Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms

The Indispensable Authority for More than 550 Signs and Symptoms-Now Completely Updated Know the implications of virtually every patient sign and symptom. From fever and vomiting to tinnitus and tracheal deviation, Professional Guide to Signs and Symptoms, Fourth Edition, provides the "three I's" vital to your clinical practice: Identification, Interpretation, and Intervention! Identification * Description and incidence, history and examination guidelines * New! Red-flag findings for critical emerging diseases (SARS, listeriosis, Rift Valley fever, and more) plus biological weapons (such as anthrax, smallpox, and typhus) * Examination tip icon to elicit, pinpoint, or characterize a sign or symptom; Cultural cue and new Gender cue icons that clarify critical ethnic and gender variations in clinical presentation * Appendix of 250 less familiar, accessory, and nonspecific signs and symptoms, arranged alphabetically for fast access * English/Spanish translations of common signs and symptoms Interpretation * Medical causes and their associated findings; drugs, tests, procedures, and other causes; pediatric and geriatric pointers * Charts that help differentiate among a sign or symptom's multiple causes * Alternative alert icon that highlights herbal remedies as causes * New! Quick-consult charts on biological weapons and herbal medicines as causes of specific signs and symptoms Intervention * Emergency interventions icon for signs and symptoms with life-, limb-, or organ-threatening implications * Patient-counseling tips, special clinical considerations, and photocopiable patient-teaching handouts.Holmes, H. Nancy is the author of 'Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms', published 2003 under ISBN 9781582552897 and ISBN 1582552894.