Common Clinical Presentations

This comprehensive guide provides clinicians, medical students, and other health care professionals with a structured approach to navigating 169 of the most common clinical presentations with confidence and efficiency. The presentations in this book are organized by key feature and alphabetized for quick and easy reference of need-to-know information, including:

• Differential diagnosis
• Emergency management
• Relevant aspects of patient history
• Key elements of physical exam
• Lab and imaging investigations for general and specific diagnoses
• Management of diagnosed entities and uncertain diagnoses

A section on patient encounter basics further supports readers’ clinical skills with no-nonsense advice on practical first steps, patient interview techniques, and strategies for providing culturally sensitive care.