Anchored by a consistent emphasis on the patient, the Clinical Medicine Series is a vital resource for anyone in the primary care setting, the hospital, or the ambulatory setting. Inside each volume, busy practitioners will find up-to-the-minute patient management advice that no other source can match. And when you factor in the series' affordable price, quick-scan design, and internationally renowned authorship, it's easy to see why the Clinical Medical Series will be first on any dedicated professional's reading list.-- From a leader in family and community medicine comes the new edition of the incredibly user-friendly reference that employs a symptom-based approach to clinical practice-- Reviews approach to the patient, the physical exam, probable causes, differential diagnosis, and treatment strategies -- for the full range of conditions encountered in primary practice-- Superb illustrations and abundant use of tables and charts make diagnosis quick and easy