Handbook of Clinical Diagnostics

Description

The book covers basic theories, basic knowledge and basic skills on clinical diagnosis, basic requirements for doctors’ ethical conduct, clinical reasoning and documentation of medical records during the process of making a diagnosis. It consists of six parts, including ‘Symptoms’, ‘History Taking’, ‘Physical Examination’, ‘Supplementary Examination’, ‘Common Clinical Diagnosis Techniques’, and ‘Diagnostic Process and Clinical Reasoning’. A vocabulary index is included for easy reference at the end of the book. This book is compiled by authors of 14 Chinese medical schools and universities, whose years of experience in clinical diagnostics, rich overseas learning and working experiences. This book is included in the first round of English textbooks series for clinical medicine major of China's higher medical colleges; and is among "13th Five-Year" planning textbooks of National Health Commission of the People’s Republic of China. It is also an ideal textbook for MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery) student It is a co-publication book with People's Medical Publishing House (PMPH). The ISBN of PMPH version in China is 978-7-117-23852-6. Front Matter ....Pages i-xi Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Fever (Lie Dai, Rui Zeng)....Pages 3-7 Headache (Jianfang Ma, Rui Zeng)....Pages 9-10 Edema (Jialin Chen, Rui Zeng)....Pages 11-12 Obesity (Chen Jialin, Rui Zeng)....Pages 13-15 Emaciation (Jialin Chen, Rui Zeng)....Pages 17-18 Anemia (Jialin Chen, Rui Zeng)....Pages 19-21 Mucocutaneous Hemorrhage (Jialin Chen, Rui Zeng)....Pages 23-25 Cough and Expectoration (Ke Wang, Rui Zeng)....Pages 27-29 Hemoptysis (Wang Ke, Rui Zeng)....Pages 31-32 Chest Pain (Shiming Liu, Rui Zeng)....Pages 33-34 Dyspnea (Ke Wang, Rui Zeng)....Pages 35-38 Cyanosis (Ke Wang, Rui Zeng)....Pages 39-40 Palpitation (Shiming Liu, Rui Zeng)....Pages 41-42 Nausea and Vomiting (Ling Dong, Rui Zeng)....Pages 43-45 Dysphagia (Ling Dong, Rui Zeng)....Pages 47-49 Dyspepsia (Ling Dong, Rui Zeng)....Pages 51-52 Abdominal Pain (Ling Dong, Rui Zeng)....Pages 53-55 Hematemesis (Dong Ling, Rui Zeng)....Pages 57-58 Hematochezia (Ling Dong, Rui Zeng)....Pages 59-60 Diarrhea (Ling Dong, Rui Zeng)....Pages 61-63 Constipation (Zhijun Duan, Rui Zeng)....Pages 65-66 Jaundice (Zhijun Duan, Rui Zeng)....Pages 67-70 Hematuria (Jialin Chen, Rui Zeng)....Pages 71-73 Frequency, Urgency and Dysuria (Jialin Chen, Rui Zeng)....Pages 75-76 Oliguria, Anuria and Polyuria (Jialin Chen, Rui Zeng)....Pages 77-78 Urinary Incontinence (Rui Zeng)....Pages 79-80 Dysuria (Rui Zeng)....Pages 81-82 Low Back Pain (Lie Dai, Rui Zeng)....Pages 83-84 Arthralgia (Lie Dai, Rui Zeng)....Pages 85-86 Vertigo (Jianfang Ma, Rui Zeng)....Pages 87-88 Syncope (Jianfang Ma, Rui Zeng)....Pages 89-90 Tics and Convulsion (Jianfang Ma, Rui Zeng)....Pages 91-92 Disturbance of Consciousness (Jianfang Ma, Rui Zeng)....Pages 93-94 Affective Disorders (Xuehong Wan, Rui Zeng)....Pages 95-97 Front Matter ....Pages 99-99 Necessity and Ethics of History Taking (Xuehong Wan, Rui Zeng)....Pages 101-101 Contents of History Taking (Xuehong Wan, Rui Zeng)....Pages 103-105 Skills of History Taking (Xuehong Wan, Rui Zeng)....Pages 107-112 Guide for Focused History Taking (Xuehong Wan, Rui Zeng)....Pages 113-114 History Taking in Special Situations (Xuehong Wan, Rui Zeng)....Pages 115-116 Examples of History Taking (Xuehong Wan, Rui Zeng)....Pages 117-118 Front Matter ....Pages 119-119 Basic Skills of Physical Examination (Xuehong Wan, Rui Zeng)....Pages 121-126 General Examination (Fei Chen, Rui Zeng)....Pages 127-149 Physical Examination of Head (Gang Chen, Rui Zeng)....Pages 151-163 Physical Examination of Neck (Gang Chen, Rui Zeng)....Pages 165-168 Physical Examination of Chest (Jianping Zhao, Weihong Jiang, Rui Zeng)....Pages 169-203 Physical Examination of Abdomen (Fei Dai, Rui Zeng)....Pages 205-225 Physical Examination of Anus, Rectum and Genitals (Yi Liu, Rui Zeng)....Pages 227-239 Physical Examination of the Musculoskeletal System (Lie Dai, Rui Zeng)....Pages 241-253 Physical Examination of the Neurological Examination (Jianfang Ma, Rui Zeng)....Pages 255-264 Complete Physical Examination (Rui Zeng)....Pages 265-271 Front Matter ....Pages 273-273 Basic Knowledge of Electrocardiogram (ECG) (Rui Zeng)....Pages 275-285 Graphics-Sequenced Interpretation of ECG (Rui Zeng)....Pages 287-322 Common Types of Tachycardia (Rui Zeng)....Pages 323-330 Arterial Blood Gas Analysis and Determination of Acid and Alkali (Ke Wang, Rui Zeng)....Pages 331-336 Pulmonary Function Test (Ke Wang, Rui Zeng)....Pages 337-342 Basic Information of Endoscopy (Zhijun Duan, Ke Wang, Rui Zeng)....Pages 343-352 Front Matter ....Pages 353-353 Thoracentesis (Rui Zeng)....Pages 355-356 Abdominal Paracentesis (Rui Zeng)....Pages 357-358 Bone Marrow Puncture (Rui Zeng)....Pages 359-360 Lumbar Puncture (Rui Zeng)....Pages 361-362 Urethral Catheterization (Rui Zeng)....Pages 363-364 Gastric Tube Implantation (Rui Zeng)....Pages 365-366 Skin Allergy Test (Rui Zeng)....Pages 367-368 Tuberculin Test (Rui Zeng)....Pages 369-370 Front Matter ....Pages 371-371 Significance (Shiming Liu, Rui Zeng)....Pages 373-373 Basic Requirement of Medical Record (Shiming Liu, Rui Zeng)....Pages 375-376 Denomination, Format, and Content of Medical Record (Shiming Liu, Rui Zeng)....Pages 377-385 Content and Method for Medical Case Report (Shiming Liu, Rui Zeng)....Pages 387-388 Front Matter ....Pages 389-389 The Importance of Clinical Reasoning (Xuehong Wan, Rui Zeng)....Pages 391-391 Procedures of Diagnosis-Making (Xuehong Wan, Rui Zeng)....Pages 393-394 Clinical Reasoning (Xuehong Wan, Rui Zeng)....Pages 395-396 Common Reasons for Misdiagnoses and Omitted Diagnoses (Xuehong Wan, Rui Zeng)....Pages 397-398 Back Matter ....Pages 399-402