Short description
Serves as a guide to the clinical significance of the physical examination, placing emphasis on a critical review of the accuracy of traditional physical signs. This work features Diagnostic Accuracy tables that compare physical signs to contemporary diagnostic tools such as clinical imaging and laboratory testing. It is intended for clinicians.
Long description
Evidence-Based Physical Diagnosis, Second Edition is an up-to-date, one-of-a-kind guide to the clinical significance of the physical examination, with emphasis on a critical review of the accuracy of traditional physical signs. Unique Diagnostic Accuracy tables compare physical signs to contemporary diagnostic tools such as clinical imaging and laboratory testing, and identify which traditional findings are accurate and thus relevant to today's clinicians. The book's easy-to-use outline format concisely summarizes each physical sign's historical origin, definition, pathophysiology, and clinical significance. In addition, more than 2,200 evidence-based medical references make it a valuable aid and authoritative reference for clinicians at all levels of practice.
Review
REVIEW OF THE LAST EDITION
Enjoyable and very readable...A much-needed addition to currently available books on physical diagnosis...The first compilation to give information on the accuracy of physical diagnostic maneuvers with exhaustive references to the primary studies. - Annals of Internal Medicine
Table of contents
- I. Understanding the Evidence 1. Diagnostic Accuracy of Physical Findings 2. Using the Tables in this Book 3. Reliability of Physical Findings II. General Appearance and Selected Medical Disorders 4. Stance and Gait 5. Jaundice and Cirrhosis 6. Cyanosis 7. Anemia 8. Hypovolemia 9. Protein-Energy Malnutrition and Weight Loss 10. Obesity 11. Cushing's Syndrome 12. Lymphadenopathy III. Vital Signs 13. Pulse Rate and Contour 14. Abnormalities of Pulse Rhythm 15. Blood Pressure 16. Temperature 17. Respiratory Rate and Abnormal Breathing Patterns 18. Pulse Oximetry 19. Prognosis in Various Medical Conditions IV. Head and Neck 20. The Pupils 21. Diabetic Retinopathy 22. Hearing 23. The Thyroid and Its Disorders 24. Meninges V. The Lungs 25. Inspection of the Chest 26. Palpation and Percussion of the Chest 27. Auscultation of the Lungs 28. Ancillary Tests VI. Selected Pulmonary Disorders 29. Pneumonia 30. Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease 31. Pulmonary Embolism VII. The Heart 32. Inspection of the Neck Veins 33. Percussion of the Heart 34. Palpation of the Heart 35. Auscultation of the Heart: General Principles 36. The First and Second Heart Sounds 37. The Third and Fourth Heart Sounds 38. Miscellaneous Heart Sounds 39. Heart Murmurs: General Principles VIII. Selected Cardiac Disorders 40. Aortic Stenosis 41. Aortic Regurgitation 42. Miscellaneous Heart Murmurs 43. Coronary Artery Disease 44. Disorders of the Pericardium 45. Congestive Heart Failure IX. Abdomen 46. Inspection of the Abdomen 47. Palpation and Percussion of the Abdomen 48. Abdominal Pain and Tenderness 49. Auscultation of the Abdomen X. Extremities 50. Peripheral Vascular Disease 51. The Diabetic Foot 52. Edema and Deep Vein Thrombosis 53. Selected Musculoskeletal Disorders XI. Neurologic Examination 54. Visual Field Testing 55. Cranial Nerves 56. Examination of the Motor System: Approach to Weakness 57. Examination of the Sensory System 58. Examination of the Reflexes 59. Disorders of the Nerve Roots, Plexi, and Peripheral Nerves 60. Coordination and Cerebellar Testing 61. Examination of Hysterial Neurologic Disorders XII. Selected Neurologic Disorders 62. Diplopia 63. Dementia and Mental Status Examination 64. Coma 65. Parkinson's Disease XIII. Likelihood Ratios and their Confident Intervals 66. Likelihood Ratios and their Confidence Intervals* * This is a giant Table that displays the confidence intervals for all likelihood ratios presented in the entire book - a key feature of the book and a really handy tool! Index