Evidence-Based Physical Diagnosis
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Evidence-Based Physical Diagnosis
helps you choose the diagnostic
approaches that have been proven
most effective! Dr. Steven McGee
puts the most current evidence at
your fingertips, equipping you to
easily select the best test for
diagnosing a given condition and
understand the diagnostic
significance and accuracy of your
findings. A remarkably
easy-to-reference organization makes
it simple to find the answers you
need; and full-text online access at
www.expertconsult.com lets you
quickly reference the book from any
computer or mobile device.
Quickly review the history,
pathogenesis, examination technique,
and interpretation of physical
findings for all areas of the body
thanks to a very reader-friendly
outline format, including more than
90 "EBM boxes" and accompanying "EBM
ruler" illustrations.
Get expert
advice from Dr. Steven McGee, an
internationally respected authority
in physical examination and
assessment, pain management, and
education in general internal
medicine.
See exactly which
studies document the significance of
various findings thanks to thousands
of up-to-date references.
Access
the complete contents online at
www.expertconsult.com, plus a
downloadable image collection and an
evidence-based calculator that helps
you determine probability ratios
based on the evidence criteria.
Apply the latest knowledge on hot
topics such as the value of physical
examination in taking care of the
ICU patient, accurately diagnosing
the etiology of systolic murmurs,
diagnosing osteoarthritis and acute
vertigo in the dizzy patient,
diagnosing hemorrhagic stroke, and
diagnosing pleural effusions.
Implement the most current
evidence-based approaches for
evaluating stance and gait,
Schamroth's sign (for clubbing),
dementia, prediction of falls,
hepatopulmonary syndrome, atrial
fibrillation, relative bradycardia,
tourniquet test (for dengue
infections), acute stroke, and
pleural effusion .
Assess the
pretest probability of disease,
given particular signs or symptoms,
with new at-a-glance tables.
Make
effective decisions thanks to
updated content throughout,
including new EBM boxes covering
over 250 recent studies on physical
diagnosis - ensuring that all
diagnostic information (i.e.,
sensitivity, specificity, and
likelihood ratios) is up to date.
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