DeGowin's Diagnostic ExaminationThe classic internal medicine manual for students and residents! This handy guide addresses physical examination techniques and procedures while providing a catalog of clinical findings resulting from the physical examination. Thoroughly reorganized, the Eighth Edition of DeGowin’s Diagnostic Examination features a more user-friendly, easy-access format than previous editions. |
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DeGowin's Diagnostic Examination Richard L. DeGowin,Richard F. LeBlond,Donald D. Brown Snippet view - 2004 |
DeGowin's Diagnostic Examination Richard L. DeGowin,Richard F. LeBlond,Donald D. Brown Snippet view - 2004 |
DeGowin's Diagnostic Examination Richard F. LeBlond,Richard L. DeGowin,Donald D. Brown Snippet view - 2004 |
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abdominal abnormal abscess acute aneurysm aorta aortic aortic stenosis artery atrial Auscultation blood bone border breast breath carcinoma cardiac carotid cartilage cause cavity cervical chest wall chronic CLINICAL OCCURRENCE color common congenital cords cyanosis cyst decreased diagnosis diastolic dilated disorders dyspnea edema elevated exam external acoustic meatus fever fingers fluid gland Heart Sounds hemorrhage hypertension hyperthyroidism increased infarction infection inflammation KEY DISEASE KEY SIGN KEY SYMPTOM KEY SYNDROME laryngeal lateral lesions loss lung lymph nodes lymphadenopathy mass meatus medial membrane midline mitral mucosa murmur muscle nail plate nasal neck neoplasm nerve nodules normal obstruction occurs pain palpation papules Pathophysiology patient percussion pleura pleural pneumothorax posterior precordium pressure produces pulmonary pulse region regurgitation respiratory Retinal ribs sclera sinus sinuses skin stenosis surface swelling systolic tenderness Test thoracic thyroid tion tissue tongue trauma tumor ulcer upper usually valve vascular veins venous ventricular vessels