Taylor's Differential Diagnosis Manual. Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter

Description

Ideal for primary care practitioners who face the challenge of diagnosing their patients on the basis of undifferentiated and sometimes confusing presenting complaints, Taylor’s Differential Diagnosis Manual, Third Edition is a must-have for the busy practitioner. This handy guide fits inside a lab coat pocket and can be easily referenced within the time constraints of a brief office visit. Organized around common presenting symptoms, signs, laboratory, and imaging findings, this proven quick reference offers evidence-based guidelines on key questions to ask and what data to obtain to provide sound diagnoses of common problems.

Fully updated with the latest clinical evidence and advances in clinical practice, this Third Edition includes more than 140 chapters packed with concise, easy-to read information on specific complaints in the areas of mental health; nervous system; vision; ear, nose, and throat; cardiovascular; respiratory; renal and urologic; female reproductive; musculoskeletal; dermatologic; and endocrine and metabolic problems. New chapters on abnormal mammogram, anticoagulation, bipolar disorder, corneal abrasion, dyspareunia, and loss of vision include the latest evidence-based diagnostic information.

Features

Evidence-based references that support each discussion
Includes laboratory and radiologic abnormalities
Numerous bullets and tables
Organ system then symptoms based
new chapter: Abnormal Mammogram
new chapter: Anticoagulation
new chapter: bipolar disorder
new chapter: corneal abrasion
new chapter: Dyspareunia
new chapter: loss of vision

Table of Contents

1. PRINCIPLES OF THE 10-MINUTE DIAGNOSIS Robert B. Taylor 2. UNDIFFERENTIATED PROBLEMS Richard H. Hurd 2.1 Anorexia 2.2 Dizziness 2.3 Edema 2.4 Falls 2.5 Fatigue 2.6 Fever 2.7 Headaches 2.8 Hypersomnia 2.9 Insomnia 2.10 Nausea and Vomiting 2.11 Night Sweats 2.12 Syncope 2.13 Weight Loss 3. MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS Jim Medder 3.1 Anxiety 3.2 Bipolar Disorder 3.3 Depression 3.4 Suicide Risk 4. PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE NERVOUS SYSTEM Douglas Inciarte 4.1 Ataxia 4.2 Coma 4.3 Delirium 4.4 Dementia 4.5 Memory Impairment 4.6 Paresthesia and Dysesthesia 4.7 Seizures 4.8 Stroke 4.9 Tremors 5. EYE PROBLEMS Shou Ling Leong 5.1 Blurred Vision 5.2 Corneal Foreign Body and Corneal Abrasion 5.3 Diplopia 5.4 Loss of Vision 5.5 Nystagmus 5.6 Papilledema 5.7 Pupillary Inequality 5.8 Red Eye 5.9 Scotomata 6. EAR, NOSE AND THROAT PROBLEMS Frank s. Celestino 6.1 Halitosis 6.2 Hearing Loss 6.3 Hoarseness 6.4 Nosebleed 6.5 Pharyngitis 6.6 Rhinitis 6.7 Stomatitis 6.8 Thinnitus 6.9 Virtigo 7. CARDIOVASCULAR PROBLEMS Mindy Lacey 7.1 Atypical Chest Pain 7.2 Anticoagulation 7.3 Chest Pain 7.4 Bradycardia 7.5 Cardiomegaly 7.6 Congestive Hearth Failure 7.7 Heart Murmurs, Diastolic 7.8 Heart Murmurs, Systolic 7.9 Hypertension 7.10 Palpitations 7.11 pericardial Friction Rub 7.12 Raynaud’s Disease 7.13 Tachycardia 8. RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS Christopher Bunt 8.1 Cough 8.2 Cyanosis 8.3 Hemoptysis 8.4 Pleural Effusion 8.5 Pleuritic Pain 8.6 Pneumothorax 8.7 Shortness of Breath 8.8 Stridor 8.9 Wheezing 9. GASTROINTESTINAL PROBLEMS Richard Fruehling 9.1 Abdominal Pain 9.2 Ascites 9.3 Constipation 9.4 Diarrhea 9.5 Dysphagia 9.6 Epigastric Distress 9.7 Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding 9.8 Hepatitis 9.9 Hepatomegaly 9.10 Jaundice 9.11 Rectal Bleeding 9.12 Steatorrhea 10. RENAL AND UROLOGIC PROBLEMS David Quillen 10.1 Dysuria 10.2 Hematuria 10.3 impotence 10.4 Urinary Incontinence in Adults 10.5 Nocturia 10.6 Oliguria and Anuria 10.7 Priapism 10.8 Scrotal Mass 10.9 Scrotal Pain 10.10 Urethral Discharge 11. PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM Sanjeev Sharma 11.1 Amenorrhea 11.2 Breast Mass 11.3 Chronic Pelvic Pain 11.4 Dysmenorrhea 11.5 Dyspareunia 11.6 Menorrhagia 11.7 Nipple Discharge in the Nonpregnant Female 11.8 Pap Smear Abnormality 11.9 Postmenopausal Bleeding 11.10 Vaginal Discharge 12. MUSCULOSKELETAL PROBLEMS Allison M. Cullan 12.1 Arthralgia 12.2 Calf Pain 12.3 Hip Pain 12.4 Knee Pain 12.5 Low Back Pain 12.6 Monoarticular Joint Pain 12.7 Neck Pain 12.8 Polymyalgia 12.9 Shoulder Pain 13. DERMATOLOGIC PROBLEMS Hassan Galadari 13.1 Alopecia 13.2 Erythema Multiforme 13.3 Maculopapular Rash 13.4 Pigmentation Disorders 13.5 Pruritis 13.6 Rash Accompanied by Fever 13.7 Urticaria 13.8 Vesicular and Bullous Eruptions 14. ENDOCRINE AND METABOLIC PROBLEMS Arwa Nasir 14.1 Diabetes Mellitus 14.2 Gynecomastia 14.3 Hirsutism 14.4 Hypothyroidism 14.5 Polydipsia 14.6 Thyroid Enlargement/Goiter 14.7 Thyroid Nodule 14.8 Hyperthyroidism/Thyrotoxicosis 14.9 Vitamin D Deficiency 15. VASCULAR AND LYMPHATIC SYSTEM PROBLEMS Ashley Falk 15.1 Lymphadenopathy, Generalized 15.2 Lymphadenopathy, Localized 15.3 Petechiae and Purpura 15.4 Splenomegaly 16. LABORATORY ABNORMALITIES: HEMATOLOGY AND URINE DETERMINATIONS Carol A. LaCroix 16.1 Anemia 16.2 Eosinophilia 16.3 Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate and C-Reactive Protein 16.4 Neutropenia 16.5 Polycythemia 16.6 Proteinuria 16.7 Thrombocytopenia 17. LABORATORY ABNORMALITIES: BLOOD CHEMISTRY AND IMMUNOLOGY Nate Falk 17.1 Alkaline Phosphatase, Elevated 17.2 Aminotransferase Levels, Elevated 17.3 Antinuclear Antibody Titer, Elevated 17.4 Brain Natriuretic peptide 17.5 Creatinine, Elevated 17.6 D-Dimer 17.7 Hypercalcemia 17.8 Hyperkalemia 17.9 Hypokalemia 18.DIAGNOSITIC IMAGING ABNORMALITIES Enrique S. Fernandez 18.1 Abnormal Mammogram 18.2 Bone Cyst 18.3 Mediastinal Mass 18.4 Osteopenia 18.5 Solitary Pulmonary Nodule