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INTRODUCTION TO CLINICAL EXAMINATION
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Eighth Edition

By
Michael Ford, MD, FRCPE, Consultant Physician, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh; Honorary Professor of Student Learning and Clinical Sub-Dean, College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, Edinburgh University, UK
Iain Hennessey, MBChB(Hons), BSc(Hons), MRCS, Senior House Officer, Neonatal Intensive Care, Royal United Hospital, Bath, UK
Alan Japp, MBChB(Hons), BSc(Hons), MRCP, Clinical Research Fellow, Department of Cardiovascular Research, University of Edinburgh, UK

Description
The most important core skills for medical students to master are history taking and clinical examination. This extensively revised, eighth edition has been written with the philosophy that the acquisition of clinical skills is most effectively undertaken at the bedside. This pocketbook should be used as a companion, to be taken onto the wards and into consulting rooms where the information is most needed. The book begins with a system of history taking followed by a new chapter on the analysis of key symptoms. The remaining chapters cover physical examination of each of the major systems. Each stage of the examination starts with a detailed, step-by-step description of the examination method complemented by relevant illustrations, diagrams and tables on the facing page. This book is intended primarily for use at the outset of clinical training; once students have achieved proficiency in the basic skills of interviewing and examining, the book should also prove useful for revision.

Audience
Medical students and other health professionals.

Contents
History-taking Symptoms of disease General examination The respiratory system The cardiovascular system The gastrointestinal and genitourinary systems The neurological system The locomotor system The critically ill patient Index

Bibliographic & ordering Information
Paperback, 192 pages, publication date: MAY-2005
ISBN-13: 978-0-443-07417-2
ISBN-10: 0-443-07417-8
Imprint: CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE



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Last update: 26 Aug 2008
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