Instant Work-ups: A Clinical Guide to Medicine

O'Connell MD, Theodore X.

ISBN 10: 032337641X / ISBN 13: 9780323376419

Published by Elsevier, 2016

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Instant Work-ups: A Clinical Guide to Medicine
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 032337641X
• ISBN 13: 9780323376419
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: very_good

About this title

Synopsis

Pocket-sized and portable, Instant Work-ups: A Clinical Guide to Medicine offers all of the critical information physicians need to know in order to evaluate and diagnose a patient. The content is uniquely presented as a patient would present his or her case: with symptoms and abnormalities, as opposed to a diagnosis. Practical and easy to use, it provides clear work-up plans for the most commonly encountered medical conditions, providing quick, focused guidance with the flexibility to adapt to each unique patient.

• Expert Consult eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, figures, images, and references from the book on a variety of devices.
• Pocket-sized design makes it perfect for quick reference in the clinical setting.
• Covers approximately 80 of the most commonly encountered medical conditions.
• Chapters are alphabetically organized by topic for easy reference.
• Topics are presented as a sign, symptom, or abnormal lab reading as a patient would present his or her case.
• Every topic includes a brief background discussion, a list of important related materials, and a detailed list of the next lab or radiographic tests.
• Describes each diagnostic test and includes algorithms for each topic to help guide diagnosis.

About the Author

Dr. Ted O'Connell is a family physician, educator, author, innovator, and speaker. He served as the founding director of Kaiser Permanente’s Napa-Solano family medicine residency program and serves as a clinical professor for UC San Francisco, UC Davis, and Drexel University’s schools of medicine. He also founded Kaiser’s community medicine and global health fellowship. has authored or edited over a dozen textbooks, written numerous textbook chapters and peer-reviewed journal articles. Among his most notable are USMLE Step 2 Secrets, USMLE Step 3 Secrets, Crush Step 1, and the Instant Workups series of books. He is the Editor-In-Chief for Elsevier’s Clinical Key Meded education platform.