Clinical Investigations at a Glance (eBook)

Jonathan Gleadle, Jordan Li, Tuck Yong (Autoren)

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2016 | 1. Auflage
376 Seiten
Wiley (Verlag)
978-1-118-75931-8 (ISBN)

Infos

Clinical Investigations at a Glance The market-leading at a Glance series is popular among healthcare students and newly qualified practitioners, for its concise and simple approach and excellent illustrations. Each bite-sized chapter is covered in a double-page spread with clear, easy-to-follow diagrams, supported by succinct explanatory text. Covering a wide range of topics, books in the at a Glance series are ideal as introductory texts for teaching, learning and revision, and are useful throughout university and beyond. Everything you need to know about Clinical Investigations... at a Glance! Clinical Investigations at a Glance provides an up-to-date, evidence-based overview of diagnostic investigations, looking at their choice, importance and interpretation for commonly presenting symptoms and conditions. Designed to help develop the evidence-based use of investigations and interpret results properly, the book provides a unique perspective on many critical issues in medical testing, with the aim of improving diagnostic accuracy and reducing unnecessary tests or harm. Clinical Investigations at a Glance is structured in three parts: an overview of tests; common presentations (such as chest pain, nausea and vomiting, weight loss and anaemia); and conditions organized by body system, such as cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease and nephrology. Key features include: How to interpret investigations, using high quality illustrations to compare normal and diseased results Evidence-based, including references How to select the most appropriate investigation, the accuracy of tests and how to manage incidental findings For more information on the complete range of Wiley medical student and junior doctor publishing, please visit: www.wileymedicaleducation.com To receive automatic updates on Wiley books and journals, join our email list. Sign up today at www.wiley.com/email All content reviewed by students for students Wiley Medical Education books are designed exactly for their intended audience. All of our books are developed in collaboration with students. This means that our books are always published with you, the student, in mind. If you would like to be one of our student reviewers, go to www.reviewmedicalbooks.com to find out more. This title is also available as an e-book. For more details, please see www.wiIey.com/buy/9781118759325

Autor

Jonathan Gleadle is Professor of Medicine at Flinders University and Consultant Nephrologist at Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, Australia. Jordan Li is Senior Lecturer at Flinders University and Consultant Physician at Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, Australia. Tuck Yong is Consultant Physician, Adelaide, Australia.

Rezensionen

"This is an extraordinarily useful primer on diagnostic testing and how to incorporate the results into the differential diagnosis. It provides tremendous insights for those just beginning their medical careers and for experienced clinicians. 5 Stars!" (Doody Enterprises 07/04/2017)

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 10.11.2016
• Reihe/Serie: At a Glance
• Reihe/Serie: At a Glance
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete
• Themenwelt: Studium ► 2. Studienabschnitt (Klinik) ► Anamnese / Körperliche Untersuchung
• Schlagworte: Allgemeine u. Innere Medizin • Clinical Skills • General & Internal Medicine • Klinische Fertigkeiten • Klinische Medizin • medical education • Medical Science • Medizin • Medizinstudium
• ISBN-10: 1-118-75931-1 / 1118759311
• ISBN-13: 978-1-118-75931-8 / 9781118759318