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    Clinical problems in general medicine and surgery / Peter Devitt, Juliet Barker, Jonathan Mitchell, Christian Hamilton-Craig.

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    • Title:Clinical problems in general medicine and surgery / Peter Devitt, Juliet Barker, Jonathan Mitchell, Christian Hamilton-Craig.
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    • Author/Creator:Devitt, Peter G.
    • Other Contributors/Collections:Barker, Juliet, 1965-
      Mitchell, Jonathan.
      Hamilton-Craig, Christian.
    • Published/Created:New York : Churchill Livingstone, ©2003.

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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Clinical medicine--Case studies.
      Clinical medicine--Examinations, questions, etc.
    • Medical Subjects: Clinical Medicine--Case Reports.
      Clinical Medicine--Examination Questions.
      Surgery--Case Reports.
      Surgery--Examination Questions.
    • Genre/Form:Examinations.
    • Description:xvi, 410 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm.
    • Summary:First published in 1992, Clinical Problems in General Medicine and Surgery was a departure from 'traditional' medical texts in that the book dealt with the real problems of clinical medicine through scenarios encountered in the emergency department, on the wards and in outpatient clinics. The book provides 66 real-life medical scenarios to illustrate important everyday principles in clinical medicine. The successful format of case presentation, interspersed by questions and answers, and a final synopsis of key material, has been revised and updated in the second edition. New images reflect the extensive changes in the field of minimally invasive diagnostics. Searching questions have been added to guide the reader towards further self-directed learning, and the worldwide web now features highly as an important source of further information. The principles of history and examination remain the cornerstone of sound medical practice. So often our advanced technology can only be applied appropriately if the.
      Clinician has taken the correct history. Furthermore, despite medical advances, many diseases remain disabling or lethal. In this setting, a clinician's empathy with the patient's situation and the ability to counsel the patient honestly and effectively are of paramount importance. These aspects of clinical care have been emphasized throughout this edition. Book jacket.
    • Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
    • ISBN:0443073236
    • Contents:1. Difficulties with postoperative fluid balance in a 65-year-old man
      2. middle-aged man with postoperative fever
      3. Postoperative hypotension
      4. Postoperative confusion
      5. Swelling in the neck in a 58-year-old man
      6. 26-year-old man with a swelling below the ear
      7. Swelling in the neck
      8. young man with acute scrotal pain
      9. scrotal swelling in a 19-year-old man
      10. 46-year-old woman with a breast lump
      11. skin lesion in a 73-year-old man
      12. 27-year-old man with burns
      13. Dysplagia in a middle-aged woman
      14. Vomiting and collapse in an elderly woman
      15. 77-year-old man with vomiting
      16. Weight loss in a middle-aged woman
      17. Abdominal pain in a young woman
      18. man with acute upper abdominal pain
      19. woman with acute upper abdominal pain
      20. 67-year-old woman with acute lower abdominal pain
      21. 49-year-old man with abdominal pain and vomiting
      22. Jaundice in an older woman
      23. young man with profuse diarrhoea
      24. Rectal bleeding in a 65-year-old woman
      25. 42-year-old man with haematuria
      26. 70-year-old man with a painful hip
      27. Acute back pain in a 75-year-old man
      28. 59-year-old man with calf pain
      29. Acute leg pain in a 73-year-old woman
      30. 68-year-old woman with a leg ulcer
      31. 38-year-old man involved in a car crash
      32. Lower limb trauma in a young man
      33. 48-year-old man with chest pain
      34. Severe epigastric pain in a middle-aged man
      35. Breathlessness in a diabetic woman
      36. Breathlessness in a 37-year-old woman
      37. Collapse in a 63-year-old man
      38. 62-year-old man with breathlessness and yellow sputum
      39. Persistent cough in a young woman
      40. Fever, cough and breathlessness in a middle-aged man
      41. Breathlessness and weight loss in a 58-year-old man
      42. 63-year-old woman with breathlessness on exertion
      43. Acute breathlessness in a 21-year-old woman
      44. Haematemesis in a 40-year-old man
      45. young woman with jaundice
      46. 34-year-old man with abdominal discomfort
      47. Postoperative oliguria in an elderly woman
      48. 40-year-old man with lethargy and hypertension
      49. 35-year-old woman with hypertension
      50. Intellectual deterioration in an elderly woman
      51. young man with depressed conscious state and seizures
      52. middle-aged man with sudden visual loss
      53. young man in a coma
      54. 31-year-old woman with vertigo
      55. Headache in a middle-aged woman
      56. Back pain in a 50-year-old woman
      57. woman with a lump in the neck
      58. Severe dehydration in a young woman
      59. 22-year-old woman with palpitations and anxiety
      60. 21-year-old woman with fever, lethargy and painful joints
      61. collapsed, breathless woman
      62. Management of a young man who is HIV positive
      63. Back and leg pain in a middle-aged man
      64. Acute respiratory failure in a 68-year-old man
      65. young woman with lower abdominal pain
      66. young woman with abnormal vaginal bleeding.
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