TY  - BOOK
AU  - 	ABM Abdullah
TI  - Case History & Data Interpretation in Medical Practice 
SN  - 9351523756
PY  - 2014///
CY  - London 
PB  - 	JP Medical Ltd
KW  -  
N2  - This third edition presents trainees with the latest techniques for accurate interpretation of clinical data. Divided into two sections, the first provides descriptive text and related questions. The second part provides the answers and explanations to the questions.

Each section is divided into five parts, presenting more than 500 cases on specific topics – case history and interpretation, data interpretation of cardiac catheter, family tree (genetics), spirometry (lung function assessment), and pictures of multiple diseases.

Topics are presented in an easy to follow format allowing trainees to learn the basics of data interpretation and to practise identifying and diagnosing diseases based on investigations and patient history.

Key points

Third edition describing latest techniques for accurate interpretation of clinical data
More than 500 cases presented as descriptive text, questions and answers
Includes more than 200 clinical photographs and illustrations
Previous edition published in 2010; Common terms and phrases: 1st hr abdominal pain abnormality acidosis acute Alkaline phosphatase anemia—moderate antibody artery arthritis Bicarbonate bilirubin biopsy bone marrow calcium carcinoma cardiac cause cells Chest X-ray Chloride chronic confirm your diagnosis cough Creatinine CT scan deficiency diabetes diarrhea differential diagnoses disease drug electrolytes eosinophil examination FEV1 fever Full blood count further investigations g/dL glucose headache heart hepatic highly suggestive hypertension hypokalemia hypothyroidism infection Investigations Y Full IU/L normal 20 lesion liver lung lymphadenopathy lympho metabolic mg/dL mmol/L normal 2.5 mono months multiple muscle normal 55 Note occur osmolality patient looks physical findings PICTURE platelets poly Potassium prednisolone present protein proteinuria Prothrombin pulmonary QUESTIONS rash renal failure respiratory Serum creatinine Serum electrolytes Serum urea SGPT skin Sodium splenomegaly steroid suffering Suggest three symptoms syndrome therapy thyroid Treatment Urea urine USG of abdomen ventricular vomiting weakness weight loss
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