This entertaining and highly useful book presents hundreds of easy-to-remember mnemonics as a means of learning and then recalling the differential diagnosis possibilities for a wide range of medical conditions. The text is organized by body system, and each set of mnemonics is accompanied by notes for fine tuning the diagnostic process.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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entertaining book,
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This review is from: Differential Diagnosis Mnemonics, 1e (Paperback)
The good thing about this book is that it is not 3A and 7T's kind of mnemonic book.
The mnemonics chosen relate to the topic eg: neuropathy has "LIMP" hence they are easy to remember and recall. Lastly, this is not just lists but an explanation and some places an approach follows as well. Don't forget to read the Introduction !!!
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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The mnemonics, while clever, are just not that helpful,
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This review is from: Differential Diagnosis Mnemonics, 1e (Paperback)
Good: The book has great summaries of common diseases and symptoms, with helpful associated sets of "notes" that offer explanations and clinical advice (such as which tests to order to narrow the differential.) If I could find a copy for less than $20, I would consider buying the book just for this feature; however...
Bad: the mnemonics are not that helpful in actually remembering the differentials. The mnemonics are typically words or phrases that are related to the symptom, with each letter in the mnemonic representing an etiology; the mnemonics are memorable in themselves, but it's much more difficult to remember what the individual letters are supposed to stand for. Does the "I" in the mnemonic "Is PTH OK?" (for hypocalcemia) stand for "Insulinoma," "Iatrogenic," "Intrinsic renal disease", "Intestinal disease," or "Infectious hepatitis?" Many mnemonics also cheat by using the first letter of an adjective rather than the associated noun, which makes things even more difficult, e.g. "Intrarenal emboli" instead of just "Emboli" (if you're trying to remember causes of intrarenal failure, it's no help to put "intrarenal" on the front of everything.)
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not particularly useful for someone whose brain works like mine does,
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This review is from: Differential Diagnosis Mnemonics, 1e (Paperback)
If you learnt the twelve cranial nerves easily via the "Oh, Oh, Oh,....." method, you might find this book more useful than I did. I am more of a "visual learner," I think, and the mnemonics just did not work for me.
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