This handy guide is packed full of information to support medical students, junior doctors and other health professionals in making an accurate diagnosis in relation to different presenting complaints.
Now in its fifth edition, the Pocketbook takes the reader through the key steps of narrowing a differential diagnosis, including history, examination and investigation findings. It has been fully updated to cover the full range of common presenting problems facing clinicians today.
This book is easy-to-read and logical, making it useful for all clinicians within a variety of settings, from the classroom to emergency department and primary care.
New to this edition
A new authorial team have thoroughly revised the contents and ensured the coverage is entirely appropriate for the book’s readership.
Table of Contents:
Abdominal pain
Abdominal swellings
Anaemia (low plasma haemoglobin)
Anorectal pain
Arm pain
Arm swellings
Ascites
Axillary swellings
Backache
Blood urea nitrogen
Breast lumps
Breast pain
Chest pain
Clotting abnormalities
Clubbing
Coma
Confusion
Constipation
Convulsions
Cough
Cyanosis
Deafness
Diarrhoea
Dizziness
Dysphagia
Dyspnoea
Ear disorders
Eye disorders
Facial pain
Facial swellings
Facial ulcers
Faecal incontinence
Finger lesions
Finger pain
Foot deformities
Foot pain
Foot ulcers
Gait abnormalities
Goitre
Groin swellings
Gum disorders
Gynaecomastia
Haematemesis
Haematuria
Haemoptysis
Halitosis
Hallucinations
Hand deformities
Headache
Hemiplegia
Hepatomegaly
Hiccups
Hirsutism
Hypercalcaemia (high calcium level)
Hyperglycaemia (high blood sugar level)
Hyperkalaemia (high potassium level)
Hypernatraemia (high sodium level)
Hypertension
Hypocalcaemia (low calcium level)
Hypoglycaemia (low blood sugar level)
Hypokalaemia (low potassium level)
Hypomagnesaemia (low magnesium level)
Hyponatraemia (low sodium level)
Hypotension
Impotence
Intestinal obstruction
Jaundice
Jaw pain and swellings
Joint disorders
Kidney swellings
Leg pain
Leg swellings
Leg ulcers
Leucocytosis (high white cell count)
Leucopaenia (low white cell count)
Lip lesions
Lymphadenopathy
Malaena
Metabolic acidosis
Metabolic alkalosis
Mouth ulcers
Muscle weakness and wasting
Nail abnormalities
Nasal discharge
Neck lumps
Neck pain
Nipple discharge
Oedema
Oliguria
Palpitations
Penile lesions
Photophobia
Polycythaemia (high plasma haemoglobin)
Polyuria
Popliteal swellings
Pruritus
Pruritus ani
Pyrexia of unknown origin
Rectal bleeding
Respiratory acidosis
Respiratory alkalosis
Scalp lesions
Scrotal pain
Scrotal swellings
Shock
Splenomegaly
Steatorrhea
Stridor
Sweating abnormalities
Syncope
Thirst
Throat conditions
Thrombocytopenia (low platelet count)
Thrombocytosis (high platelet count)
Tiredness
Toe lesions
Tongue disorders
Tremor
Urethral discharge
Urinary incontinence
Urinary retention
Vaginal discharge
Visual problems
Voice disorders
Vomiting
Weight gain
Weight loss
