Introduction to Clinical Examination

by Mike Ford (Author), Alan Japp (Author), Mike Ford (Author), Iain Hennessey (Author)

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  Paperback
  2005

  $3.73

  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.

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  Paperback
  1993

  $3.52

  This small pocketbook provides the new clinical student with the basics of history taking and physical examination. It familiarizes the student with the techniques required to perform a competent clinical examination. Points of special emphasis added to all the main chapters, are grouped together against a tinted background. A checklist of key points in physical examination is added to all system chapters and sample case recording in the integrated final chapter is extended to be more comprehensive and includes more detail on history taking. In addition, the illustrations have been redrawn adn relabelled to be consistent throughout.