The classic point-of-care guide to the undifferentiated patient -- completely revised and easier to navigate than ever! A Doody's Core Title for 2011! 5 STAR DOODY'S REVIEW!

"DeGowin's is considered one of the first books on diagnosis, and the one most physicians trained in the last 40 years grew up with. With this edition, the authors continue the unparalleled tradition of providing a comprehensive, understandable way to approach a patient....DeGowin's is considered one of the first books on diagnosis, and the one most physicians trained in the last 40 years grew up with. With this edition, the authors continue the unparalleled tradition of providing a comprehensive, understandable way to approach a patient."-- Part physical examination primer, part differential diagnosis tool, takes you a step beyond elementary physical diagnosis. covers all physical examination techniques and procedures, but this highly practical point-of-care guide goes further, focusing on the meaning of signs and symptoms. It also shows you how to catalog clinical findings resulting from the physical examination--and order them into a differential diagnosis. FEATURES NEW!NEW!NEW!