Handbook of Bedside Medical Diagnosis

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Inseparable ward companion of students and doctors for quick and easy reference. This book is a primer of medical diagnosis for use by undergraduate medical students to facilitate their smooth entry into the medical wards through to their final year, internship and housemanship. It is equally useful for general medical practitioners to solve their day-to-day clinical problems. Key Features Topics discussed under simple headings such as fever, headache, etc. Boxes highlight the disease conditions under discussion Point-by-point discussion of all common diseases—brief to the point Easy-to-read and easy-to-revise Designed to act as a bridge between the patient and a textbook of medicine

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GD Thapar, MD Consultant Physician Formerly, Chief of the Medical Unit Willingdon (RML) Hospital, New DelhiDirector (Medical) ESI Hospital, New Delhi Chairman Central Standing Medical Board Govt of India; Physician & Cardiologist, INAS Hospital, University of Tripoli (Libya) Table of Contents Scope How to Use this Book The Art of Diagnosis Fevers Dyspnoea Cough and Expectoration Haemoptysis Cyanosis Chest Pain Murmurs in the Heart Palpitations Blood Pressure Oedema and Ascites Abdominal Pain Dysphagia Constipation Diarrhoea and Vomiting Bleeding from Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Bleeding from Lower Gastrointestinal Tract Enlarged Lymph Glands Enlargement of Liver and Spleen Anaemia Jaundice Some Common Neurological Conditions Headache Convulsions Vertigo Syncope and the Fainting Fit The Unconscious Patient Muscle and Joint Pains Common Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders Suppression of Urine Bleeding from the Urinary Tract Pain and Discolouration of the Extremities Abnormal Bleeding Gain in Weight Loss of Weight Impotence and Sterility Amenorrhoea Abdominal Lumps Subcutaneous Nodules Common Skin Conditions Psychiatric Symptoms in Medical Practice Poisoning and Overdose of Drugs Approach to the Problems of the Aged Normal Values of Common Laboratory