Cope's Early Diagnosis of the Acute Abdomen

• ISBN13: 9780195042894
• ISBN10: 0195042891
• Edition: 17th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1987-02-26
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Revised and updated by one of America's most distinguished gastrointestinal surgeons, this classic textbook presents the basic and unchanging principles of prompt, accurate diagnosis while incorporating many new observations drawn from the author's extensive experience. Cope's emphasis on clinical diagnosis by direct examination, his highly readable writing style, and the book's overall structure are all retained. The new edition contains a chapter on the use of laboratory and radiologic tests as well as many new illustrations.

Table of Contents

The Principles of Diagnosis in Acute Abdominal Disease

Method of Diagnosis: The History

Method of Diagnosis: The Examination of the Patient

Method of Diagnosis: The Grouping of Symptoms and Signs

Laboratory and Radiologic Tests

Appendicitis

The Differential Diagnosis of Appendicitis

Perforation of a Gastric or Duodenal Ulcer and Acute Pancreatitis

Cholecystitis and Other Causes of Acute Pain in the Upper Right Quadrant of the Abdomen

Acute Abdominal Lesions Arising in the Left Hypochondrium

The Colics

Acute Intestinal Obstruction

Intussusception and Other Causes of Obstruction

The Early Diagnosis of Strangulated and Obstructed Hernias

Acute Abdominal Symptoms Due to Vascular Lesions

Acute Abdominal Symptoms in Women

Early Ectopic Gestation

Acute Abdominal Disease with Genito-Urinary Symptoms

The Diagnosis of Acute Peritonitis

The Early Diagnosis of Abdominal Injuries

The Postoperative Abdomen

The Acute Abdomen in the Tropics

Diseases Which May Simulate the Acute Abdomen

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