ABC of Emergency Differential Diagnosis--------------------------------------------------A practical guide to the diagnosis and treatment of acute symptomsand conditions, the ABC of Emergency Differential Diagnosis providesa step-by-step guide to emergency differential diagnosis for non-specialistsin a hospital or primary care setting. This new title in the ABCseries covers the assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and managementof the most common symptoms with 'walk through' diagnosis, clear learningoutcomes, and easy to find treatment options. Using the familiar problem-basedteaching approach for rapid assimilation of information, case studiesin each chapter allow the reader to be sure that they have synthesisedthe information given and can apply it to clinical cases.--------------------------------------------------Author Biography: Francis Morris , Consultant in Emergency Medicine,Northern General Hospital, Sheffield, UK. Lead editor of ABC of ClinicalElectrocardiography. He is the Clinical Director of the Chest PainUnit in Sheffiled and has written four book on aspects of emergencymedicine. He is a regional representative of the British Associationof Emergency Medicine. His main research interests are the managementof chest pain, DVT and pulmonary embolus. Alan Fletcher , B Med Sci(Hons),MB ChB, MRCP, FFAEM. Appointed Consultant in Acute General Medicineand Emergency Medicine in 2004, Alan has clinical responsibilitiesin the Emergency Department and Medical Assessment Units. He is SheffieldTeaching Hospitals' Clinical Lead for Acute Medicine, Training ProgrammeDirector for Acute Medicine in the South Yorkshire Deanery, and FoundationProgramme Director. Apart from an active teaching responsibility, hehas research interests in the assessment of Nurse Practitioner competenceand the value of acute medical admission.