Patient Encounters : the Psychiatry and Neurology Work - up

di Diallo • 2009 • dettagli prodotto

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Patient Encounters: The Psychiatry and Neurology Work-Up provides practical, how-to guidance for medical students approaching patients for the first time in a new psychiatry/neurology rotation. This pocket-sized book covers most common conditions encountered in the psychiatry/neurology clerkship and focuses on the important stages or timelines in the patient encounter. The book identifies pertinent positives, negatives, and alert conditions in the history and physical examination; provides guidance on working up the patient, including appropriate diagnostic studies and procedures; explains the rationale behind clinical decision making; and provides diagnosis-based, evidence-based, high-yield, peer-reviewed journal references.Table Of Contents ContributorsReviewersPrefaceHow to Use This BookSection 1: NEUROLOGYChapter 1: Localization and the Neurological Exam Chapter 2: Introduction to Neuroradiology Chapter 3: Altered Mental Status Chapter 4: Weakness Chapter 5: Tingling and Numbness Chapter 6: Convulsions Chapter 7: Gait Disorders and Falls Chapter 8: Dizziness Chapter 9: Visual Changes Chapter 10: Headache and Facial Pain Chapter 11: Speech, Language, and Cognition Section 2: NEUROPSYCHIATRYChapter 12: Mood Disorders Chapter 13: Schizophrenia Chapter 14: Personality Disorders Chapter 15: Anxiety Disorder Index