Synopses & Reviews
"...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. DeGowins 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 DeGowins. Reach for it when time is tight and accuracy is a must.
NEW
*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
"...Conciseanduseful ... one of my best purchases. The book lives in the car for ready referenceandgets 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
Synopsis
The classic internal medicine manual for students and residents! This handy guide addresses physical examination techniques and procedures while providing a catalog of clinical findings resulting from the physical examination. Thoroughly reorganized, the Eighth Edition of DeGowins Diagnostic Examination features a more user-friendly, easy-access format than previous editions.
About the Author
Richard F. LeBlond, MDClinical Professor of MedicineUniversity of Iowa College of MedicineIowa City, IARichard L. DeGowin, MDProfessor Emeritus of MedicineUniversity of Iowa College of MedicineIowa City IADonald D. Brown, MDProfessor of Internal MedicineUniversity of Iowa College of MedicineIowa City, IA
Table of Contents
PART I: THE DIAGNOSTIC FRAMEWORK
1. Diagnosis
2. History Taking and the Medical Record
3. The Screening Physical Examination
PART II: THE DIAGNOSTIC EXAMINATION
4. Vital Signs, Anthropomorphic Measures and Pain
5. Non-Regional Systems and Diseases
6. The Skin and Nails
7. The Head and Neck
8. The Chest: Chest Wall, Pulmonary and Cardiovascular Systems; The Breasts
9. The Abdomen, Perineum, Anus and Rectosigmoid
10. The Urinary Tract
11. The Female Genitalia and Reproductive System
12. The Male Genitalia and Reproductive System
13. The Spine and Extremities: The Musculoskeletal and Soft Tissue Exam
14. The Neurologic Exam
15. The Mental Status Psychiatric and Social Evaluations
PART III: PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION
16. The Preoperative Evaluation
PART IV: USE OF THE CLINICAL LABORATORY AND DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING IN THE DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION
17. Principles of Diagnostic Imaging
18. Common Diagnostic Tests