Cope's Early Diagnosis of the Acute Abdomen

by Silen, William

• ISBN13: 9780195136791
• ISBN10: 0195136799
• Edition: 20th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-03-23
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

For the 20th edition of this classic text, Silen has expanded his discussion of the role of CT scans in diagnosing abdominal pain and cut the material on such obsolete procedures or nosologic entities as abdominal paracentesis, pyplyositis, and Bornholm's disease. The book continues to be the outstanding guide to the difficult task of diagnosing and deciding how to manage acute abdominal pain, where decisions must be made quickly and mistakes can kill patients. More generally, it remains the most venerable of all texts on the art and science of bedside diagnosis.

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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