SYMPTOM SORTER
Third Edition
ISBN-10 1 84619 195 5
ISBN-13 9781846191954
Keith Hopcroft and Vincent Forte, Respectively General Practitioner, Honorary Lecturer, Royal Free and UCL Medical School; Forensic Medical Examiner, freelance General Practitioner and Writer
Vincent is also the inventor of the Peezy - the hygienic and dignified urine collector for women. For more information see www.funnellyenough.com
OUT OF PRINT replaced by Fourth Edition, ISBN 978 184619 453 5
Description
Life would be much simpler for GPs if patients presented with diagnoses. Unfortunately, they do not: they present with symptoms which are frequently vague, sometimes multiple and often obscure.
Most clinical texts adopt a diagnosis rather than a symptom based approach. Symptom Sorter redressed the balance and quickly became a key book in primary care. This new edition is fully updated and expanded, and still offers the same concise and practical guidance. New topics include - anal itching, anal swelling, crying babies, eyelid problems, facial rashes and leg ulcers.
It presents differentials, distinguishing features, possible investigations and key points, with tips and warnings, for over 100 symptoms commonly seen in primary care.
All general practitioners, especially GP trainers, GP registrars, young principals, nurse practitioners and A&E nurses will find this book an invaluable ready reference.
Review Quotes ‘Essential for all GPs, trainers and registrars. Great value and a superb practical book. Five stars!’ DOCTOR
‘This is the one book I would like to take into the consulting room.’
LONDON CALLING
‘This book has come on even further since its first edition in 1999. It is the most practical and rapid GP reference book I have found. In my practice the book is popular with the nurse practitioner and registrar, but also used by my principals when stumped.’
RCGP BEDS AND HERTS FACULTY NEWS
‘A classic general practice book.’ FAMILY MEDICINE
‘This a book tailor made for clinical medicine in general practice. It will be useful not only to registrars but also experienced practitioners who will learn much from just browsing through the differential, possible investigations and of especially the red flags.’ THE WRITER
‘Clearly laid out and straightforward.’
UPDATE
‘A useful reference tool.’ PRACTICE NURSE
‘Although this text is aimed primarily at GPs, it is also useful to nurse practitioners in primary care. The material is organised into alphabetically themed chapters, each with numerous sub-topics that refer to anatomical regions or body systems. There is also a very useful list of common abbreviations and a good index.’ COMMUNITY PRACTITIONER
‘This book provides a comprehensive guide to most of the common symptoms that are encountered in primary care. This book will provide an easy reference guide for GPs, registrar GPs, nurse practitioners and undergraduate medical students.’ CLIMB UPDATE
‘If you have this book in your room, and you consult it every day, my guess is that you will do at least one thing better every day, and, maybe many more. If that is not a recommendation for a book, then I don't know what is.’ WORK BASED LEARNING IN PRIMARY CARE
'A very useful reference tool. Very user friendly and informative. A valuable asset for any practice library. It is one of the most well used books on my shelf.' BEDS AND HERTS FACULTY NEWS
'A memory-jogger for busy practitioners.' DOODY ENTERPRISES
'Will have a clear clinical benefit and value to anyone who needs to make sense of the symptoms their patient presents. The clear layout of the book makes it possible to take a focused history to differentiate between the potential diagnoses, and key clinical features are identified to assist with this element of the consultation.' CANCER CARE NEWS
 Abdomen Anorectal Bad breath Breast Cerebral Chest Double vision Ear Epigastric pain Eye Face General physical Genital Hair and nails Haemospermia Infertility Itchy scalp Limbs Neck Nocturia Nose Oral Pelvic Skin Thirst Urinary Anal itching Anal swelling Crying baby Eyelid problems Facial rash Leg ulcers Swollen calf
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