Clinical diagnosis: Experience and lessons

Author: Cattell
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Publish Date: 2001-01-01
Features: The general part of clinical diagnosis in this book introduces basic knowledge and their roles in establishing diagnosis, including symptom analysis, history collection and processing, diagnostic methods, clue gathering, data analysis, diagnostic plans, probability statistics, test selection, new diagnostic techniques, logical thinking, and medical record keeping. The book is divided into two parts. Part includes case examples, allowing readers to understand why certain questions are asked and which specific areas need to be examined. Particular attention should be paid to the roles and relative values of history, physical examination, test items, and diagnostic measures in constructing a complete database for each case. This part also provides in-depth descriptions and numerous practical applications of diagnostic techniques that clinicians often unconsciously use to solve mysteries. The second part consists of many selected cases, with corresponding logical reasoning interspersed in the data content, typically arranged in the order of accumulating information. These cases cover the most common clinical manifestations in practice and are suitable for respected and highly knowledgeable readers. The general part of clinical diagnosis in this book introduces basic knowledge and their roles in establishing diagnosis, including symptom analysis, history collection and processing, diagnostic methods, clue gathering, data analysis, diagnostic plans, probability statistics, test selection, new diagnostic techniques, logical thinking, and medical record keeping.