This manual is a comprehensive guide to differential
diagnosis in surgery. Divided into fifteen sections, it covers
numerous different disorders including swellings, ulcers,
constipation, jaundice and gangrene.
Emphasis is placed on the importance of history taking,
physical examination and investigations, to help students
differentiate between possible physical and clinical signs
and make an accurate diagnosis.
Presented in a quick reference, bullet point format, this
book includes more than 250 clinical photographs, figures,
tables and flow charts.
Key points
Comprehensive guide to differential diagnosis in surgery
Covers numerous disorders
Emphasis on history taking, physical examination and
investigations for accurate diagnosis
Includes more than 250 photographs, figures, tables and
flow charts.

Table of Contents
1. Differential Diagnosis of Swellings
2. Differential Diagnosis of Organomegaly
3. Differential Diagnosis of Lymphadenopathy
4. Differential Diagnosis of Ulcers
5. Differential Diagnosis of Pain
6. Differential Diagnosis of Dyspepsia
7. Differential Diagnosis of Dysphagia
8. Differential Diagnosis of Constipation
9. Differential Diagnosis of Jaundice
10. Differential Diagnosis of Bleeding
11. Differential Diagnosis of Urinary Retention
12. Differential Diagnosis of Swollen Limb
13. Differential Diagnosis of Gangrene
14. Differential Diagnosis of Testicular Atrophy and Impotence
15. Differential Diagnosis of Gynecomastia