Cope's early diagnosis of the acute abdomen

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Silen, William, 1927- (-)
Otros Autores: Cope, Zachary, 1881-1974
Formato: Libro
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press 2010.
Edición:22nd ed. / revised by William Silen
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Principles of diagnosis in acute abdominal disease
  • Method of diagnosis: the history
  • Method of diagnosis: the examination of the patient
  • Method of diagnosis: the grouping of symptoms and signs
  • Laboratory and radiological tests
  • Appendicitis
  • The differential diagnosis of appendicitis
  • Diverticulitis of the colon
  • Perforation of a gastric or duodenal ulcer
  • Acute pancreatitis
  • Cholecystitis and othe causes of acute pain in the right upper quadrant of the abdomen
  • Acute abdominal lesions arising in the left hypochondrium
  • The colics
  • Acute intestinal obstruction
  • Intussusception and other causes of obstruction
  • The early diagnosis of strangulated and obstructed hernias
  • Acute abdominal symptoms due to vascular lesions
  • Acute abdominal symptoms in women
  • Early ectopic gestation
  • Acute abdominal disease with genitourinary symptoms
  • The diagnosis of acute peritonitis
  • The early diagnosis of abdominal injuries
  • The postoperative abdomen
  • The acute abdomen in the tropics
  • Diseases that may simulate the acute abdomen
  • Acute abdominal pain in the immunocompromised patient
  • Abdominal catastrophes when sensation is impaired.