Differential diagnosis in internal medicine

A pragmatic approach to differential diagnosis provides rapid, reliable insights into likely diseases, their causes, typical characteristics, symptom correlations, and confirmation of preliminary diagnoses. This guide navigates the complexities of differential diagnosis in internal medicine. It emphasizes practice-oriented learning by helping readers identify key symptoms, consider the whole patient, evaluate and confirm possible diagnoses, and utilize appropriate diagnostic procedures. Professor Walter Siegenthaler, with decades of international experience in clinical practice and teaching, collaborates with leading experts from the University Hospital Zürich and other institutions to merge generalist and specialist perspectives in internal medicine. The book is tailored for medical students, residents, practitioners of internal medicine, general practitioners, dermatologists, neurologists, and rheumatologists, as well as anyone seeking to enhance their knowledge in internal medicine. Organized by functional systems and symptom constellations, it covers all fields of internal medicine, with special attention to dermatology, neurology, and rheumatology. It includes typical findings and signs for differentiating both common and rare diseases, complete with pathophysiological background information. The book features nearly 1000 illustrations and numerous instructive tables for easy reference.