Evidence-based physical diagnosis / created by Steven McGee.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Front Cover; IFC; Evidence-Based Physical Diagnosis; Evidence-Based Physical Diagnosis; Copyright; Dedication; Preface to the Fourth Edition; Introduction to the First Edition; Contents; 1 --
INTRODUCTION; 1 --
What Is Evidence-Based Physical Diagnosis?; 2 --
UNDERSTANDINGTHE EVIDENCE; 2 --
Diagnostic Accuracy of Physical Findings; I. INTRODUCTION; II. PRE-TEST PROBABILITY; III. SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; A. DEFINITIONS; B. USING SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY TO DETERMINE PROBABILITY OF DISEASE; IV. LIKELIHOOD RATIOS; A. DEFINITION; B. USING LIKELIHOOD RATIOS TO DETERMINE PROBABILITY. 1. USING GRAPHSA. PARTS OF THE GRAPH; B. USING THE GRAPH TO DETERMINE PROBABILITY; 2. APPROXIMATING PROBABILITY; 3. CALCULATING PROBABILITY; C. ADVANTAGES OF LIKELIHOOD RATIOS; 1. SIMPLICITY; 2. ACCURACY; 3. LEVELS OF FINDINGS; 4. COMBINING FINDINGS; A. INDEPENDENCE OF FINDINGS; B. HOW TO COMBINE FINDINGS; REFERENCES; 3 --
Using the Tables in This Book; I. INTRODUCTION; II. FREQUENCY OF FINDINGS TABLES; A. DEFINITION; B. PARTS OF THE TABLE; 1. FINDING; 2. FREQUENCY; 3. FOOTNOTES; C. INTERPRETATION; III. DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY TABLES (EBM BOXES); A. DEFINITION; B. PARTS OF THE EBM BOX; 1. FINDING. 2. SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY3. LIKELIHOOD RATIOS; 4. FOOTNOTE; C. INTERPRETATION OF EBM BOXES; IV. CRITERIA FOR SELECTING STUDIES USED IN DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY TABLES; A. PATIENTS WERE SYMPTOMATIC; B. DEFINITION OF PHYSICAL SIGN; C. INDEPENDENT COMPARISON TO A DIAGNOSTIC STANDARD; D. 2 × 2 TABLE COULD BE CONSTRUCTED; V. SUMMARIZING LIKELIHOOD RATIOS; REFERENCES; 4 --
Using the Evidence-Based Medicine Calculator (Expert Consult); I. THE EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE CALCULATOR; II. USING THE CALCULATOR; A. BLANK CALCULATOR; B. CALCULATING PROBABILITY FOR SPECIFIC CONDITIONS. III. TYPES OF GAIT DISORDERS AND THEIR SIGNIFICANCEA. PAINFUL GAIT (ANTALGIC GAIT); 1. SHORT CONTRALATERAL STEP; 2. OTHER CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES; A. FOOT PAIN; B. KNEE PAIN; C. HIP PAIN (COXALGIC GAIT); B. IMMOBILE JOINTS; C. WEAKNESS OF SPECIFIC MUSCLES; 1. TRENDELENBURG GAIT AND SIGN (ABNORMAL GLUTEUS MEDIUS AND MINIMUS GAIT); A. DEFINITION OF TRENDELENBURG GAIT (OR TRENDELENBURG'S SYMPTOM; FRIEDRICH TRENDELENBURG 1844-1924); B. ETIOLOGY OF TRENDELENBURG GAIT; C. TRENDELENBURG SIGN; D. CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE; 2. GLUTEUS MAXIMUS GAIT; 3. WEAK QUADRICEPS GAIT; D. SPASTICITY.

Fully updated from cover to cover, incorporating over 200 new studies on the evidence-based approach to diagnosis, the 4th Edition of Evidence-Based Physical Diagnosis remains your go-to resource for guidance on interpreting physical signs, enabling you to determine the most appropriate physical finding to confirm a diagnosis. Internationally renowned author Dr. Steven McGee puts the most current evidence at your fingertips, allowing you to quickly compare all physical signs for a given diagnosis, understand their significance, and then select the most accurate ones.