Case History and Data Interpretation in Medical Practice: Case Histories, Data Interpretation, Pedigree, Spirometry

by A.B.M. Abdullah

This book has incorporated the techniques for a logical and accurate interpretation of the clinical information according to the modern examination system. The first edition of this book was published with the intention of helping students learn the basics of data interpretation and practice by themselves. Its huge popularity and wide acceptance among students has encouraged the author to upgrade the book and bring out this new edition enriched with new cases and pictures of a variety of clinical conditions. 100 new clinical cases have been added. The text contains variety in clinical setup, and the amount of data provided in each setup. Includes data on cardiac catheterization and a whole new chapter on pictorial diagnosis which contains 100 clinical pictures. Various modifications have been made in the book according to various innovative suggestions made by teachers and students. Incorporates many long and short questions with proper investigations, largely based on the real cases. Answers are given with brief short notes of the specific problems, so that the reader can get some idea without going through a big textbook. The book will help increase a doctors competence, and skill in diagnosing a particular disease, formulating specific investigations, and proper management. TABLE OF I. Case History and Data Interpretation, II. Data Interpretation of Cardiac Catheter, III. Family Tree (Pedigree), IV. Spirometry, V. Pictures of Multiple Diseases.

2 pages, Paperback

Published January 5, 2010

About the author

A.B.M. Abdullah Professor of Medicine BSMMU Dhaka Bangladesh has wide experience as a practicing physician and a teacher of clinical medicine both at home and abroad. Throughout his career he has been involved in teaching and training of under- and post-graduate medical students as well as nursing students. Professor Abdullah has 36 research papers in medical science which have published in various national and international journals. He is the author in addition to the present one of four books titled Short Cases in Clinical Medicine Long Cases in Clinical Medicine ECG in Medical Practice and Case History and Data Interpretation in Medical Practice . Among these Short Cases in Clinical Medicine is also published by Elsevier and was awarded the University Grants Commission Award Bangladesh in 2015. He has written numerous health related articles in Bengali and English which are published in several renowned daily newspapers. He also delivered many television programs on public health issues. Recently one book written in Bengali has also been published in Bangladesh. He has been elected as the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at BSMMU for consecutive two times.