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The information in this bestselling pocketbook is invaluable in helping the student and junior doctor move from a presenting problem to formulating a diagnosis. The book covers 100 common presenting problems which occur in both medicine and surgery. Each problem is dealt with in a standard manner: a brief definition of the problem; a reference table of possible diagnoses ordered by body system; a step-by-step guide to the history and examination of the patient with a view to making a final positive diagnosis; and a list of general instructions which could be carried out, followed by appropriate specific investigations.Contents Abdominal pain Abdominal swellings Anaemia Ano-rectal pain Arm pain Arm swelling Ascites Axillary swellingsBack ache Breast lumps Breast pain Chest pain Clotting disorders Clubbing Coma Confusion Constipation Convulsions Cough Cyanosis Deafness Diarrhoea Dizziness DysphagiaDyspnoea Ear disorders Eye disorders Facial pain Facial swellings Facial ulcers Faecal incontinence Finger lesions Finger pain Foot deformities Foot pain Foot ulcers Gait abnormalities GoitreGroin swellings Gum disorders Gynaecomastia Haematemesis Haematuria Haemoptysis Hand deformities Headache HemiplegiaHepatomegalyHiccups Hirsutism Hypertension Impotence Intestinal obstruction Jaundice Jaw pain and swelling Joint disordersKidney swellings Leg pain Leg swellingsLeg ulcers Lip lesions Lymphadenopathy Melaena Mouth ulcers Muscle wasting Nasal discharge Neck lumpsNeck pain Nipple discharge Oedema Oliguria PalpitationsPenile lesions PolyuriaPopliteal swellings Pruritis Pruritis ani Pyrexia of unknown originRectal bleeding Scalp lesions Scrotal painScrotal swellingsShock Splenomegaly Steatorrhoea Stridor Sweating abnormalities Syncope Throat conditions Toe lesionsTongue disorders TremorUrethral discharge Urinary incontinence Urinary retention Visual problems Voice disorders Vomiting Weight gainWeight loss