Critical Diagnostic Thinking in Respiratory Care: A Case Based Approach - Tapa blanda

This book is organized into four logical sections. Section 1 is a thorough introduction to the processes involved in developing critical diagnostic thinking. It demonstrates how to use information from the patient's history and physical examination to develop the differential diagnosis: an ordered list of likeliest causes.

The other sections of the book present cases typical of three broad clinical settings: outpatient, inpatient non-ICU, and ICU. Each of the chapters in these sections begins with a clinical vignette posing an important respiratory problem with an accompanying description of the history and physical examination. This is followed by a review of the common and uncommon causes of the patient's symptom(s). The likelihood of a specific cause of the symptom is then analyzed using the specific features of the patient's history and physical examination. Finally, each chapter closes with a section on some of the more common pitfalls in diagnosing the patient.

James K. Stoller, MD, MS Jamie Jean Wall Bennett Professor of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine Chair, Education Institute Head, Cleveland Clinic Respiratory Therapy Desk NA 22 Cleveland Clinic 9500 Euclid Ave. Cleveland, OH 44195 Office: (216) 444-1960 Fax: (216) 445-8160 Email: STOLLEJ@ccf.org