An Introduction to the Symptoms and Signs of Surgical Disease (A Hodder Arnold Publication)

by Norman L. Browse (Author)

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  Paperback
  1991

  $4.76

  The bedrock of every good clinician's success is the ability to obtain correct history and elicit all the abnormal physical signs from a patient. Professor Browse's highly successful text takes the student step by step through the systematic application of the principles of history taking and clinical examination. The revised and updated second edition contains a description of the techniques of history taking and clinical examination, and a detailed account of the symptoms and signs of the commn surgical diseases. These descriptions are presented under the same headings used to describe the methods of examination. This is done to emphasize and impress upon the reader the importance of a systematic approach. The symtoms and signs are then analysed and interpreted to show the reader how to deduce the diagnosis

• Used

  Paperback
  1997

  $3.26

  Now in its third edition, An Introduction to the Symptoms and Signs of Surgical Disease has become a best-selling, innovative textbook. The text teaches the clinical symptoms and signs of surgical disease, stressing the importance of a thorough history and bedside examination. By presenting the symptoms and signs in a formalised, systematic manner and by describing in detail the techniques of clinical examination, this text enables students to elicit key symptoms and make sound clinical decisions. Written for medical students and junior doctors, 'An Introduction to the Symptoms and Signs of Surgical Disease' continues to be an essential resource for study and reliable companion in clinical practice.