Urgent Care Dermatology: Symptom-Based Diagnosis

Urgent Care Dermatology: Symptom-Based Diagnosis, by James E. Fitzpatrick, Whitney A. High, and Lamar Kyle, is a practical, high-yield reference designed to help clinicians rapidly recognize and manage dermatologic conditions at the point of care. Tailored specifically for urgent care and primary care settings, the book emphasizes fast, appearance-based diagnosis supported by concise text and an extensive visual atlas. With more than 1,000 high-quality clinical photographs and a highly intuitive layout, this resource enables confident decision-making when timely diagnosis and treatment are essential.

Key Features

• Appearance-Based Diagnostic Approach: Organized by lesion morphology (e.g., scaly lesions, blisters, papules, abscesses), making it ideal for rapid visual pattern recognition.
• Designed for Non-Specialists: Perfectly suited for family physicians, urgent care clinicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants who frequently encounter skin conditions but are not dermatology specialists.
• Exceptional Visual Atlas: Includes over 1,000 full-color, high-quality clinical photographs representing real-world dermatologic presentations.
• Efficient Two-Page Layout: Each condition is presented in a clear two-page spread, with concise text on one page and corresponding images on the facing page for quick reference.
• Practical Treatment Guidance: Features a dedicated chapter on treatment pearls, offering expert insights to improve diagnostic accuracy and therapeutic outcomes.
• Up-to-Date Clinical Content: Covers common and urgent presentations such as morbilliform eruptions, scaly papular disorders, eczematous dermatitis, abscesses, and cutaneous infections.
• Global Perspective: Includes a timely chapter on cutaneous diseases in travelers, organized by geographic region.
• Enhanced Digital Access: Comes with an Expert Consult eBook, allowing searchable access to text, images, videos, glossary, and references across multiple devices.

Product Details

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Elsevier
• Publication date ‏ : ‎  August 11, 2017
  
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0323485537
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0323485531