The 10-minute Clinical Assessment

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"In the space of 10 minutes, how do you confidently assess your patient's condition and make an accurate diagnosis?" "This concise guide provides a systematic way of collecting the essential clinical information swiftly and effectively. The individual disease sections are uniformly structured to provide: Key features of the history, including questions relevant to patients and important for making a diagnosis; The 'value' of present or absent symptoms for diagnosis and prognosis; What should be examined and why; A summary of 'red flags' - issues that must be assessed; Important differential diagnoses and their clinical features; and Useful tips, tricks and hints for effective patient assessment." "Every health professional, who has to assess patients under time constraints, as well as advanced medical students preparing for final exams, will find this new, easily accessible and comprehensive guide invaluable."--Jacket