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Informationen zum Autor Howard Kirshner, MDProfessor of NeurologyVanderbilt University School of MedicineNashville, TennesseeDr. Kirshner has been the neurology clerkship director at Vanderbilt for 23 years and was recently awarded that school’s prestigious “Master of Clinical Teaching Award.” Dr. Kirshner also served on the American Academy of Neurology’s education committee that formulated the core competencies that neurology clerkships should include. Klappentext Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. The Ultimate Neurology Clerkship Companion Everything you need for your rotation in neurology is right at your fingertips in this portable, hands-on guide. With its streamlined coverage of diagnostic skills, symptom complexes, specific diseases, plus "Don't Miss Diagnoses," FIRST EXPOSURE TO NEUROLOGY accelerates your mastery of the core competencies of the Neurology clerkship. The ideal databank and toolset for your rotation FIRST EXPOSURE TO NEUROLOGY enhances your rotation with: A compelling profile of the practice of neurology Just the right amount of material for your 4-week clerkshipInformation on how to interpret neurodiagnostic tests and brain imaging proceduresA focus on important concepts you should learn-not memorization of factsHow-to's for evaluating the emergency patientThe "Chief Complaints" most often presented in neurology departments"Don't Miss Diagnoses" table for each major clinical problemClinically relevant detail on cases you will seeLearning objectives at the start of each chapter Zusammenfassung Focuses on the examination and diagnostic skills! symptom complexes! specific diseases! and "don't miss diagnoses" to achieve the core competencies of the Neurology clerkship. This resource offers learning objectives at the start of the chapters and includes summary tables in the signs and symptoms chapters. Inhaltsverzeichnis Section I. Approach to the neurological patient Chapter 1. The Neurological Examination a. How to take a neurological history b. How to perform a comprehensive neurological examination c. How to perform a screening neurological examination d. How to examine an obtunded or comatose patient e. How to interpret findings of the neurological examination f. An approach to differential diagnosis Chapter 2. Localization of neurological lesions a.Cerebral hemisphere lesions b.Posterior fossa lesions c.Spinal cord lesions d.Nerve root/plexus lesions e.Peripheral nerve lesions f.Muscle disorders Section II. Neurological symptom complexes Chapter 3. Focal weakness Chapter 4. Diffuse weakness Chapter 5. Clumsiness and ataxia Chapter 6. Involuntary movements Chapter 7. Gait disturbance Chapter 8. Bowel, bladder, and sexual dysfunction Chapter 9. Dizziness and vertigo Chapter 10. Vision loss Chapter 11. Diplopia Chapter 12. Dysarthria Chapter 13. Dysphagia Chapter 14. Acute mental status changes, delirium Chapter 15. Dementia Chapter 16. Aphasia Chapter 17. Headache Chapter 18. Focal pain syndromesi.Facial pain ii.Neck pain iii.Low back pain iv.Neuropathic (dysesthetic) pain Chapter 19. Numbness or paresthesiasChapter 20. Transient or episodic focal symptomsChapter 21. Transient or episodic alteration of consciousnessChapter 22. Sleep disordersChapter 23. Developmental disordersSection IV. Approach to specific neurological diseasesChapter 24. Neurological emergencies a. Increased intracranial pressure b.Encephalopathy/delirium c.Subarachnoid hemorrhage d.Meningitis, encephalitis e.Status epilepticus f.Acute stroke and cerebral hemorrhage g.Spinal cord or cauda equina syndromes h.Traumatic brain injury i.Acute respiratory distress secondary to n...
