The Merck manual of patient symptoms : a concise, practical guide to etiology, evaluation, and treatment /

The Merck manual of patient symptoms : a concise, practical guide to etiology, evaluation, and treatment / Manual of patient symptoms Patient symptoms Concise, practical guide to etiology, evaluation, and treatment Robert S. Porter, editor ; Justin L. Kaplan, senior assistant editor ; Barbara P. Homeier, assistant editor. - Whitehouse Station, NJ : Merck Research Laboratories, 2008. - xx, 651 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.

Includes index.

Abdominal pain, acute -- Abdominal pain, chronic -- Alopecia -- Amenorrhea -- Anosmia -- Bleeding, excessive -- Breast lumps -- Chest pain -- Constipation in adults -- Constipation in children -- Cough in adults -- Cough in children -- Crying -- Diarrhea in adults -- Diarrhea in children -- Diplopia -- Dizziness and vertigo -- Dry mouth -- Dysmenorrhea -- Dyspepsia -- Dysphagia -- Dyspnea -- Dysuria -- Earache -- Ear discharge -- Edema -- Edema during late pregnancy -- Epistaxis -- Erectile dysfunction -- Eyelid swelling -- Eye pain -- Fever, acute, in adults -- Fever, chronic (FUO) -- Fever in infants and children -- Floaters -- Gas -- Gastrointestinal bleeding -- Halitosis -- Headache -- Hearing loss -- Hearing loss: sudden deafness -- Hematospermia -- Hematuria -- Hemoptysis -- Hiccups -- Hirsutism -- Insomnia and excessive daytime sleepiness -- Itching -- Itching, anal -- Jaundice in adults -- Jaundice in neonates -- Joint pain, monarticular -- Joint pain, polyarticular -- Lump in throat -- Nasal congestion and rhinorrhea -- Nausea and vomiting in adults -- Nausea and vomiting during early pregnancy -- Nausea and vomiting in infants and children -- Neck and back pain -- Neck mass -- Nipple discharge -- Palpitations -- Pelvic pain -- Pelvic pain during early pregnancy -- Polyuria -- Priapism -- Red eye -- Scrotal pain -- Sore throat -- Stomatitis -- Stridor -- Syncope -- Tearing -- Tinnitus -- Toothache -- Tremor -- Urinary frequency -- Urinary incontinence in adults -- Urinary incontinence in children -- Urticaria -- Vaginal bleeding -- Vaginal bleeding during early pregnancy -- Vaginal bleeding during late pregnancy -- Vaginal itching and discharge -- Vision, blurred -- Vision loss, acute -- Weakness, generalized -- Wheezing.

(Publisher-supplied data) This compact, convenient and thorough reference guide, created in the great tradition of so many other Merck Manuals, enables users to quickly find information they need to evaluate, diagnose and treat patients. Professionals will appreciate its conciseness, reliability, and portability, and students will love how it helps them make the transition from textbook knowledge to practical experience. It's published in a handy, durable paperback format, presented in 2-color for clarity and attractiveness, pocket-sized at 4 3/4 inches by 7 1/2 inches.

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Signs and Symptoms
Physical Examination
Diagnosis, Differential
Disease--etiology
Drug Therapy


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