Diagnosketch: A Visual Guide to Medical Diagnosis for the Non-Medical Audience

by Sapana Adhikari

Overview

Diagnosketch is a one-of-a-kind visual book that helps explain medical diagnoses to a non-medical audience. It simplifies human anatomy and pathophysiology into memorable, patient-friendly, understandable images. It intentionally leaves out details that are not clinically relevant and over-emphasizes ones that are. Created and illustrated by an ER physician with 20 years of clinical experience, Diagnosketch covers bread and butter diagnoses seen in acute care settings: kidney stones, diverticulitis, back pain, gallstones, ovarian cysts, arthritis, and more. It contains diagnostic images, procedural images, and concept images that are useful at different stages of a patient encounter. Medical professionals use this guide, at the bedside, to better communicate with patients in various acute care settings, like Emergency Rooms and Urgent Care Clinics.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780197636978
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	09/20/2022
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	25 MB
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About the Author

Sapana Adhikari is a board-certified Emergency Medicine physician. She attended the Boston University School of Medicine and completed her residency at Boston Medical Center. Throughout her 20 year career, she has practiced clinically in various settings ranging from inner-city trauma centers to rural hospitals in the developing world. She is involved with international health and runs a non-profit organization, smartketi, that focuses on women empowerment in rural Nepal. She is an accomplished artist whose work has been featured in The National Academy of Medicine, Intima: The Journal of Narrative Medicine and the Frederic Jameson Gallery at Duke University. She lives in Charlotte, NC with her husband and three children.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents Introduction About the Author/Illustrator Scripting Chapter 1: Skin Blood draw Intravenous insertion Laceration Options for repair Abscess Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Paronychia Subungual hematoma Superficial thrombophlebitis Airway anatomy Chapter 2: EENT (Eye, ear, nose, throat) Corneal abrasion & conjunctivitis Dental caries vs dental abscess Epistaxis Sinusitis Otitis media Otitis externa Strep pharyngitis & peritonsillar abscess (PTA) Chapter 3: Cardiopulmonary Bronchitis vs pneumonia Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) & pulmonary embolism (PE) Pedal edema Myocardial infarction (MI) Chest pain evaluation Atrial fibrillation Pericarditis vs pericardial effusion Congestive heart failure (CHF) Diastolic vs systolic disease Hypertension (HTN) Hypertensive urgency Aortic dissection Aortic aneurysm Peripheral artery disease & venous insufficiency Chapter 4: Gastrointestinal Digestion Abdominal pain Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) Gastritis & ulcer Upper gastrointestinal bleed (UGIB) Lower gastrointestinal bleed (LGIB) Hiatal hernia Hernia: Normal vs incarcerated Esophageal stricture Small bowel obstruction (SBO) Biliary colic Pancreatitis Diverticulosis, diverticulitis & perforation Constipation Perirectal abscess Hemorrhoids Appendicitis Chapter 5: Genitourinary Nephrolithiasis Cystitis vs pyelonephritis Benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) Urinary retention Epididymitis Hydrocele vs varicocele Testicular torsion Ovarian torsion Ovarian cyst: Normal cyst vs ruptured cyst Early pregnancy: Abdominal pain &/or vaginal bleeding Leiomyoma Abnormal uterine bleeding Vaginal candidiasis Bacterial vaginosis Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) & tubo-ovarian abscess (TOA) Sexually transmitted infection Lower abdomen: Male vs female Chapter 6: Orthopedics Fracture Growth-plate injury Degenerative joint disease Bursitis Rib fracture Pneumothorax Back pain: Musculoskeletal Sacroilitis Back pain: Side view Lumbar radiculopathy Cervical strain Motor vehicle accident (MVA) Osteoarthritis Knee pain: Fracture vs sprain Joint disease: Normal anatomy Gout vs septic joint Baker's cyst Ankle pain: Fracture vs sprain Carpal tunnel syndrome Plantar fasciitis Compression fracture Chapter 7: Neurology Cerebral vascular accident (CVA) Transient ischemic attack (TIA) Intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) Meningitis Benign positional vertigo (BPV) 7th cranial nerve palsy Closed head injury Chapter 8: Miscellaneous Cancer: Diagnosis & work-up Diabetes mellitus type 2 Fever control or pain control Bacteria vs virus Code status

Editorial Reviews

"I use Diagnosketch on every shift, every day. We find this the single most useful and efficient tool at the bedside to help patients understand what is happening to their bodies." — Raymond Biersbach, MD, ER physician for 10+ years

"As a nurse who spends a fair amount of time educating patients and their families, this book is a brilliant idea! It allows me the opportunity to impact patients' understanding of their disease, and is an excellent resource in triage." — Elizabeth Gibb, BSN, RN, ER Nurse for 41 years

"This book is equally as useful to patients as it is to doctors. The illustrations cover the most common diagnoses in the ED and reflect the diversity of patients we see every day. Everyone will find themselves represented here." — Thea James, MD, ER Physician; Vice President, Mission; Associate Chief Medical Officer, Boston Medical Center

"I love this book, there are so many great visuals for the bread and butter of what we see and explain all of the time. What a great resource!" — Katrina Barnett, MD, ER physician for 15+ years

"Not only does Diagnosketch help patients understand their anatomy, it also gives physicians, nurses, PAs, and others the opportunity to maximize the use of the very small amount of time they have with their patients. With this book at the bedside, we can be more efficient and patients leave with a better understanding of their ED visit." — Andrew Ulrich, MD, Professor of Emergency Medicine, Vice-Chair of Operations, Yale School of Medicine

"Physicians are expected to provide excellent medical care, but it is equally important for them to explain diagnoses and treatments in a manner that gives the non-medical both understanding and reassurance. Diagnosketch uses simple illustrations and text to bridge the communication gap between physician and patient so that even complex issues can be comprehended at the bedside. This will prove to be an essential tool for every emergency department." — Edwin Leap, MD, ER Physician for 30 years

"This book is an extremely helpful tool for real-time patient education, there is really nothing available that is comparable to Diagnosketch. It is the best resource for concise and easy-to-understand explanations for patients of their diagnoses, while still maintaining medical accuracy and an appropriate level of detail. It helps me get through to my patients and makes bedside education much smoother and more meaningful." — Celia Pagano, PA-C in Emergency Medicine for 6+ years

"I could really have used these illustrations to explain to my patient with an ovarian cyst what was going on! She was in the hospital with her dad and the doctor here was a man. I had to give the poor girl a crash course in A&P, menstruation, and explain what was going on without scaring her to death. My artwork is subpar at best, I really wish I had this book!" — Kim Belton, ER Nurse for 11+ years

"I use Diagnosketch not only with my patients at work but also to explain my job to my children at home. It's a fantastic teaching tool!" — Jaclyn Davis, MD, ER Physician for 10+ years; Medical Staff President, Atrium Health Pineville

"This book is amazing! The simplicity of it, with the wonderful illustrations, makes this an awesome teaching tool for our patients. I can't wait to share this with my team." — Rachel Smitek, MD, ER Physician for 10+ years

"I work in a rural outpatient clinic setting and make rough drawings on my own all day for patients on the paper covering the tables or the back of glove boxes. I really enjoy this book; patients find the pictures easy-to-understand and I like how clear they are." — Carol Venable, MD of 20+ years, EM/IM Physician

"This book replaces the need to pull up Google at the bedside to search for images. All common diagnoses are compiled and easy-to-understand!" — John Burger, MD, ER Physician for 10+ years

"Diagnosketch takes the nebulous and sometimes frightening terms we use in medicine and paints a clear picture for the patient, helping to remove the anxiety of not understanding what a diagnosis means. The illustrations are universally applicable, transcend different languages and cultures, and demystify the human body and its most common maladies." — Elizabeth Mitchell, MD, Clinical Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine; EM Attending for 30+ years

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