Practical Guide to the Care of the Medical Patient

Ferri's Guide has long been an indispensable manual for 3rd and 4th year medical students to use during their clinical rotations. It is used increasingly by 1st and 2nd year students as well in programs where students begin clinical work early. It is a general manual of internal medicine with a particular emphasis on differential diagnosis.

There is less information in this book on pathophysiology than in the Wash U Manual, but there is more emphasis on practical clinical information. Tables are used throughout to summarize important material.

Dr. Ferri has responded to reviews by medical students to make the book more useful. This edition will include expanded material on Differential Diagnosis, with an additional 78 clinical topics. There is a new section on diagnostic imaging of the medical patient and an expanded section on dermatology. Other chapters have been updated to provide more current information, and the laboratory section has been amended to list the causes of lab test abnormalities from most to least common.Provides a dedicated chapter on differential diagnosis, covering over 125 essential topics Features numerous tables and algorithms for easy access to information Includes tear-out cards for cardiac codes and cardiac drugsOffers the very latest clinical, therapeutic, laboratory medicine, and diagnostic imaging information. Presents 78 new Differential Diagnosis tables-203 in all-listing diagnostic possibilities from most to least common, where appropriate. Includes an extensive new section on diagnostic imaging, with advice on which tests to order when, the proper sequence of tests, and interpreting the results. Lists the causes of laboratory test abnormalities from most to least common. Uses a new, more reader-friendly, two-color design, and many new full-color illustrations throughout.