Internal Medicine Propaedeutics - Review and Study of the Patient - Volume 2
The second volume of the textbook "Propaedeutics of internal medicine - examination and examination of the patient" is a natural continuation of the clinical material in the first volume.
The rest of the systems are included in it the human organism: "Digestive system - examination of the upper and lower gastrointestinal tract; liver, gall bladder and bile ducts; the exocrine functions of the pancreas", "Research of the spleen"; "Urinary system"; "Diseases of the blood and lymphopoietic system"; "Endocrine System and Metabolism" and "Musculoskeletal and Systemic Connective Tissue Diseases".
The structure of the first volume of the textbook is preserved, and both classical concepts and modern concepts of using basic physical methods in patient examination and the latest available diagnostic methods to help build the diagnosis.
The structure and content of the textbook are in line with modern trends in the field of medicine. The clinical material is designed to facilitate the reader. In each of the included chapters, a certain model is followed, passing through the main clinical-anatomical and clinical-physiological characteristics of the system under consideration; the main symptoms, syndromes and physical examination methods and the latest diagnostic methods (laboratory, imaging, functional, non-invasive and invasive studies) that are used in clinical practice.
The modern concept of the pathogenetic mechanisms of the occurrence of various diseases, the used terminology and classifications are presented. The material is presented systematically and in a logical sequence.