Differential Diagnosis and Management for the Chiropractor: Protocols and Algorithms, Fourth Edition

Differential Diagnosis And Management For The Chiropractor

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Thomas Souza, DC, DACBSP,
The Fifth Edition of this best-selling reference is a compendium of evidence-based approaches to the most common presenting complaints. Covering both musculoskeletal and visceral complaints, this text is intended to direct the chiropractor toward an appropriate plan of approach in both diagnostic evaluation and care. Highlighting these approaches are flowcharts (algorithms), relevant historical questioning, and summaries of common conditions related to the presenting complaint.

New to the Fifth Edition:

Additional disorders added to Selected Causes at the conclusion of chapters
Addition of Likelihood Ratio graphics
Addition of approximately 500 new references
New Appendix: Evidence Based Approach to the Literature
Expanded Appendix: Pharmacology for the Chiropractor includes newer drugs and further explains the classifications of medications mechanisms
Translation into Practice Summary (TIPS) for most of the orthopedic chapters
Updated Algorithms: Cervical Spine, Lumbar Spine, Shoulder, Knee

Table of Contents
Part I Musculoskeletal Complaints
  Chapter 1 General Approach to Musculoskeletal Complaints
  Chapter 2 Neck and Neck/Arm Complaints
  Chapter 3 Temporomandibular Complaints
  Chapter 4 Thoracic Spine Complaints
  Chapter 5 Scoliosis
  Chapter 6 Lumbopelvic Complaints
  Chapter 7 Shoulder Girdle Complaints
  Chapter 8 Elbow Complaints
  Chapter 9 Wrist and Forearm Complaints
  Chapter 10 Finger and Thumb Complaints
  Chapter 11 Hip, Groin, and Thigh Complaints
  Chapter 12 Knee Complaints
  Chapter 13 Lower Leg Complaints
  Chapter 14 Foot and Ankle complaints
Part II Neurologic Complaints
  Chapter 15 Weakness
  Chapter 16 Numbness, Tingling, and Pain
  Chapter 17 Headache
  Chapter 18 Dizziness
  Chapter 19 Seizures
Part III General Concerns
  Chapter 20 Depression
  Chapter 21 Fatigue
  Chapter 22 Fever
  Chapter 23 Sleep and Related Complaints
  Chapter 24 Hypertension
  Chapter 25 Lower Leg Swelling
  Chapter 26 Lymphadenopathy
  Chapter 27 Skin Problems
  Chapter 28 Weight Loss
  Chapter 29 Weight Gain/Obesity
  Chapter 30 Osteoporosis
Part IV Gastrointestinal Complaints
  Chapter 31 Abdominal Pain
  Chapter 32 Constipation
  Chapter 33 Diarrhea
Part V Genitourinary Complaints
  Chapter 34 Urinary Incontinence and Voiding Dysfunction
  Chapter 35 Enuresis
  Chapter 36 Vaginal Bleeding
Part VI Cardiopulmonary Complaints
  Chapter 37 Syncope/Presyncope
  Chapter 38 Chest Pain
  Chapter 39 Palpitations
  Chapter 40 Dyspnea (Difficulty Breathing)
  Chapter 41 Cough
Part VII Head and Face Complaints
  Chapter 42 Eye Complaints
  Chapter 43 Facial Pain
  Chapter 44 Ear Pain
  Chapter 45 Hearing Loss
  Chapter 46 Tinnitus
  Chapter 47 Epistaxis (Nosebleed)
  Chapter 48 Sore Throat
Part VIII Special Conditions
  Chapter 49 Diabetes Mellitus
  Chapter 50 Thyroid Dysfunction
  Chapter 51 Hyperlipidemia
  Chapter 52 Anemia
Part IX Special Patient Groups
  Chapter 53 The Pediatric/Adolescent Patient
  Chapter 54 The Geriatric Patient
  Chapter 55 The Female Patient

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