Surgical Symptom Differential Diagnosis

Author: Yao Zhenxiang
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Publish Date: 2004-11-01
Features: This book is divided into 7 chapters. Chapter 1 is a general introduction, elaborating on the approach to differential diagnosis, the significance and key points of medical history and physical examination, and the application of diagnostic methods to establish a sound surgical differential diagnostic methodology. To align with clinical disease categorization, it is divided into 6 chapters covering neurosurgery, thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, peripheral vascular surgery, general surgery (gastrointestinal, hepatobiliary, endocrine), orthopedics, and urology and andrology, with reference values for common laboratory tests appended at the end. The entire book is centered on symptoms and signs, listing relevant tests and emphasizing the differences or distinctive features of diseases requiring differentiation for ease of memory and reference, making it practical, scientific, and advanced. This book is primarily intended for reference by surgical physicians in grassroots hospitals, young physicians in various levels of hospitals, and senior students in medical schools.