Libri di Andrew T. Raftery

Making a correct diagnosis is one of the key aspects of every medical student's and junior doctor's clinical training, and problem-based learning is now widely used to focus on the causes behind the presentation of a clinical feature. The Fourth Edition of this best-selling book is packed full of information to help the reader move from a presenting problem to an accurate diagnosis.

The Fourth Edition of this highly-praised pocketbook provides a concise and didactic account of the essential features of the more common surgical disorders, at both a size and price to suit the pocket. The book covers basic principles, as well as providing essential information on aetiology, diagnosis and management, including pre-operative and postoperative care. The text covers the field of general surgery but also covers the basic needs of the undergraduate as far as the surgical specialities are concerned. The book helps you with the essentials of history-taking, what physical signs to elicit, the differential diagnosis, what investigations to order and how to treat the patient. The text is illustrated with line drawings and imaging.

The requirement of any aspiring surgeon to have a comprehensive knowledge of the applied basic sciences remains at the heart of surgical training. All basic surgical trainees are required to have a thorough comprehension of the scientific principles behind surgical procedures and patient management. This book is divided into two sections: the basic principles of general pathology and microbiology the anatomy, physiology and special pathology of the specific systems which a basic surgical trainee would be expected to know.For this Second Edition many of the chapters have been updated, especially the chapters on immunology, basic microbiology, the endocrine and locomotor systems and the breast. An attempt has been made throughout to indicate the clinical relevance of the facts and the reason for learning them. There are several new contributors, to the author team, all of whom are experts in their field and many of them are, or have been, experienced examiners at the various UK Royal Colleges. Although this book has been written to encompass the basic anatomy, physiology and pathology required by the syllabus of the UK Royal Colleges and the Intercollegiate Surgical Curriculum Project, it contains the necessary information required for equivalent international examinations and assessments.

Fare una corretta diagnosi è uno degli aspetti chiave della pratica medica. Il pocket di diagnosi differenziale di Raftery utilizzando l'approccio per problemi guida il medico, lo specializzando e lo studente a focalizzare in modo chiaro ed efficace le cause che sono alla base di un quadro clinico. Il testo è strutturato in tre sezioni: Presentazioni cliniche, Manifestazioni biochimiche e Manifestazioni ematologiche. Per ciascun problema clinico vengono presentate una serie di possibili cause codificate graficamente da quelle più probabili alle più rare. Vengono forniti sia suggerimenti per la raccolta dell'anamnesi suggerendo possibili correlazioni tra i dati rilevati e le cause sia indicazioni mirate per l'esame obiettivo. Vengono poi indicati gli esami da effettuare da quelli più generali a quelli specifici per arrivare ad una corretta diagnosi.