FRENCH'S INDEX OF DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS 13E - Softcover

Bouchier, Ian A D

9780750614344: FRENCH'S INDEX OF DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS 13E

Softcover

ISBN 10: 075061434X ISBN 13: 9780750614344

Publisher: CRC Press, 1996

The first edition of French's Index, published over 80 years ago, aimed to help the clinician in the differential diagnosis of any condition encountered in any medical specialty or surgery, that may be seen in general or hospital practice. For this 13th edition that aim remains the same. Completely revised, with new editors, new contributors and new illustrations, French's Index is as essential for today's doctors as it has been for those of previous generations.
The earliest possible diagnosis of a patient's disease is desirable, and it is important for the physician to be able to differentiate between the various diseases to which the presenting symptoms may be due. In this respect, French's Index has no parallel. Arranged alphabetically and based on the symptoms with which patients present to the physician, it offers a succinct and well-illustrated aide-memoire which will be invaluable to the undergraduate in the clinical years and to trainee and established doctors in general and hospital practice. Completely revised, with new editors, new contributors and new illustrations, French's Index is as essential for today's doctors as it has been for those of previous generations.

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Review:

A fitting tribute to its first author.
British Medical Journal

This is an amazing book...For general practice this can be a real gem, providing information which may not be easily found or quickly accessible in a general textbook. This book still has a lot to offer and hopefully will continue to produce offspring for future generations of doctors.
Medix Website

Synopsis:

Patients do not go to the doctor with specific diseases; they come with a range of symptoms from which the doctor attempts to make a diagnosis. Symptoms and signs of diseases may lead the doctor to more than one initial diagnosis. It is then that experience and familiarity play their part, leading to the correct final diagnosis and subsequent appropriate treatment. By listing and describing symptoms and appending various possible diagnoses of cause, this book retains its original aim: to help in the differential diagnosis of any condition, in medicine, surgery or any specialty, that may be seen in general or hospital practice. Completely updated and revised, and under new editorship, this book is written for hospital doctors and general practitioners.

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