Churchill's Pocketbook of Differential Diagnosis

by Raftery, Andrew T.; Lim, Eric Kian Saik

• ISBN13: 9780443062605
• ISBN10: 0443062609
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-03-01
• Publisher: Elsevier Science Health Science div

Summary

This is a pocketbook of information that helps the student and junior doctor move from a presenting problem to a diagnosis. The book will cover approximately 100 common presenting problems that occur in both medicine and surgery.

Table of Contents

Preface	v
Acknowledgements	vi
Abbreviations	vii
A
Abdominal pain	1	(6)
Abdominal swellings	7	(17)
Anaemia	24	(5)
Ano-rectal pain	29	(2)
Arm pain	31	(3)
Arm swelling	34	(2)
Ascites	36	(5)
Axillary swellings	41	(4)
B
Back ache	45	(7)
Breast lumps	52	(4)
Breast pain	56	(3)
C
Chest pain	59	(5)
Clotting disorders	64	(3)
Clubbing	67	(5)
Coma	72	(6)
Confusion	78	(4)
Constipation	82	(4)
Convulsions	86	(4)
Cough	90	(4)
Cyanosis	94	(3)
D
Deafness	97	(4)
Diarrhoea	101	(6)
Dizziness	107	(4)
Dysphagia	111	(4)
Dyspnoea	115	(6)
E
Ear disorders	121	(4)
Eye disorders	125	(4)
F
Facial pain	129	(3)
Facial swellings	132	(5)
Facial ulcers	137	(4)
Faecal incontinence	141	(3)
Finger lesions	144	(3)
Finger pain	147	(6)
Foot deformities	153	(3)
Foot pain	156	(5)
Foot ulcers	161	(4)
G
Gait abnormalities	165	(4)
Goitre	169	(4)
Groin swellings	173	(7)
Gum disorders	180	(3)
Gynaecomastia	183	(3)
H
Haematemesis	186	(5)
Haematuria	191	(4)
Haemoptysis	195	(5)
Hand deformities	200	(5)
Headache	205	(5)
Hemiplegia	210	(3)
Hepatomegaly	213	(5)
Hiccups	218	(4)
Hirsutism	222	(4)
Hypertension	226	(4)
I
Impotence	230	(4)
Intestinal obstruction	234	(4)
J
Jaundice	238	(5)
Jaw pain and swelling	243	(5)
Joint disorders	248	(32)
K
Kidney swellings	280	(3)
L
Leg pain	283	(6)
Leg swelling	289	(4)
Leg ulcers	293	(4)
Lip lesions	297	(5)
Lymphadenopathy	302	(4)
M
Melaena	306	(5)
Mouth ulcers	311	(4)
Muscle wasting	315	(4)
N
Nasal discharge	319	(6)
Neck lumps	325	(5)
Neck pain	330	(4)
Nipple discharge	334	(3)
O
Oedema	337	(4)
Oliguria	341	(4)
P
Penile lesions	345	(5)
Polyuria	350	(3)
Popliteal swellings	353	(4)
Pruritis	357	(3)
Pruritis ani	360	(3)
Pyrexia of unknown origin	363	(4)
R
Rectal bleeding	367	(7)
S
Scalp lesions	374	(4)
Scrotal pain	378	(4)
Scrotal swellings	382	(5)
Shock	387	(4)
Splenomegaly	391	(6)
Steatorrhoea	397	(4)
Stridor	401	(4)
Sweating abnormalities	405	(4)
Syncope	409	(4)
T
Throat conditions	413	(4)
Toe lesions	417	(4)
Tongue disorders	421	(4)
Tremor	425	(3)
U
Urethral discharge	428	(4)
Urinary incontinence	432	(4)
Urinary retention	436	(3)
V
Visual problems	439	(5)
Voice disorders	444	(3)
Vomiting	447	(5)
W
Weight gain	452	(4)
Weight loss	456	(5)
Index	461