Coverage of 170 conditions and symptoms across the life span--including children, older adults and pregnant patients.
Complaint-focused approach organized by body system, including discussions of complex conditions Step-by-step how tos for taking a focused history, performing a physical based on presenting complaints/problems, and interpreting the findings.
Guidance on selecting diagnostic tests and interpreting those studies to help narrow down the diagnoses.
Prediction rules for selected disorders.
Quick-reference features, including red flags - assessment pearls - medications causing symptoms - and selected causes of symptoms.
F. A. Davis Company Advanced assessment: interpreting findings and formulating differential diagnoses, paperback/mary jo goolsby
