DeGowin's Diagnostic Examination has been used by students and clinicians for over 40 years precisely because of its usefulness in its clearly defined diagnostic process.

Part physical examination primer, part differential diagnosis tool, DeGowin's Diagnostic Examination takes you a step beyond elementary physical diagnosis.

DeGowin's covers all physical examination techniques and procedures, but this highly practical point-of-care guide goes further, focusing on the meaning of signs and symptoms. It also shows you how to catalog clinical findings resulting from the physical examination--and order them into a differential diagnosis.

The classic point-of-care guide to the undifferentiated patient -- completely revised and easier to navigate than ever!

Features:

All the essentials of the diagnosis exam procedure and patient record preparation - in one ultra-handy reference

• Top-to-bottom coverage of differential diagnosis, organized by systems, signs, and syndromes
• High-yield overviews of each organ/region/system, followed by the definition of key presenting signs and their possible origins
• NEW! Updated content includes the latest developments in evidence-based physical examination, along with references to the popular JAMA series “The Rational Clinical Examination”
• NEW! 24 full-color illustrations

Richard F. LeBlond, MD, FACP
Professor of Internal Medicine (Clinical)
The University of Iowa College of Medicine
Iowa City, Iowa

Richard L. DeGowin, MD, FACP
Professor Emeritus of Internal Medicine
The University of Iowa College of Medicine
Iowa City, Iowa

Donald D. Brown, MD, FACP
Professor of Internal Medicine
The University of Iowa College of Medicine
Iowa City, Iowa