Sapira's art & science of bedside diagnosis / Jane M. Orient.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Orient, Jane M.

Contributor:

Sapira, Joseph D., 1936-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Physical diagnosis.

Medical History Taking.

Physical Examination.

Medical Subjects:

Medical History Taking.

Physical Examination.

Physical Description:

xix, 682 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Other Title:

Art & science of bedside diagnosis

Sapira's art and science of bedside diagnosis

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, PA : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2000.

Summary:

Now in its revised and updated Second Edition, Sapira's Art & Science of Bedside Diagnosis teaches the artful science of the clinical examination. An emphasis is placed on the physical examination, which when skillfully carried out can lead to an accurate diagnosis more quickly and less expensively than relying on technology alone.

Major changes to this edition include extensive revisions to the musculoskeletal examination and the extremities and new photographs. More information about sensitivity and specificity of particular findings is included.

Notes:

Rev. ed. of: The art & science of bedside diagnosis / by Joseph D. Sapira. c1990.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0683307142

OCLC:

41327726