Differential Diagnosis and Medical Therapeutics (4^th Ed.)

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

1. Abnormal Involuntary Movements
2. Acute Abdominal Pain
3. Bleeding Disorders
4. Chest Pain
5. Chronic Diarrhoea
6. Coma
7. Cyanosis
8. Dementia
9. Dyspepsia
10. Dysphagia
11. Dyspnoea
12. Epileptic Seizures
13. Erectile Dysfunction
14. Fatigue
15. Goitre
16. Gynaecomastia
17. Haematemesis and Melaena
18. Haematuria
19. Haemoptysis
20. Headache
21. Incontinence
22. Jaundice
23. Low Backache
24. Obesity
25. Oedema
26. Oliguria
27. Pain in the Extremities
28. Palpitations
29. Paraplegia
30. Polyarthritis
31. Polyuria
32. Pruritus
33. Pyrexia of Unknown Origin
34. Rashes
35. Shock
36. Sleep Disorders
37. Syncope
38. Vertigo and Dizziness
39. Vomiting
40. Weight Loss
    

Appendices
Bibliography
Index

P Siva Rama Krishna Rao BSc MBBS MD FRCP FRSM FICA FCCP FIMSA FIAMS FICP
Formerly Professor and Head, Department of Medicine, Andhra Medical College; First Physician, King George Hospital, Additional Director of Medical Education, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India