NPA Q3

MEDICAL

Family & General Practice

Differential Diagnosis and Treatment in Primary Care Sixth Edition By R. Douglas Collins, MD, FACP , Formerly Senior FAA Medical Examiner, Former Associate Professor of Medicine, Medical Univer- sity of South Carolina, Former Associate Clinical Professor of Medi- cine, University of Florida School of Medicine, Chatsworth, CA DESCRIPTION For more than three decades, Differential Diagnosis and Treatment in Primary Careh as helped primary care practitioners to systematically approach the differential diagnosis of the symptoms and signs they see in practice. Organized into categories such as pain, mass, bloody

discharge, non-bloody discharge, functional changes, and abnormal laboratory results, this bestselling clinical reference helps you apply your basic science knowledge to consider all the possible causes of each symptom, and then take the appropriate steps to determine which one is most likely. FEATURES ▶ ▶ Apply the latest knowledge due to comprehensive updates throughout the text, including new signs and symptoms, new and expanded case histories, updated diagnostic tests, and more. ▶ ▶ Interact with patients more effectively with a new section on bedside manner, and get therapeutic guidance from a new section on the treatment of common diseases. ▶ ▶ Know what to look for thanks to abundant anatomical drawings that highlight relevant features in each body area. ▶ ▶ Develop your diagnostic skills with cases and clinical questions for each sign or symptom, as well as the framework for thinking through those questions to arrive at the appropriate diagnosis. ▶ ▶ Select the appropriate diagnostic procedures and laboratory tests to include in the workup. ▶ ▶ Recognize when to refer a patient to a specialist with a special section on this topic. Your book purchase includes a complimentary download of the enhanced eBook for iOS, Android, PC & Mac. Take advantage of these practical features that will improve your eBook experience: ▶ ▶ The ability to download the eBook on multiple devices at one time—providing a seamless reading experience online or offline ▶ ▶ Powerful search tools and smart navigation cross-links that allow you to search within this book, or across your entire library of VitalSource eBooks ▶ ▶ Multiple viewing options that enable you to scale images and text to any size without losing page clarity as well as responsive design ▶ ▶ The ability to highlight text and add notes with one click

Note to Booksellers: The previous edition published in October, 2011 (ISBN: 978-1-4511-1825-4)

Softbound / ISBN: 978-1-4963-7495-0 / (US$84.99(t) / £61.00(t) / €72.00(t)) Worldwide Approx. 632 pp. / Approx. 255 Illus. / 8.375 x 10.875 / September 2017

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