Introduction to Clinical Examination

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

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  Paperback
  2005

  $3.85

  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
  1989

  $3.27

  This updated pocketbook aims to provide the junior medical student with a brief account of the fundamental methods of clinical examination. Guidance is provided about history-taking and attention is directed to the principle systems of disease of the main systems. The basic techniques of physical examination are described and a simple system of case recording is included. Only brief reference is made to the significance of the physical findings and mention of diseases is confined to those which are commonly encountered or illustrate a specific point.