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Decision Making in Medicine, 3rd Edition

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By Stuart B. Mushlin, MD and Harry L. Greene, MD
This popular reference facilitates diagnostic and therapeutic decision making for a wide range of common and often complex problems faced in outpatient and inpatient medicine. Comprehensive algorithmic decision trees guide you through more than 245 d ...view more
This popular reference facilitates diagnostic and therapeutic decision making for a wide range of common and often complex problems faced in outpatient and inpatient medicine. Comprehensive algorithmic decision trees guide you through more than 245 disorders organized by sign, symptom, problem, or laboratory abnormality. The brief text accompanying each algorithm explains the key steps of the decision making process, giving you the clear, clinical guidelines you need to successfully manage even your toughest cases.
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9780323041072
Publication Date :
27-10-2009
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This popular reference facilitates diagnostic and therapeutic decision making for a wide range of common and often complex problems faced in outpatient and inpatient medicine. Comprehensive algorithmic decision trees guide you through more than 245 disorders organized by sign, symptom, problem, or laboratory abnormality. The brief text accompanying each algorithm explains the key steps of the decision making process, giving you the clear, clinical guidelines you need to successfully manage even your toughest cases.

New to this edition
  • More than a dozen new topics focus on the key diseases and disorders encountered in daily practice.
  • Fully updated decision trees guide you through the latest diagnostic and management guidelines.



Key Features
  • An algorithmic format makes it easy to apply the practical, decision-making approaches used by seasoned clinicians in daily practice.
  • Comprehensive coverage of general and internal medicine helps you successfully diagnose and manage a full range of diseases and disorders related to women’s health, emergency medicine, urology, behavioral medicine, pharmacology, and much more.
  • A Table of Contents arranged by organ system helps you to quickly and easily zero in on the information you need.

Author Information
By Stuart B. Mushlin, MD, Director, Preliminary Residency Program, Division of General Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital; Instructor, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA and Harry L. Greene, MD, Executive Vice President, Massachusetts Medical Society, Waltham, MA, USA
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ISBN Number 9780323041072
Description Author List By Stuart B. Mushlin, MD, Director, Preliminary Residency Program, Division of General Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital; Instructor, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA and Harry L. Greene, MD, Executive Vice President, Massachusetts Medical Society, Waltham, MA, USA
Copyright Year 2010
Edition Number 3
Format Book
Trim 216w x 276h (8.50" x 10.875")
Imprint Mosby
Page Count 768
Publication Date 27 Oct 2009
Stock Status Please allow 10-14 working days for delivery

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"This book is, quite simply, a triumph…The beauty of the book is the way in which each topic has an algorithm on one page for brevity and clarity and on the opposing page the explanation with its necessary breadth and depth…This book was intriguing, enjoyable to read and represents good value for money."- David Warriner, Barnsley Hospital, Barnsley- British Journal of Hospital Medicine

"While most internal medicine reference books focus on delivering information and knowledge to the reader, this one assists practitioners with the use of that knowledge. Through the use of comprehensive algorithms, it reveals how the clinical decision-making and thought process requires an organized and systematic approach. This book would be a useful reference for any medical practitioner." - Heather Huang, MD, Doody’s Review Service, 4 Stars!

 

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NEW REVIEW -- MUSHLIN / Decision Making in Medicine: An Algorithmic Approach, 3rd Edition. Elsevier, 2010, Mushlin, Stuart B., MD, FACP, FACR; Greene, Harry L., II, MD, FACP

Designed to facilitate the diagnostic and therapeutic decision-making process, this book consists of comprehensive algorithmic decision trees that guide readers through more than 250 disorders. Brief text accompanies each algorithm and explains the key steps of the decision-making process. The previous edition was published in 1998.

The purpose is to present an organized approach to making clinical decisions. It does so by presenting various algorithms that walk readers through how to diagnostically and therapeutically approach signs, symptoms, problems, or laboratory tests that could arise in various clinical internal medicine settings. The algorithms are designed to provide readers with templates that guide the clinical decision-making and thought processes. The additional goal is to minimize unnecessary testing, control medical costs, and provide uniform quality care in the evaluation of patients.

The book is written for medical practitioners, residents, medical students, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants seeking guidelines for diagnosis.

 It covers a wide array of general and internal medicine topics that could be encountered in both outpatient and inpatient settings. The algorithms are organized by organ systems as well as by sign, symptom, problem, or laboratory test. Each algorithm is clearly presented and comprehensively assists readers in considering a wide range of diagnoses. Short descriptions explaining the various steps in the decision-making process of the algorithms are provided on separate pages.

While most internal medicine reference books focus on delivering information and knowledge to the reader, this one assists practitioners with the use of that knowledge. Through the use of comprehensive algorithms, it reveals how the clinical decision-making and thought process requires an organized and systematic approach. This book would be a useful reference for any medical practitioner.

Weighted Numerical Score: 96 - 4 Stars!

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