{"product_id":"evidencebased-diagnosis-in-primary-care-practical-solutions-to-common-problems-9780750649100","title":"Evidence-Based Diagnosis in Primary Care: Practical Solutions to Common Problems","description":"\u003cp\u003eBritish Medical Association Book Awards 2009 - First Prize Winner  Primary Care Category  Evidence-Based Diagnosis in Primary Care provides guidance on diagnosis in general practice  from the patients first presentation with a symptom to the final establishment of a diagnosis or referral for further investigation. The book is divided into two parts:  Symptoms; which details the steps necessary to reach a provisional diagnosis when a patient presents; and  Disorders; in which the more detailed assessment of that initial diagnosis is described.  This is the first book to be written about diagnosis in primary care that attempts to base its guidance on the research evidence. Enough information is provided on each symptom  or condition  to decide on the pre-test probability of each possible disorder  and how the symptoms  signs and investigations alter those probabilities to allow a conclusion to be reached about the most likely diagnosis.  Evidence-Based Diagnosis in Primary Care also explains the principles of evidence-based diagnosis  with special emphasis on the issues raised by attempting an evidence-based approach in primary care  and clearly demonstrates the power  and the difficulties  of an evidence-based approach. Many chapters also feature red flags  elements of the history or examination that should alert the practitioner to the possibility of serious disease  which is vital for general practice. Covers 44 common presentations and 34 common disorders including many of the most difficult clinical situations general practitioners face. Focuses on symptoms notorious for their diagnostic difficulty (e.g dizziness  fatigue) and disorders that are always in the GPs mind because of their seriousness (e.g. acute coronary syndrome  meningitis  deep vein thrombosis). The research evidence is presented in sufficient detail for the reader to understand its value and its limitations. The chapters are illustrated by examples that show the GP at work  illustrating how the evidence can be applied or that the evidence is unable to help with the situation posed. Much of the research quoted in the book is international in flavour  especially from the USA  Canada  and the rest of Europe  as well as the UK. Linked to the new edition of Practical General Practice by the same editor\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45529641156661,"sku":"ByrdShop_0750649100","price":253.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780750649100.jpg?v=1780940202","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/evidencebased-diagnosis-in-primary-care-practical-solutions-to-common-problems-9780750649100","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}