Algorithms in Differential Diagnosis
This book uses algorithms and illness scripts to highlight the clinical reasoning behind the approach to each presenting complaint, providing a systematic and practical algorithm to distinguish one differential from another. The reader will also learn how to better organize and apply medical knowledge in diagnostic reasoning.
Available online at the publisher website and in bookstores.
Sample chapter: Chapter 1 - learning how to diagnose
Preparing for the MBBS
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[Chapter 1] Surgery Short Cases: the song and dance
[Chapter 2] Medicine Short Cases: thinking on your feet
[Chapter 3] Surgery Long Cases: presentation scripts & Q&A
[Chapter 4] Medicine Long Cases: the clinical questions approach
[Chapter 5] Communications and task stations
[Chapter 1-5] Full volume
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Preclinical Compilations
Please note that these sets of notes are by now very old (>10 years). While key fundamental concepts are likely timeless, be alert that some content may now be out of date, and that they may no longer be most relevant to current medical school curriculum requirements.
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