NEJM Clinical Problem Solving - Softcover

Saint, Sanjay; Drazen, Jeffrey; Solomon, Caren

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0071471626 ISBN 13: 9780071471626

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education / Medical, 2006

Synopsis

Expert clinical problem-solving methods and guidance―from the editors and contributors of The New England Journal of Medicine

This invaluable resource from the New England Journal of Medicine expertly addresses methods and challenges in clinical diagnosis. Including the peer-reviewed content of the NEJM’s renowned “Clinical Problem Solving” feature, this powerful resource is packed with case discussions from both ambulatory and hospital practice.

Each Case Presentation reveals thought-provoking clinical and laboratory clues as the diagnostic considerations begin to emerge. Subsequent clinical detail and discussion and expert analysis add to the diagnostic picture until a final clinical diagnosis is reached.

New England Journal of Medicine: Clinical Problem-Solving features:

Published cases drawn from the New England Journal of Medicine reflecting actual patient-management situations that physicians experience in their everyday clinical practice

Two brand new, never-before-published chapters on medical decision-making skills and methods

Wide-ranging coverage of the major considerations in each case, from underlying pathophysiology to signs from the physical examination to lab testing strategies

More than 100 full-color illustrations, tables, and algorithms

Meticulously selected references that open up avenues for further study

And much more!

From cover to cover, New England Journal of Medicine: Clinical Problem-Solving presents the best case analysis, diagnostic thought processes, and problem-solving - direct from master clinicians.

About this title

About the Authors

Sanjay Saint, MD, MPH
Research Investigator and Hospitalist
Ann Arbor VA Medical Center
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Associate Professor of Internal Medicine
University of Michigan Medical School
Director, VA/UM Patient Safety Enhancement Program
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Jeffrey M. Drazen, MD
Editor-in-Chief
New England Journal of Medicine
Distinguished Parker B. Frances Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School

Dr. Drazen, already famous for his contributions to pulmonary medicine, assumed editorship of NEJM three years ago and in that time has raised the journals reputation even higher through his careful editorial planning, his contacts in academic medicine, and his superior knowledge of research and clinical medicine. He is, on a side note, a contributor to Harrisons.

Caren Solomon, MD
Deputy Editor, New England Journal of Medicine
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Associate Physician, Brigham and Womenss Hospital

Dr. Solomon manages the day to day medical editing of NEJM and is well established as an academic/clinical endocrinologist. Her clinical and editorial work on post-menopausal therapy has earned acclaim in the past few years.

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education / Medical
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0071471626
• ISBN 13: 9780071471626
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 304