This new series of pocket-sized books provides practical, how-to guidance for medical students approaching patients for the first time in a new clinical rotatio... » 

This new series of pocket-sized books provides practical, how-to guidance for medical students approaching patients for the first time in a new clinical rotation. Each book identifies pertinent positives and negatives in histories and physicals; provides guidance on working up a patient, including appropriate diagnostic studies and procedures; explains the rationale behind clinical decision making; and provides diagnosis-based, evidence-based, high-yield, peer-reviewed journal references. Each book in this series focuses on the important stages or timelines within a specific clinical discipline. «