Churchill's Pocketbook of Differential Diagnosis
- 3rd Edition - September 1, 2009
- Latest edition
- Authors: Andrew T Raftery, Eric KS Lim, Andrew J K Ostor
- Language: English
Being able to make a correct diagnosis is one of the key aspects of every medical student's and junior doctor's clinical training. Problem-based learning is increasingly being… Read more
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Description
Description
Being able to make a correct diagnosis is one of the key aspects of every medical student's and junior doctor's clinical training. Problem-based learning is increasingly being used to focus on the causes behind the presentation of a clinical feature. The Third Edition of this best-selling book is packed full of information to help the reader move from a presenting problem to an accurate diagnosis.
Key features
Key features
- Covers 126 common presenting problems in both medicine and surgery in a consistent format
- Each topic includes a list of all common causes of the condition
- Key features of the various permutations are clearly discussed
- Includes a targeted guide to the relevant general and specific follow-up investigations which should be carried out as appropriate
Readership
Readership
Medical students
Table of contents
Table of contents
126 chapters organised alphabetically by presenting problem, with two new final sections on biochemical and haematological disorders
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 3
- Latest edition
- Published: September 14, 2009
- Language: English
About the authors
About the authors
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Andrew T Raftery
Affiliations and expertise
Clinical Anatomist; Formerly Consultant Surgeon, Sheffield Kidney Institute, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Northern General Hospital, Sheffield; Member (formerly Chairman), Court of Examiners, Royal College of Surgeons of England; Formerly Member of Panel of Examiners, Intercollegiate Specialty Board in General Surgery; Formerly Member of Council, Royal College of Surgeons of England; Formerly Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer in Surgery, University of Sheffield, UKEL
Eric KS Lim
Affiliations and expertise
Consultant Thoracic Surgeon, Royal Brompton Hospital, London; Senior Lecturer, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College, London, UKAO
Andrew J K Ostor
Affiliations and expertise
Consultant Rheumatologist and Associate Lecturer, Addenbrooke’s Hospital; Director, Rheumatology Clinical Research Unit, School of Clinical Medicine, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK