Differential Diagnosis for Non-medical Prescribers, Nurses and Pharmacists: A Case-Based Approach

by Paul Rutter PhD, SFHEA

Overview

As pharmacists and nurses are asked to take on greater responsibilities and extend the scope of their practice, this new book will support you to triage and manage patients using a clinical decision-making approach.

Unlike existing textbooks that cover symptoms management or provide a checklist format, Differential Diagnosis for Non-medical Prescribers, Nurses and Pharmacists: A Case-Based Approach provides case studies of common presentations with examples of associated clinical reasoning techniques to help you make a differential diagnosis.

The book covers a broad range of symptoms and is ideal for exam revision as well as for practising health professionals who wish to improve their experience and exposure to common patient situations.

• Case studies contextualise knowledge into clinical cases
• Easily digestible information based on common symptoms seen in clinical practice
• Uses clinical reasoning techniques to provide examples of how to make a diagnosis
• Provides summaries of conditions that need to be considered in the diagnostic process
• Aligned to content in the fifth edition of Community Pharmacy; Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment
• An enhanced eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all the text, figures and references, with the ability to search, customise your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780443116049
Publisher:	Elsevier Health Sciences
Publication date:	08/15/2024
Product dimensions:	7.50(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)

About the Author

Paul Rutter is Professor in Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences at University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UK.

Table of Contents

1. Making a Diagnosis
2. Skills Needed to Facilitate Clinical Reasoning
3. Eyes, Ears, Nose and Throat
4. Gastrointestinal Problems
5. Skin
6. Pain Problems
7. Respiratory Problems
8. Women’s Health Issues
9. General Physical Problems

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Guide to clinical reasoning and effective decision making

Editorial Reviews

"...aims to provide case studies of common diseases to assist with differential diagnoses.... [Its] purpose is to showcase the most common primary care diseases through case presentations to facilitate clinical reasoning for non-medical prescribers, [which] are noteworthy objectives as many roles such as pharmacists and nurses have expanded, and the book allows additional support for their clinical decision-making.... [W]ritten for undergraduates and practitioners new to clinical reasoning, particularly for pharmacists and nurses with advanced degrees,... as it provides a learning tool to improve clinical abilities.... [It] is useful as it is intended to aid non-medical practitioners who perform a triage role in primary care settings. [Also] emphasizes the effectiveness of clinical reasoning when making a diagnosis as well as skills needed to facilitate clinical reasoning through communication, evidence-based practice, and shared decision making." ©Doody's Book Review Service, 2025, Yen Dang, PharmD (University of Maryland Eastern Shore) Doody's Score: 95, 4 Stars!

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