There are 52 common symptoms which cause patient to come and see a doctor. To investigate further, students must have an idea and have algorithm on how to work out for each differential diagnosis.

A pragmatic approach to differential diagnosis gives rapid, reliable answers to these questions: Which diseases are likely? What causes them? What are the typical characteristics of these disorders? Do they correspond with the symptoms in question? How can the preliminary diagnosis be confirmed? Siegenthaler's new Differential Diagnosis in Internal Medicine guides the reader through the challenges of differential diagnosis across the spectrum of internal medicine. Practice-orientated learning: Identify and understand key symptoms Consider the whole patient in selecting possible diseases Evaluate, exclude or confirm possible diagnoses Make the correct diagnosis using an appropriate diagnostic procedure Professor Walter Siegenthaler brings decades of international experience in clinical practice, teaching and writing on internal medicine to this new book. The book also benefits from close cooperation with the leaders of the specialist internal medicine departments at the University Hospital Zrich, and of other institutions and disciplines. The generalist and specialist aspects of internal medicine are thereby brought together to enhance the approach to the patient. The book is directed at medical students, residents in most areas of medicine, practitioners of internal medicine, general practitioners, dermatologists, neurologists and rheumatologists and those involved with the basic subjects in medicine who wish to gain competence and knowledge in internal medicine. From Symptom to Diagnosis: Organized by functional system and symptom constellations Covers all fields of internal medicine plus special treatment of subjects dermatology, neurology and rheumatology Typical findings and signs for differentiation of all common, rare and even exotic diseases with pathophysiological background information Nearly 1000 stunning figures and many instructive table-format overviews and differential diagnostic algorithms Differential diagnostic evaluation of common laboratory test results, including step-by-step plans for further diagnosis Learn by tracing the path from symptom to diagnosis, just as the physician encounters the situation in practice!

Written by residents for residents and other healthcare professionals, the fifth edition of DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS IN INTERNAL MEDICINE: THE BOOK OF LISTS is a pocket-sized handbook containing over 300 lists and tables to assist physicians in differential diagnosis. The information is formatted and organized by medical discipline for easy access. Forty-five tables have been revised and 35 added in this new edition to provide the most comprehensive and up-to-date pocket resource in differential diagnosis. * Provides you with a convenient source of potential diagnoses, logically organized by medical discipline. * Features up-to-the-minute data, more than 300 quick-reference lists, new chapter headings for easier access, and expanded information on AIDS. * Helps you organize your thoughts, clarify your intended approach to a patient, and double-check your work.

1. General Examination. 2. Neurology. 3. Abdomen. 4. Cardiology.. 5. Respiration Index

Appreciation of the differential diagnosis for a particular symptom or sign has been a pillar of the practise of general medicine for generations of doctors.

This extensive handbook helps clinicians and physicians make a precise diagnosis as well as the right decisions for patient treatment. Up-to-date and comprehensive information for differential diagnosis is presented in a well-structured manner. The different sections describe more than 1950 conditions and around 1200 drugs. It also includes a comprehensive section on international reference values of clinical-biochemical and laboratory parameters. The detailed parameter index and an extensive list of frequently used synonyms and abbreviations enable the reader to quickly locate the information they are looking for.

The purpose of an exercise in differential diagnosis is to establish crosslinks between medical facts stored in different sections of our memory. This book, Differential Diagnosis in Neurology, is the unified perspective of an eminent physician with decades of clinical experience and teaching; one of the most skilled clinical neurologists of modern times and a seasoned researcher who was the primary investigator for many clinical trials, and who published numerous clinical and basic research papers. The “real world” aspects of the book are based on morning reports with neurology residents and students conducted over 40 years. The differential diagnosis generated by subspecialty division chiefs supplemented those proposed in morning reports. The book is conceived as a guide that will give the clinician a concise snapshot or skeleton with a general background of the disease at hand. Other disease aspects included in this book are molecular genetics, physiology, and biochemistry that will elucidate mechanisms and assist in discovering new entities. Each chapter includes an extensive list of suggestions for further reading. It is the art of crosslinking between medical facts that distinguishes Dr. Schwartzman from other teachers of Neurology and that makes this book uniquely valuable. “The essence of a differential diagnosis is ‘splitting’ rather than ‘lumping’: it requires bringing knowledge to the table and then adding experience.” - R.J. Schwartzman

As a manual/reference guide to differential diagnosis, this book is intended to be a pocket companion for medical professionals such as practicing physicians in both the outpatient and inpatient setting, residents and medical students; in addition to, physician assistants, nurse practitioners and nurses. It is divided into the subspecialties of internal medicine and covers both common symptoms and clinical conditions encountered in everyday practice, including some of the more rare clinical entities. Master Differential Diagnosis, by Angelo Argento, MD, is a thoughtfully and extensively researched collection of medical information that coalesces into a comprehensive diagnostic tool. This reference guide will be the must-have of any internist or medical professional, as it takes a vast quantity of data across a sweeping grid of disorders, diseases, and presentations, and boils them down to individual parts, facilely indexed, and located in its outline format. Master Differential Diagnosis is a quick reference guide. Whether it’s loaded onto your tablet or smartphone or tucked into your whitecoat pocket, this guide is one you will never want to be without. Master Differential Diagnosis is a helpful resource that not only informs—it saves precious time. Time is a critical factor when it comes to discovering underlying causes of specified conditions. Anyone making use of this book will appreciate its efficiency, time-saving helpfulness, well-organized information, and encompassing subject matter. The book also goes a step further than most reference materials dedicated to differential diagnosis—it includes an infectious disease chapter with a unique approach. Included under this heading is a comprehensive list of medically relevant bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoa, and more, with corresponding disease entities. Master Differential Diagnosis is more than just handy. The reference book offers a meticulously thorough list of the causes of commonly encountered symptoms and clinical conditions seen in everyday clinical practice. Many books with goals as lofty as this would be difficult to muscle off the shelf, let alone stick in your coat pocket, or tote along during rounds. That is why Master Differential Diagnosis will probably end up as your best-loved, highly-trusted, well-worn favorite that as a medical professional you will turn to again and again.

This book is a symptom-oriented guide to clinical medicine for trainees. Comprising 40 chapters and ordered alphabetically, this new edition covers the diagnosis and management of a multitude of diseases and disorders, from Abnormal Involuntary Movements and Acute Abdominal Pain, to Vomiting and Weight Loss. The fourth edition has been fully revised to present trainees with the latest advances in the field, and includes three new topics – Abnormal Involuntary Movements, Incontinence, and Sleep Disorders. The thorough text features numerous illustrations and algorithms highlighting key points to assist learning. The book concludes with an appendices section covering Electrocardiography, HIV/AIDS, Toxicology, Laboratory Reference Values, and Organ Function Tests; as well as a comprehensive bibliography for further reading. Key points Symptom-oriented guide to clinical medicine for trainees Fully revised new edition covering numerous diseases and disorders, ordered alphabetically Highly illustrated with diagrams and algorithms to assist learning Previous edition (9789351523109) published in 2015