Evidence-Based Physical Diagnosis
- 5th Edition - August 18, 2021
- Author: Steven McGee
- Language: English
Evidence-based insights into physical signs have evolved and progressed greatly over the past few years, further defining how physical findings identify disease, solve clinical… Read more
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Evidence-based insights into physical signs have evolved and progressed greatly over the past few years, further defining how physical findings identify disease, solve clinical problems, and forecast patient outcomes. Evidence-Based Physical Diagnosis, 5th Edition, is an up-to-date, authoritative resource for guidance on interpreting physical signs, enabling you to determine the most appropriate physical finding to confirm a diagnosis. Incorporating more than 200 new studies, this definitive text helps you glean the most from what you hear, see, and feel at the bedside—information that, combined with modern technologic testing, will grant clinicians the keys to outstanding patient care.
Emphasizes the most important physical signs needed to determine the underlying condition or disease. Internationally renowned author Dr. Steven McGee shows readers how to pare down the multiple tests needed to confirm a diagnosis, saving both the physician and patient time and money.
Features a reader-friendly outline format, including dozens of "EBM boxes" and accompanying "EBM ruler" illustrations.
Contains thorough updates from cover to cover, including new evidence on the scientific value of the Romberg test (spinal stenosis); oximeter paradoxus (cardiac tamponade); platypnea (liver disease); pupil size in red eye (acute glaucoma); hum test (hearing loss); and many more.
Begins each chapter with a list of Key Teaching Points, intended for readers desiring quick summaries and for teachers constructing concise bedside lessons.
Features a unique evidence-based calculator online that enables you to easily determine probability using likelihood ratios.
Enhanced eBook version included with purchase, which allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.
Family medicine, internal medicine
PART 1 Introduction
1 What is Evidence-Based Physical Diagnosis?
PART 2 Understanding The Evidence
2 Diagnostic Accuracy of Physical Findings
3 Using the Tables in This Book
4 Using the Online EBM Calculator
5 Reliability of Physical Findings
PART 3 General Appearance of the Patient
6 Mental Status Examination
7 Stance and Gait
8 Jaundice
9 Cyanosis
10 Anemia
11 Hypovolemia
12 Protein-Energy Malnutrition And Weight Loss
13 Obesity
14 Cushing Syndrome
PART 4 Vital Signs
15 Pulse Rate and Contour
16 Abnormalities of Pulse Rhythm
17 Blood Pressure
18 Temperature
19 Respiratory Rate and Abnormal Breathing Patterns
20 Pulse Oximetry
PART 5 Head and Neck
21 The Pupils
22 Diabetic Retinopathy
23 The Red Eye
24 Hearing
25 Thyroid and Its Disorders
26 Meninges
27 Peripheral Lymphadenopathy
PART 6 The Lungs
28 Inspection of the Chest
29 Palpation and Percussion of the Chest
30 Auscultation of the Lungs
31 Ancillary Tests
PART 7 Selected Pulmonary Disorders
32 Pneumonia
33 Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease
34 Pulmonary Embolism
35 Pleural Effusion
PART 8 The Heart
36 Inspection of the Neck Veins
37 Percussion of the Heart
38 Palpation of the Heart
39 Auscultation of the Heart: General Principles
40 The First and Second Heart Sounds
41 The Third and Fourth Heart Sounds
42 Miscellaneous Heart Sounds
43 Heart Murmurs: General Principles
PART 9 Selected Cardiac Disorders
44 Aortic Stenosis
45 Aortic Regurgitation
46 Miscellaneous Heart Murmurs
47 Disorders of the Pericardium
48 Congestive Heart Failure
49 Coronary Artery Disease
PART 10 Abdomen
50 Inspection of the Abdomen
51 Palpation and Percussion of the Abdomen
52 Abdominal Pain and Tenderness
53 Auscultation of the Abdomen
PART 11 Extremities
54 Peripheral Vascular Disease
55 The Diabetic Foot
56 Edema and Deep Vein Thrombosis
57 Examination of the Musculoskeletal System
PART 12 Neurologic Examination
58 Visual Field Testing
59 Nerves of the Eye Muscles (III, IV, and VI): Approach to Diplopia
60 Miscellaneous Cranial Nerves
61 Examination of the Motor System: Approach to Weakness
62 Examination of the Sensory System
63 Examination of the Reflexes
64 Disorders of the Nerve Roots, Plexuses, and Peripheral Nerves
65 Coordination and Cerebellar Testing
PART 13 Selected Neurologic Disorders
66 Tremor and Parkinson Disease
67 Hemorrhagic versus Ischemic Stroke
68 Acute Vertigo and Imbalance
69 Examination of Nonorganic Neurologic Disorders
PART 14 Examination in the Intensive Care Unit
70 Examination of Patients in the Intensive Care Unit
APPENDIX
71 Likelihood Ratios, Confidence Intervals, and Pretest Probability
Doody's Core Titles® 2022
"This is a well-organized and integrated presentation of a very necessary component of medical practice, physical examination findings and how to apply them. The examination findings are described along with their clinical significance and in many cases the evidence-based predictive diagnostic value. Tables and references are numerous and helpful, making this a good choice for learners, including medical students, resident physicians, advanced clinician learners, and their teachers. Those in clinical practice, particularly in primary care, who might wish a review of examination findings and their application from an evidence-based perspective, also will find this book useful."
©Doody’s Review Service, 2022 Dennis Gingrich, MD, Retired Professor (Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine)
Doody's Score: 4 Stars!
- Edition: 5
- Published: August 18, 2021
- Language: English
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Steven McGee
Dr. McGee is an internationally known and respected expert in physical examination and assessment, pain management, and education in general internal medicine. One of the most senior physicians in the University of Washington and Seattle Veteran’s Administration Health Systems, Dr. McGee has more than 400 publications to his credit.
Affiliations and expertise
Steven McGee, MD, Professor Emeritus, Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA