It is important to understand clinical signs and symptoms to diagnose a disease and there should be a thorough knowledge of pathophysiology of the concerned disease. This book does not deal with the details of signs or symptoms, but it becomes essential in the diagnosis of any diseases. Once you understand the proper signs and symptoms, a disease can be diagnosed easily. Understanding pathophysiology of a disease forms a basis for managing the disease.

This book is mainly intended for medical students, interns, postgraduate students of medicine, medical officers of primary health centers and busy practitioners.

This edition of the book features some topics which have been fully or partially revised incorporating the current information so that the readers will appreciate and gain more recent knowledge.