The classic point-of-care guide to the undifferentiated patient -- completely revised and easier to navigate than ever! ..Part physical examination primer, part differential diagnosis tool,DeGowin's Diagnostic Examinationtakes you a step beyond elementary physical diagnosis. ..DeGowin'scovers all physical examination techniques and procedures, but this highly practical point-of-care guide goes further, focusing on the meaning of signs and symptoms. It also shows you how to catalog clinical findings resulting from the physical examination--and order them into a differential diagnosis. ..FEATURES . All the essentials of the diagnosis exam procedure and patient record preparation - in one ultra-handy reference. Top-to-bottom coverage of differential diagnosis, organized by systems, signs, and syndromes . High-yield overviews of each organ/region/system, followed by the definition of key presenting signs and their possible origins. NEW!Updated content includes the latest developments in evidence-based physical examination, along with references to the popular JAMA series �The Rational Clinical Examination�. NEW!24 full-color illustrations. NEW!Full-text download for your mobile device .

Richard F. LeBlond, MD, MACP, Professor of Internal Medicine (Clinical), The University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA

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Donald D. Brown, MD, FACP, , Professor of Internal Medicine, The University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA

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Richard L. DeGowin, MD, Professor Emeritus of Internal Medicine, The University of Iowa School of Medicine, Iowa City, IA

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Illustrated by Elmer DeGowin, MD, Jim Abel, and shawn Roach

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