Differential Diagnosis in Internal Medicine

Practice-orientated learningIdentify and understand key symptomsConsider the whole patient in selecting possible diseasesEvaluate, exclude or confirm possible diagnosesMake the correct diagnosis using an appropriate diagnostic procedureProven quality, right up to dateFrom Symptom to DiagnosisOrganized by functional system and symptom constellationsCovers all fields of internal medicine plus special treatment of subjects dermatology, neurology and rheumatologyTypical findings and signs for differentiation of all common, rare and even "exotic" diseases with pathophysiological background informationNearly 1000 stunning figures and many instructive table-format overviews and differential diagnostic algorithmsDifferential diagnostic evaluation of common laboratory test results, including step-bystep plans for further diagnosisLearn by tracing the path from symptom to diagnosis, just as the physician encounters the situation in practice von Siegenthaler, Walter