The Common Symptom Guide - Softcover

Wasson, John; Walsh, Timothy; Labrecque, Mary; Sox, Harold; Pantell, Robert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0071377654 ISBN 13: 9780071377652

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education / Medical, 2002

Synopsis

This is the only book dedicated specifically to symptom evaluation. This best seller is a quick-reference guide to over 100 commonly seen symptoms in adults and children. The revised Fifth Edition features new geriatric considerations, new pearls and pitfalls to avoid, and new information on medications.

About this title

About the Authors

John H. Wasson, MD, Professor of Clinical Community and Family Medicine and Medicine, Herman O. West Chair of Geriatrics, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Hanover, New Hampshire

B. Timothy Walsh, MD, William and Joy Ruane Professor of Psychiatry, Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York

Mary C. LaBrecque, ARNP/MSN, Instructor in Community and Family Medicine, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Hanover, New Hampshire

Harold C. Sox, Jr., MD, Editor, Annals of Internal Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Robert Pantell, MD, Professor of Pediatrics, Director, Division of General Pediatrics, University of California at San Fransisco, San Fransisco, California

From the Back Cover

This quick-reference guide to over 100 commonly seen symptoms in adults and children allows you to quickly and accurately evaluate and treat a patient’s complaint. Thoroughly cross-referenced, The Common Symptom Guide includes insightful guidelines on:
* Patient and family history
* Physical examination
* Diagnostic considerations
* Medications

NEW IN THIS EDITION:
* Geriatric considerations
* Updated medications section
* New information of health assessment website

This quick-reference guide to over 100 commonly seen symptoms in adults and children allows you to quickly and accurately evaluate and treat a patient’s complaint. Thoroughly indexed and cross-referenced, The Common Symptom Guide includes insightful guidelines on:
* Patient and family history
* Physical examination
* Diagnostic considerations
* Medications
* Measures that matter to patients

NEW TO THIS EDITION: a website that improves patient outcomes and clinician understanding of patient needs.

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education / Medical
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0071377654
• ISBN 13: 9780071377652
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 400