Evidence-based physical diagnosis

Evidence-Based Physical Diagnosis helps you choose the diagnostic approaches that have been proven most effective! Dr. Steven McGee puts the most current evidence at your fingertips, equipping you to easily select the best test for diagnosing a given condition and understand the diagnostic significance and accuracy of your findings. A remarkably easy-to-reference organization makes it simple to find the answers you need; and full-text online access at www.expertconsult.com lets you quickly reference the book from any computer or mobile device. Quickly review the history, pathogenesis, examination technique, and interpretation of physical findings for all areas of the body thanks to a very reader-friendly outline format, including more than 90 "EBM boxes" and accompanying "EBM ruler" illustrations. Get expert advice from Dr. Steven McGee, an internationally respected authority in physical examination and assessment, pain management, and education in general internal medicine. See exactly which studies document the significance of various findings thanks to thousands of up-to-date references.

pt. 1. INTRODUCTION: 1 What Is Evidence-Based Physical Diagnosis? -- pt. 2. UNDERSTANDING THE EVIDENCE: 2 Diagnostic Accuracy of Physical Findings -- 3 Using the Tables in This Book -- 4 Reliability of Physical Findings -- pt. 3. GENERAL APPEARANCE OF THE PATIENT: 5 Mental Status Examination -- 6 Stance and Gait -- 7 Jaundice -- 8 Cyanosis -- 9 Anemia -- 10 Hypovolemia -- 11 Protein-Energy Malnutrition and Weight Loss -- 12 Obesity -- 13 Cushing Syndrome -- pt. 4. VITAL SIGNS: 14 Pulse Rate and Contour -- 15 Abnormalities of Pulse Rhythm -- 16 Blood Pressure -- 17 Temperature -- 18 Respiratory Rate and Abnormal Breathing Patterns -- 19 Pulse Oximetry -- pt. 5. HEAD AND NECK: 20 The Pupils -- 21 Diabetic Retinopathy -- 22 Hearing -- 23 Thyroid and Its Disorders -- 24 Meninges -- 25 Peripheral Lymphadenopathy -- pt. 6. THE LUNGS: 26 Inspection of the Chest -- 27 Palpation and Percussion of the Chest -- 28 Auscultation of the Lungs -- 29 Ancillary Tests -- pt. 7. SELECTED PULMONARY DISORDERS: 30 Pneumonia -- 31 Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease -- 32 Pulmonary Embolism -- 33 Pleural Effusion -- pt. 8. THE HEART: 34 Inspection of the Neck Veins -- 35 Percussion of the Heart -- 36 Palpa…