical medical practice. Complaints encountered most often, including swelling of the legs, indigestion, breast problems and urination problems are examined by a range of possible causes for each complaint to help readers zero in on a firm diagnosis using more specific historical findings, the patient's physical findings and the results of diagnostic studies.
 
This book looks at illness the way doctors really face it in practice - by patient symptom rather than by disease. It shows how to determine the case of 34 of the most common complaints - enabling them to accurately diagnose nearly all of the problems seen in typical medical practice. Complaints encountered most often, including swelling of the legs, indigestion, breast problems and urination problems are examined by a range of possible causes for each complaint to help readers zero in on a firm diagnosis using more specific historical findings, the patient's physical findings and the results of diagnostic studies.