Clinical Examination: A systematic guide to physical diagnosis (Paperback)

The sixth edition of Clinical Examination continues to serve all medical trainees with a clear explanation of history taking and clinical examination. Set out systematically, this best selling textbook has comprehensive coverage of the skills necessary for clinically evaluating patients. Thoroughly evidence based and referenced, in full color with superior artwork and design, the book comes with free and complete access to Student Consult.

This edition has a vast coverage of ENT and Ophthalmology with expanded history taking sections with new differential diagnosis tables. There is more anatomy content and illustrations and expanded evidence based medicine references - the only physical examination trainees book with detailed references; new section on inter-observer variability and kappa values.

Salient Features
* StudentConsult – free and complete online access
* Full colour with superior artwork and design
* Thoroughly evidence-based

New to this Edition
* Includes coverage of ENT and ophthalmology
* Expanded history taking sections including new differential diagnosis tables
* More anatomy content and illustrations – new ‘examination anatomy’ sections with drawings and descriptions to assist in examination technique and understanding
* Expanded evidence-based medicine references – the only physical examination trainees’ book with detailed references and an evidence-based approach; new section on inter-observer variability and kappa values
* Vital history questions suggesting urgent or important diagnoses specially marked
* ‘Questions to ask the patient’ boxes help with history taking for most important areas
* New material on DVD includes OSCEs, ECGs and an imaging library.

Table of Contents
* Foreword
* Preface
* Acknowledge
* Clinical methods on historical perspective
* The Hippocratic oath
* Credits
* Chapter 1 The general principles of history taking
* Chapter 2 Advanced history taking
* Chapter 3 The general principles of physical examination
* Chapter 4 The cardiovascular system
* Chapter 5 The respiratory system
* Chapter 6 The gastrointestinal system
* Chapter 7 The genitourinary system
* Chapter 8 The hematological system
* Chapter 9 The rheumatological system
* Chapter 10 The endocrine system
* Chapter 11 The nervous system
* Chapter 12 The psychiatric history and mental state examination
* Chapter 13 The ears, eyes, nose and throat
* Chapter 14 The breasts
* Chapter 15 The skin, nails, and lumps
* Chapter 16 A system for the infectious diseases examination
* Appendix I: Writing and presenting the history and physical examination
* Appendix II: A suggested method for a rapid screening physica examination
* Appendix III: The pre-anesthetic medical examination
* Index