Differential diagnosis in internal medicine : from symptom to diagnosis /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Siegenthaler, Walter, 1923-2010
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Stuttgart ; New York : Thieme, [2007]
Edition:[First English edition].
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book.
Table of Contents:
  • General aspects of diagnosis and differential diagnosis
  • History, physical examination, and important subjective complaints
  • Skin and external appearance
  • Fever
  • Head and facial pain and neuralgia of the head area
  • Chest pain
  • Abdominal pain
  • Neurogenic arm and leg pain
  • Pain due to vascular disease
  • Pain in joint diseases
  • Localized bone lesions
  • Generalized and localized edema
  • Anemia
  • Disorders of the lymphatic system
  • Bleeding diathesis and thrombophilic diathesis
  • Disorders of the head and neck
  • Cough, expectoration, and shortness of breath
  • Pulmonary opacities
  • Enlargement of the hilum
  • Dyspnea due to cardiovascular diseases
  • Cyanosis
  • Arrhythmias
  • Systemic arterial hypertension
  • Systemic arterial hypotension
  • Jaundice
  • Dysphagia
  • Diarrhea
  • Comstipation
  • Abnormal renal function
  • Water, electrolyte, and acid-base disorders
  • Vertigo and syncopal conditions
  • Coma and other disturbances of consciousness
  • Differential diagnosis of laboratory test results.