Differential Diagnosis of Common Complaints

By Robert H. Seller, Andrew B. Symons, Robert H. Seller MD

Book Overview

480 pagesCovers only the most common patient complaints so you don't have to wade through superfluous text. Focuses on efficient and economical imaging modalities and laboratory tests, offering you practical information necessary to exist in today's managed health care environment. Includes a comprehensive dermatologic section to help you through a tough-to-diagnose area of medicine. Provides a consistent chapter organization throughout for easy navigation and retrieval of information. Discusses the latest laboratory tests and imaging modalities so you can order the most effective diagnostic tests for the symptoms you see.Presents the dermatology section in full color to help you more easily identify skin disorders.Offers a two-color interior design and highlighted key concepts make information easy to find and apply.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1416029060
• ISBN13: 9781416029069
• Release Date: September 2007
• Publisher: Saunders
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 1.0" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

Huge Help on Clinicals

This book is a must have for clinicals. It really helps you focus in on the key differential diagnoses for each complaint and helps you focus in on the key questions and exams to include to arrive at the right conclusion.

Recommended for nurse practitioner students

Information is well organized. I have found this to be a good supplement to my nurse practitioner text books. It puts diagnosing common complaints into a succinct and understandable process.

Excellent Reference Book

It's an excellent resource book to be used as a complement to other textbooks. Topics are discussed in a straight forward manner allowing the reader to focus just on the important aspects of a diagnosis. I will absolutly recommend this book.

A truly excellent text in a reader-friendly style

I actually ENJOY reading this book. It's as concise as many other books on differential diagnosis, but the information isn't presented in list form or with bullet points (of course, there are some lists, but overall the book is almost conversational... like the transcript of an information-packed lecture by a doctor with lots of clinical experience). Personally, I have a hard time remembering boring, dry lists; I need details to help me flesh out a medical picture in my head so I'll remember it well enough to apply its lessons when I see an actual patient. I absolutely couldn't recommend this book more highly. It's jam-packed with clinical pearls and is immensely valuable as a virtual mentor. Reading it is like going on rounds with a physician who's been practicing for decades.

Differential Diagnosis Common Complaints

I totally love this book. It is very user friendly and has helped me tremendously in Nurse Practitioner school when doing case studies. It is organized by the symptom, not the disease, which makes it very nice and easy to use. It is simple, the reading is not too intense, and a good tool for practice/school.