Taylor's Differential Diagnosis Manual Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter

Ideal for primary care practitioners who face the challenge of diagnosing their patients on the basis of undifferentiated and sometimes confusing presenting complaints, Taylor’s Differential Diagnosis Manual, Third Edition is a must-have for the busy practitioner. This handy guide fits inside a lab coat pocket and can be easily referenced within the time constraints of a brief office visit. Organized around common presenting symptoms, signs, laboratory, and imaging findings, this proven quick reference offers evidence-based guidelines on key questions to ask and what data to obtain to provide sound diagnoses of common problems.

Fully updated with the latest clinical evidence and advances in clinical practice, this Third Edition includes more than 140 chapters packed with concise, easy-to read information on specific complaints in the areas of mental health; nervous system; vision; ear, nose, and throat; cardiovascular; respiratory; renal and urologic; female reproductive; musculoskeletal; dermatologic; and endocrine and metabolic problems. New chapters on abnormal mammogram, anticoagulation, bipolar disorder, corneal abrasion, dyspareunia, and loss of vision include the latest evidence-based diagnostic information.

1. PRINCIPLES OF THE 10-MINUTE DIAGNOSIS

Robert B. Taylor



2. UNDIFFERENTIATED PROBLEMS

Richard H. Hurd

2.1 Anorexia

2.2 Dizziness

2.3 Edema

2.4 Falls

2.5 Fatigue

2.6 Fever

2.7 Headaches

2.8 Hypersomnia

2.9 Insomnia

2.10 Nausea and Vomiting

2.11 Night Sweats

2.12 Syncope

2.13 Weight Loss



3. MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS

Jim Medder

3.1 Anxiety

3.2 Bipolar Disorder

3.3 Depression

3.4 Suicide Risk



4. PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE NERVOUS SYSTEM

Douglas Inciarte

4.1 Ataxia

4.2 Coma

4.3 Delirium

4.4 Dementia

4.5 Memory Impairment

4.6 Paresthesia and Dysesthesia

4.7 Seizures

4.8 Stroke

4.9 Tremors

5. EYE PROBLEMS

Shou Ling Leong

5.1 Blurred Vision

5.2 Corneal Foreign Body and Corneal Abrasion

5.3 Diplopia

5.4 Loss of Vision

5.5 Nystagmus

5.6 Papilledema

5.7 Pupillary Inequality

5.8 Red Eye

5.9 Scotomata



6. EAR, NOSE AND THROAT PROBLEMS

Frank s. Celestino

6.1 Halitosis

6.2 Hearing Loss

6.3 Hoarseness

6.4 Nosebleed

6.5 Pharyngitis

6.6 Rhinitis

6.7 Stomatitis

6.8 Thinnitus

6.9 Virtigo



7. CARDIOVASCULAR PROBLEMS

Mindy Lacey

7.1 Atypical Chest Pain

7.2 Anticoagulation

7.3 Chest Pain

7.4 Bradycardia

7.5 Cardiomegaly

7.6 Congestive Hearth Failure

7.7 Heart Murmurs, Diastolic

7.8 Heart Murmurs, Systolic

7.9 Hypertension

7.10 Palpitations

7.11 pericardial Friction Rub

7.12 Raynaud’s Disease

7.13 Tachycardia



8. RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS

Christopher Bunt

8.1 Cough

8.2 Cyanosis

8.3 Hemoptysis

8.4 Pleural Effusion

8.5 Pleuritic Pain

8.6 Pneumothorax

8.7 Shortness of Breath

8.8 Stridor

8.9 Wheezing



9. GASTROINTESTINAL PROBLEMS

Richard Fruehling

9.1 Abdominal Pain

9.2 Ascites

9.3 Constipation

9.4 Diarrhea

9.5 Dysphagia

9.6 Epigastric Distress

9.7 Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding

9.8 Hepatitis

9.9 Hepatomegaly

9.10 Jaundice

9.11 Rectal Bleeding

9.12 Steatorrhea



10. RENAL AND UROLOGIC PROBLEMS

David Quillen

10.1 Dysuria

10.2 Hematuria

10.3 impotence

10.4 Urinary Incontinence in Adults

10.5 Nocturia

10.6 Oliguria and Anuria

10.7 Priapism

10.8 Scrotal Mass

10.9 Scrotal Pain

10.10 Urethral Discharge



11. PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM

Sanjeev Sharma

11.1 Amenorrhea

11.2 Breast Mass

11.3 Chronic Pelvic Pain

11.4 Dysmenorrhea

11.5 Dyspareunia

11.6 Menorrhagia

11.7 Nipple Discharge in the Nonpregnant Female

11.8 Pap Smear Abnormality

11.9 Postmenopausal Bleeding

11.10 Vaginal Discharge



12. MUSCULOSKELETAL PROBLEMS

Allison M. Cullan

12.1 Arthralgia

12.2 Calf Pain

12.3 Hip Pain

12.4 Knee Pain

12.5 Low Back Pain

12.6 Monoarticular Joint Pain

12.7 Neck Pain

12.8 Polymyalgia

12.9 Shoulder Pain



13. DERMATOLOGIC PROBLEMS

Hassan Galadari

13.1 Alopecia

13.2 Erythema Multiforme

13.3 Maculopapular Rash

13.4 Pigmentation Disorders

13.5 Pruritis

13.6 Rash Accompanied by Fever

13.7 Urticaria

13.8 Vesicular and Bullous Eruptions



14. ENDOCRINE AND METABOLIC PROBLEMS

Arwa Nasir

14.1 Diabetes Mellitus

14.2 Gynecomastia

14.3 Hirsutism

14.4 Hypothyroidism

14.5 Polydipsia

14.6 Thyroid Enlargement/Goiter

14.7 Thyroid Nodule

14.8 Hyperthyroidism/Thyrotoxicosis

14.9 Vitamin D Deficiency



15. VASCULAR AND LYMPHATIC SYSTEM PROBLEMS

Ashley Falk

15.1 Lymphadenopathy, Generalized

15.2 Lymphadenopathy, Localized

15.3 Petechiae and Purpura

15.4 Splenomegaly



16. LABORATORY ABNORMALITIES: HEMATOLOGY AND URINE DETERMINATIONS

Carol A. LaCroix

16.1 Anemia

16.2 Eosinophilia

16.3 Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate and C-Reactive Protein

16.4 Neutropenia

16.5 Polycythemia

16.6 Proteinuria

16.7 Thrombocytopenia



17. LABORATORY ABNORMALITIES: BLOOD CHEMISTRY AND IMMUNOLOGY

Nate Falk

17.1 Alkaline Phosphatase, Elevated

17.2 Aminotransferase Levels, Elevated

17.3 Antinuclear Antibody Titer, Elevated

17.4 Brain Natriuretic peptide

17.5 Creatinine, Elevated

17.6 D-Dimer

17.7 Hypercalcemia

17.8 Hyperkalemia

17.9 Hypokalemia



18.DIAGNOSITIC IMAGING ABNORMALITIES

Enrique S. Fernandez

18.1 Abnormal Mammogram

18.2 Bone Cyst

18.3 Mediastinal Mass

18.4 Osteopenia

18.5 Solitary Pulmonary Nodule

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