Main description:

Now in its fifth edition, this popular diagnostic resource continues to provide you with practical coverage of the most common complaints you're likely to see in daily practice. It's organized by symptom-rather than disease-and consistent throughout, giving you easy access to the most frequent symptoms with which your patients are likely to present. Discussions of probable causes for the complaint, historical

Contents:

1. Abdominal Pain in Adults
2. Abdominal Pain in Children
3. Backache
4. Belching, Bloating, and Flatulence
5. Breast Lumps
6. Chest Pain
7. Colds, Flu and Stuffy Nose
8. Constipation
9. Cough
10. Diarrhea
11. Dizziness/Lightheadedness and Vertigo
12. Earache
13. Facial Pain
14. Fatigue
15. Fever
16. Forgetfulness
17. Headache
18. Heartburn, Indigestion, and Dyspepsia
19. Insomnia
20. Menstrual Irregularities
21. Menstrual Pain
22. Nausea and/or Vomiting Without Abdominal Pain
23. Pain in the Foot
24. Pain in the Lower Extremity in Adults
25. Pain in the Lower Extremity and Limping in Children
26. Pain in the Upper Extremity
27. Palpations
28. Shortness of Breath
29. Skin Problems
30. Sore Throat
31. Swelling of the Legs
32. Urethral discharge and Dysuria
33. Vaginal Discharge and Itching
34. Vision Problems and Other Common Eye Problems
35. Voiding Disorders and Incontinence
36. Weight Gain and Weight Loss