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Chaudhry (medicine, New York College of Osteopathic Medicine, New York Institute of Technology) has added new chapters on managed care and complementary medicine and updated information throughout on the hospital environment, the medical work-up, and disease pathophysiology to this fourth edition of a reference for students of the health professions who see patients for the first time as part of an introduction to clinical medicine course and, later in training, on medicine clerkships. Other new content areas include medical errors, basic head and abdominal radiography, and basic musculoskeletal structural examination.Copyright © 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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This new edition is fully updated to address and include: significant changes in hospital environments, including managed care delivery methodologies, how Medicare and Medicaid work, and the role of nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and other ancillary hospital personnel patient screening recommendations from agencies such as the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force and the American Cancer Society convenient lists of common drug reactions and commonly used alternative and complementary medicine treatment modalities expanded, commonly used medical abbreviations and acronyms. Students benefit from a convenient handbook that offers a crucial link between basic sciences years and the hospital experience, and are aided in achieving mastery of proper physical diagnosis and medical work-up for accurate diagnosis. Includes concise disease pathophysiology reviews.

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