This uniquely organized one-volume text charts the way for early and accurate diagnosis of acute pain in specific regions of the body. No other single text provides such a user-friendly, methodical guide to differential diagnosis of acute pain. Each chapter includes never-before-seen features for rapid review or thorough analysis of competing diagnoses. These features include: *pain-pattern illustrations that depict the pain site * a differential diagnostic list that surveys the possible causes of pain for that body region * a concise summary that allows for rapid review of the chapter content; detailed descriptions of each disorder in the diagnostic list with confirming physical signs, laboratory and imaging findings * a table of incidence that provides an estimate of the frequency of each disorder