Propaedeutics of internal diseases. Textbook. 11th edition. Grebenev A.L.

Teaching internal diseases in medical universities begins at the departments of propaedeutic therapy. In the course of the propaedeutics of internal diseases, symptoms and signs of diseases, methods of detecting them are studied; The student masters the logic of constructing a diagnosis. Naturally, the teaching of symptomatology and diagnosis cannot be torn off from the study of private pathology, i.e. There should be no gap between the study of ways and methods of cognition, on the one hand, and the object of cognition - on the other. Symptomatology, diagnosis and basics of private pathology should be studied in inextricable connection. The study of the basic therapeutic diseases serves as an illustration of the clinical significance of symptoms; When analyzing the medical history of a particular patient, students master diagnostic methods.

from the first days of work in the clinic, the student should also master the basics of medical deontology, which is included in the tasks of the propaedeutics course of internal diseases. Knowledge of propaedeutics is necessary for further study of not only therapy, but also other clinical disciplines: to be able to recognize the symptoms of the disease, to know the main diagnostic methods, not only the therapist, but also a surgeon, gynecologist, neuropathologist and all other clinical specialists.

In senior courses, students study the disease not in classical forms, but its individual manifestations in specific patients. They get acquainted with rare clinical cases and atypical course of diseases, differential diagnosis, treatment. The subordination and internships of the student - the future therapist - to the conditions of his practical work.

This textbook is intended for students of medical universities studying the propaedeur of internal diseases, but can also be useful to senior students and practical doctors. It describes in detail the classical and latest research methods used to diagnose diseases of internal organs.