Signs & symptoms in pediatrics urgent and emergent care

• Other Authors: Davis, Mark A. (Editor), Gruskin, Karen D. (Editor), Chiang, Vincent W. (Editor), Manzi, Shannon (Editor)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Philadelphia, PA Elsevier Mosby 2005
• Subjects: Pediatrics > Handbooks; Child > Handbooks; Diagnosis, Differential > Handbooks; Infant > Handbooks
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 Patients present with symptoms, not diagnoses. That's why this book uses a symptom-based approach to help practitioners correctly identify the conditions encountered in practice. It encourages readers to consider not only the likeliest diagnosis for a given symptom, but also its other less common, but potentially life-threatening causes. A unique ratings system indicates how commonly each symptom, sign, disease pattern, or diagnostic test result is associated with a particular diagnosis, according to the medical literature. The result is a highly efficient, evidence-based source of assistance in reaching fast, confident diagnoses