Pocketbook of Differential Diagnosis International Edition: Pocketbook of Differential Diagnosis International Edition

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.

• Traffic light system to allow consideration of common before rarer diagnoses

• Hazard symbols to highlight diagnoses that may need rapid assessment and management

• Summary boxes, with a focus on malignancy red flag symptoms

• Updated terminology and investigations

New to this edition