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MEDICAL

Internal Medicine

Sapira’s Art & Science of Bedside Diagnosis 5th Edition By Jane M. Orient, MD DESCRIPTION

Essential reading for beginning and experienced clinicians alike, Sapira’s Art & Science of Bedside Diagnosis, 5th Edi- tion , discusses the patient interview and the physical examina- tion in an engaging, storytelling style. Tried and true methods are described in step-by-step detail, and include clinical pearls, vignettes, practical clinical experiences, personal history, ex- planations of the physiologic significance of findings, and ex- tensive discussions of evidence-based medicine. It’s a useful guide for learning and reinforcing effective bedside diagnosis techniques at all levels and stages of clinical practice. FEATURES ▶ ▶ Serves as an essential roadmap to the individual, interdependent, and artful side of the practice of medicine using time-honored, hands-on methods ▶ ▶ Helps you gain the most reliable information from your patients, leading to accurate differential diagnoses and efficient diagnostic strategies ▶ ▶ Contains new material on endocrinology; the history and philosophy of medicine; orthopaedics, neurologic diagnoses and traumatic brain injury, dermatology; Guarino’s auscultatory percussion of the skull; hearing, the vestibular system, and intracranial hypertension; ophthalmoscopy; podiatry; and more ▶ ▶ Details effective approaches to various types of patients, including those who are forgetful or confused, vague, using illegal substances, non-English speaking, hard of hearing, hostile, evasive, and more ▶ ▶ Includes Points to Remember , interesting historical tidbits, relevant references, and more than 300 questions with answers and discussion Enrich Your eBook Reading Experience with Enhanced Video, Audio, and Interactive Capabilities! ▶ ▶ Read directly on your preferred device(s ), such as computer, tablet, or smartphone. ▶ ▶ Customize for your language , including right-to-left reading, vertical writing, and enhanced annotation in over 30 languages. ▶ ▶ Easily convert to audiobook , powering your content with natural language text-to-speech. ▶ ▶ Adapt for unique reading needs , supporting learning disabilities, visual/auditory impairments, second-language or literacy challenges, and more.

Note to Booksellers: The previous edition published in December 2009 (ISBN: 978-1-60547-411-3).

Hardbound / ISBN: 978-1-4963-4380-2 / ($124.99 / £95.00 / €111.00) World Approx. 672 pp. / Approx. 380 Illus. / 50 in Full Color / Approx. 50 Tables / 8.375 x 10.875 / April 2018

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