Clinical Examination

by John Macleod (Editor), J. Munro (Editor), Christopher R.W. Edwards (Editor), C.W.R. Edwards (Editor)

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  Paperback
  1990

  $3.25

  The aim of this book is to describe the practical skills the clinician must acquire and develop in order to formulate diagnostic procedures and management plans. Emphasis is placed on the methods of obtaining an accurate history and of performing a physical examination appropriate to the clinical problem. The main chapters in the book conform to a basic pattern. Each chapter starts by emphasizing the importance of careful history taking. The cardinal symptoms are discussed and their significance explained. The method of physical examination is then described and the relevance of positive findings discussed. The type of investigations, their advantages and limitations are detailed as a logical extension of the clinical examination and an integral part of the management plan. Samples are provided of the methods in practice.

• Used

  Paperback
  1995

  $3.25

  The clinical examination of patients is the keystone of medical practice and the ability to take a history and elicit the relevant physical signs is a fundamental requirement of all medical students in their final examinations. This book shows how to carry out competent clinical examinations. The book aims to offer reassurance to the student who is new to undertaking clinical examinations and it answers all the questions that the student may have arising from patient evaluation and examination. It should also be useful for the senior student or junior doctor who wants to be reminded of the procedures involved in examining a patient. An ELBS/LPBB edition is available.