Professional Guide to Signs and Symptoms (Professional Guide Series) (Hardcover)

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Thoroughly updated for the Fifth Edition, this comprehensive manual covers over 550 signs and symptoms. More than 300 of the most important signs and symptoms are organized alphabetically; each entry includes a description, emergency interventions (where appropriate), history and physical examination, causes, special considerations, and patient counseling. Over 500 illustrations, tables, and flowcharts are included. Appendices describe 250 less familiar signs and symptoms and provide English/Spanish translations of common signs and symptoms. New to this edition: signs and symptoms of emerging diseases, including avian influenza, blast lung injury, and metabolic syndrome; flowcharts that guide practitioners through assessment evaluation; and appendices on common laboratory test values and conducting a patient history.

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Product Details Hardcover: 928 pages Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Fifth Edition edition (March 1, 2006) Language: English ISBN-10: 1582555109 ISBN-13: 978-1582555102 Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.5 x 1.8 inches Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies) Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews) Amazon.com Sales Rank: #79,361 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books) Popular in these categories: (What's this?) #87 in  Books > Professional & Technical > Medical > Medicine > Internal Medicine > Family Practice #91 in  Books > Professional & Technical > Medical > Nursing > Assessment & Diagnosis #91 in  Books > Science > Medicine > Nursing > Assessment & Diagnosis

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 928 pages
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Fifth Edition edition (March 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1582555109
• ISBN-13: 978-1582555102
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.5 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #79,361 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

  Popular in these categories: (What's this?)

  #87 in	Books > Professional & Technical > Medical > Medicine > Internal Medicine > Family Practice
  #91 in	Books > Professional & Technical > Medical > Nursing > Assessment & Diagnosis
  #91 in	Books > Science > Medicine > Nursing > Assessment & Diagnosis

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars can also be used by a lay reader, March 22, 2006

By	W Boudville (Terra, Sol 3) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Professional Guide to Signs and Symptoms (Professional Guide Series) (Hardcover)

Strictly speaking, this book is aimed at a healthcare professional; typically a nurse or paramedic. Yet it can also be valuable to a lay reader. Comparable to the Physician's Desk Reference. The terminology is not so specialised as to defy understanding by the latter reader.

Plus, the intended audience does not do surgery on the patient. Rather, she observes and has access to perhaps some simple diagnostic equipment or drugs. Another reason why the guidelines in the book can also be followed by others.

1.0 out of 5 stars Not for the professional, March 21, 2009

By	Mello1222 (Auburn Hills, MI) - See all my reviews

This book is supposed to be for the professional, however, it is more geared towards the layperson. It has good content but not for the professional. I truly wasted my money on this one.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Perfect study companion, December 8, 2007

By	Sandro R. S. Gaspar "Sandro Gaspar" (Portugal) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

A great book. It explains how some of the signs and syntoms appear, which allows you to, as a medical student, understand them instead of memorizing patterns. Helps you think and It's great while you study. Written by nurses. Surprising.