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Handbook of Clinical Diagnostics

  • Covers most essential basic theories, basic knowledge and basic skills on clinical diagnosis
  • Contributed by authors from China 14 medical schools and universities, whose years of experience in clinical diagnostics
  • An ideal textbook for MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery) student
  • Included in the first round of English textbooks series for clinical medicine major of China's higher medical colleges
  • Included in "13th Five-Year" planning textbooks of National Health Commission of the People’s Republic of China

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Table of contents (72 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
  2. Symptoms

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Fever

      • Lie Dai, Rui Zeng
      Pages 3-7
    3. Headache

      • Jianfang Ma, Rui Zeng
      Pages 9-10
    4. Edema

      • Jialin Chen, Rui Zeng
      Pages 11-12
    5. Obesity

      • Chen Jialin, Rui Zeng
      Pages 13-15
    6. Emaciation

      • Jialin Chen, Rui Zeng
      Pages 17-18
    7. Anemia

      • Jialin Chen, Rui Zeng
      Pages 19-21
    8. Mucocutaneous Hemorrhage

      • Jialin Chen, Rui Zeng
      Pages 23-25
    9. Cough and Expectoration

      • Ke Wang, Rui Zeng
      Pages 27-29
    10. Hemoptysis

      • Wang Ke, Rui Zeng
      Pages 31-32
    11. Chest Pain

      • Shiming Liu, Rui Zeng
      Pages 33-34
    12. Dyspnea

      • Ke Wang, Rui Zeng
      Pages 35-38
    13. Cyanosis

      • Ke Wang, Rui Zeng
      Pages 39-40
    14. Palpitation

      • Shiming Liu, Rui Zeng
      Pages 41-42
    15. Nausea and Vomiting

      • Ling Dong, Rui Zeng
      Pages 43-45
    16. Dysphagia

      • Ling Dong, Rui Zeng
      Pages 47-49
    17. Dyspepsia

      • Ling Dong, Rui Zeng
      Pages 51-52
    18. Abdominal Pain

      • Ling Dong, Rui Zeng
      Pages 53-55
    19. Hematemesis

      • Dong Ling, Rui Zeng
      Pages 57-58

About this book

The book covers basic theories, basic knowledge and basic skills on clinical diagnosis, basic requirements for doctors’ ethical conduct, clinical reasoning and documentation of medical records during the process of making a diagnosis. It consists of six parts, including ‘Symptoms’, ‘History Taking’, ‘Physical Examination’, ‘Supplementary Examination’, ‘Common Clinical Diagnosis Techniques’, and ‘Diagnostic Process and Clinical Reasoning’. A vocabulary index is included for easy reference at the end of the book.

This book is compiled by authors of 14 Chinese medical schools and universities, whose years of experience in clinical diagnostics, rich overseas learning and working experiences.

This book is included in the first round of English textbooks series for clinical medicine major of China's higher medical colleges; and is among "13th Five-Year" planning textbooks of National Health Commission of the People’s Republic of China. It is also an ideal textbook for MBBS(Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery) student

It is a co-publication book with People's Medical Publishing House (PMPH). The ISBN of PMPH version in China is 978-7-117-23852-6.

Editors and Affiliations

  • West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China

    Xue-Hong Wan

  • Department of Cardiology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China

    Rui Zeng

About the editors

Editor Xue-Hong Wan, M.D., is a professor of internal medicine, Vice-dean, West China School of Medicine and Deputy director of West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.

Editor Rui Zeng, M.D., is an Associate Professor at the Department of Cardiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Handbook of Clinical Diagnostics

  • Editors: Xue-Hong Wan, Rui Zeng

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-7677-1

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. and People's Medical Publishing House 2020

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-13-7676-4Published: 05 September 2019

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-13-7679-5Published: 05 September 2020

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-13-7677-1Published: 26 August 2019

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 402

  • Number of Illustrations: 110 b/w illustrations, 175 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: General Practice / Family Medicine, Internal Medicine

Buy it now

Buying options

eBook USD 89.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 119.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 169.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

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