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The portable authority for identifying and interpreting patient signs and symptoms -- and intervening confidently.
Identify your patient's problem:
- More than 525 signs and symptoms organized A-to-Z for quick access
- Description, incidence, and history and assessment guidelines
- Examination tips to elicit, pinpoint, or characterize a sign or symptom
- Cultural cues and Gender cues that explain differences in sign and symptom presentation, detection and interpretation
- NEW! Guidance on obtaining a health history
Interpret what you see:
- Common causative diseases with their associated assessment findings
- NEW! Avian flue, metabolic syndrome, and more
- Charts that differentiate among a sign or symptom's multiple causes
- Herb alerts pointing to alternative medicines that can cause a sign or symptom
Intervene appropriately:
- Emergency interventions for immediate response to signs and symptoms with life-, limb-, or organ- threatening implications
- Special clinical considerations for pediatric and geriatric patients
- NEW! Patient counseling tips throughout
Contents:
- Signs & Symptoms (in alphabetical order)
- Less-common signs and symptoms
- Potential agents of bioterrorism
- Common signs and symptoms associated with herbs
- Obtaining a health history
- Selected references
