作者著名华盛顿大学内科学教授 McGeeSteven McGee, MD Professor, Department of Medicine University of Washington Steve McGee is currently Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington in Seattle, where, for the last 35 years, he has worked at the Seattle Puget Sound VA Healthcare System. During this time, he has supervised the medical students who rotate throughthe VA and frequently attended at morning report and on the General Medicine wards and the Infectious Diseases service. His favorite teaching activity is bedside rounds, which he conducts twice weekly with medical students and chief residents. His main researchinterest has been the subject of physical diagnosis, its diagnostic accuracy, and how best to teach others how to use it in the care of patients.

用循证医学的方法，用出色、专业和全力以赴的翻译团队进行翻译，抽丝拨茧，一丝不苟、有力地保证中文译本的治疗。并从另一个完全不同的角度呈现诊断学的科学性与可实践性。全书14章64节内容，有图例表格，用科学的方法指导诊断学学习的精妙之处。第4版内容，增加了250个新的学习内容点和章节。更受医学院和医学培训机构的欢迎。附带一个更新后的网络版本，作为在线教学的资源，还增加了6个全新的章节“循证医学与认识论”“理解和应用系统回顾和荟萃分析的结果”以及“网络荟萃分析”等。