Macleods Guías de estudio, Notas de estudios & Resúmenes

Patients with rare or unusual diseases often know much more about their condition than you Use this golden opportunity. There is no loss of face in admitting your ignorance. Patients will respect you for your honesty and you can learn much from them about the disease and its treatment and effects.

The purpose of this book is to document and explain how to: • interact with a patient as their doctor • take a history from a patient • examine a patient • formulate your findings into differential diagnoses • rank these in order of probability • use investigations to support or refute your differential diagnosis. Initially, when you approach a section, we suggest that you glance through it quickly, looking at the headings and how it is laid out. This will help you to...