Diagnosis and Case Analysis of Fever Diseases (Second Edition)

Author: Lin Zhaoqian (Compiler)
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Publish Date: 2005-06-01
Features: Based on the first edition, this book expands the diagnostic scope, broadens diagnostic thinking, and adds nearly 500 cases, additional disease types, and over 30 diagnostic methods. The book is divided into two parts: General Principles and Specific Diseases. The General Principles section primarily includes: mechanisms and general patterns of fever, clinical classification, fever duration and types; common and rare diseases and their dialectical relationship; diagnostic clues for various fever-related diseases, atypical manifestations of atypical cases; precautions for history-taking and physical examination; summarizing the significance and role of various autoantibodies, infectious antibodies, tumor markers, biochemistry, enzyme profiles, cells, pathology, and surgical findings; widely collecting diseases that commonly or frequently present with fever and certain symptoms or signs, which helps narrow the diagnostic range and reduce missed diagnoses; providing reference suggestions for diagnostic procedures and steps for fever-related diseases. The Specific Diseases section emphasizes the principle of learning from practice, selecting 295 common or fever-associated diseases and groups. For each disease, it introduces the name, concept, symptoms, clinical types, diagnostic methods, and diagnostic criteria based on actual cases, aiming to provide a preliminary understanding of the disease. Some diseases are accompanied by clinical statistics, further familiarizing readers with the disease. The clinical cases are mainly collected from major domestic journals and magazines, as well as approximately 1,700 cases from abroad, including 179 cases diagnosed by the author or their personal practice. The book focuses on common, different, and special clinical types, making selective choices accordingly. Through examples, it broadens diagnostic perspectives and enhances intuitive and perceptual knowledge.