Mechanisms of Clinical Signs

Pathophysiology - what is the cause? Clinical significance - what does it mean?

Diagnosis and treatment - what is the predictive value?

These are questions that all clinicians should continue to ask themselves from the very beginning of medical training and throughout a lifetime of practice.

Organised by body system, Mechanisms of Clinical Signs 3e describes the underlying pathway, differential diagnoses and value of the clinical signs seen during physical examination.


Alphabetical listing of clinical signs
Index by sign and conditions for easy reference
Additional flow diagrams
Clinical Pearls highlighting important clinical signs
Summary of the evidence
Access to chapter-based MCQs Access StudentConsult for:



Clinical videos and audio of key signs
Case-based MCQs
An Enhanced eBook. The enhanced eBook allows the end user to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.

Fiziopatologie - care este cauza? Semnificatie clinica - ce inseamna? Diagnostic si tratament - care este valoarea predictiva? Acestea sunt intrebari pe care toti clinicienii ar trebui sa le puna inca de la inceputul pregatirii medicale si pe tot parcursul unei vieti de practica. Organizat de sistemul corporal, Mecanisme de Semnele clinice 3e descrie calea de baza, diagnosticele diferentiale si valoarea semnelor clinice observate in timpul examinarii fizice. Listarea alfabetica a semnelor clinice Indicele dupa semn si conditiile pentru o referinta usoara Diagramele de flux suplimentare Perlele clinice care evidentiaza semnele clinice importante Rezumatul dovezilor Accesul la MCQ-uri bazate pe capitole Acces student Consiliu pentru: Videoclipuri clinice si audio ale semnelor cheie MCQ-uri bazate pe cazuri O carte electronica imbunatatita.