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Clinical Examination

With STUDENT CONSULT Access

  • 4th Edition - June 26, 2008
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: Owen Epstein, G. David Perkin, John Cookson, Ian S. Watt, Roby Rakhit, Andrew W. Robins, Graham A. W. Hornett
  • Language: English

The fourth edition of Clinical Examination provides a clear, practical and above all, superbly illustrated guide to all aspects of history taking and patient examination. Designed… Read more

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The fourth edition of Clinical Examination provides a clear, practical and above all, superbly illustrated guide to all aspects of history taking and patient examination. Designed to be accessible both to medical students just starting their clinical attachments and to more experienced readers, the clear writing style, the innovative use of clinical photographs and the explanatory illustrations combine to explain and clarify the concepts and skills necessary to take a history and perform an examination. The text is organised by body system, with each chapter structured the same way: firstly, underlying structure and function; secondly, signs, symptoms and abnormalities; thirdly, patient examination.

Key features

  • The anatomy & physiology coverage 'sets the scene' and refreshes students' memory on the science they studied earlier in their course
  • The signs & symptoms sections serve as a mini-textbook of medicine by highlighting most important diseases associated with each body system
  • The history-taking and examination sections alert students to general principles and particular considerations relevant to interacting with patients
  • Eight different types of boxes classify information on key aspects of the text: differential diagnosis; emergency topics; examination of the elderly; questions to ask; areas for review; risk factors; symptoms and signs; and ‘red flag’ issues
  • Nearly 1000 illustrations, including over 500 photographs of physical signs as they present in real life
  • Colour diagrams illustrate underlying structure and function as well as demonstrating examination techniques
  • Now available on Student Consult with full online access to the text and illustrations

Readership

Medical students, junior doctors, primary care physicians / physician assistants, general practitioners

Table of contents

  • Consultation, medical history and record taking
  • The General Examination
  • Skin, Nails and Hair
  • Ear, Nose and Throat
  • The Respiratory System
  • The Heart and Cardiovascular System
  • The Abdomen
  • Female Breasts and Genitalia
  • The Male Genitalia
  • Bone, Joints and Muscle
  • The Nervous System
  • Infants and Children

Review quotes

“The book contains comprehensive sections on the examination of the main systems and separate sections on some specialities, such as the skin, psychiatry, and children. The sections are well laid out, with superb colour photographs that show every step of a particular procedure. The summary boxes, which provide key points, differential diagnosis, risk factors, and alerts to red flag symptoms and signs, are excellent.”Evidence-Based Medicine, December 2008

Product details

  • Edition: 4
  • Latest edition
  • Published: July 7, 2008
  • Language: English

About the authors

OE

Owen Epstein

Affiliations and expertise
Consultant Physician and Gastroenterologist, Royal Free Hospital NHS Trust, London, UK

GP

G. David Perkin

Affiliations and expertise
Consultant Neurologist, Charing Cross and HIllingdon Hospitals, London, UK Emeritus Consultant Neurologist, Charing Cross and HIllingdon Hospitals, London, UK

JC

John Cookson

Affiliations and expertise
Dean of the Undergraduate School, Hull and York Medical School, University of York, York, UK

IW

Ian S. Watt

Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Primary Care, Hull and York Medical School, University of York, York, UK

RR

Roby Rakhit

Affiliations and expertise
Consultant Cardiologist and Honorary Senior Lecturer, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK

AR

Andrew W. Robins

Affiliations and expertise
Consultant Paediatrician, Whittington Hospital NHS Trust, London UK

GH

Graham A. W. Hornett

Affiliations and expertise
General Practitioner, Specialist in ENT, Surrey Primary Care Trust, Guildford, Surrey, UK