Fred F. Ferri - Ferri’s Differential Diagnosis: A Practical Guide to the Differential Diagnosis of Symptoms, Signs, and Clinical Disorders

Ferris DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS

A Practical Guide to the Differential Diagnosis of Symptoms, Signs, and Clinical Disorders

Second Edition

Fred F. Ferri, MD, FACP

Clinical Professor, Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island

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FERRIS DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS

ISBN: 978-0-323-07699-9

Copyright 2011, 2006 by Mosby, Inc., an affiliate of Elsevier Inc.

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Notice

Neither the Publisher nor the author assumes any responsibility for any loss or injury and/or damage to persons or property arising out of or related to any use of the material contained in this book. It is the responsibility of the treating practitioner, relying on independent expertise and knowledge of the patient, to determine the best treatment and method of application for the patient.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Ferri, Fred F.

Ferris differential diagnosis : a practical guide to the differential diagnosis of symptoms, signs, and clinical disorders / Fred F. Ferri.2nd ed.

p. ; cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-0-323-07699-9

1. Diagnosis, DifferentialHandbooks, manuals, etc. I. Title. II. Title: Differential diagnosis.

[DNLM: 1. Diagnosis, DifferentialHandbooks. WB 39 F388f 2011]

RC71.5.F47 2011

616.075dc22

2010011153

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Last digit is the print number 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Preface

The purpose of this handbook is to provide the clinician with a quick reference to the differential diagnosis, etiology, and classification of clinical disorders, signs, and symptoms. These various differential diagnoses are readily available in general medical texts, but the information is often scattered and difficult to find. The second edition of this manual has been significantly expanded and now contains the differential diagnosis of over 1500 signs, symptoms, and clinical disorders, yet its small size easily fits in a lab coat pocket. To facilitate its use, each condition is listed alphabetically. Differential diagnoses are listed in order of decreasing frequency.

This book differs from other differential diagnosis books because it lists not only the differential diagnosis of signs, symptoms, and laboratory abnormalities but also the differential diagnosis of more than 600 clinical disorders. For example, its user can rapidly locate the differential diagnosis of Calcifications on Chest X-ray and further identify the differential diagnosis of Silicosis, Tuberculosis, and other diseases that can cause calcifications on chest x-ray, thus narrowing down the correct diagnosis.

This book is intended for use by medical students, physicians, and allied health professionals in need of a practical rapid reference covering nearly every possible sign, symptom, and clinical disorder that will be encountered in the daily practice of both in-patient and out-patient medicine.

Fred F. Ferri, MD, FACP

Acknowledgments

The author wishes to acknowledge the following physicians for their contribution to the creation of this handbook: Ruben Alvero, Michael Benetar, Jeffrey Borkan, George Danakas, Michael Dobbs, Mitchell Feldman, Glen Fort, Joseph Masci, Lonnie Mercier, Dennis Mikolich, Peter Petropoulos, Iris Tong, and Wen-Chih Wu.

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