Macleod's Clinical Examination
- 15th Edition - April 20, 2023
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Editors: Anna R. Dover, J. Alastair Innes, Karen Fairhurst
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 4 7 7 0 - 4
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 4 7 7 1 - 1
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 4 7 7 2 - 8
Fifty years since it was first published and now fully revised, Macleod’s remains the textbook of choice for medical students, junior doctors, nurses and allied health practiti… Read more
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Request a sales quoteFifty years since it was first published and now fully revised, Macleod’s remains the textbook of choice for medical students, junior doctors, nurses and allied health practitioners who understand that excellence in clinical examination is integral to good practice.
The fifteenth edition will teach you how to take a history and carry out proficient clinical examination, in order to elicit the key clinical symptoms and signs of disease. It covers general principles, relevant history, examination and investigations for all the major body systems – and how to effectively apply these skills to specific clinical situations and prepare for assessment.
Macleod’s Clinical Examination is enhanced with 32 supplementary videos demonstrating key clinical examination routines described in the book, many new and revised for this edition in line with latest guidance and best practice.
- Primarily focused on the practical skills required by medical students and early career stage clinicians
- Explains the physical basis of clinical signs to aid understanding
- Introduces the formulation of a differential diagnosis
- Provides logical initial investigations for each body system
- Comes with access to the complete, fully searchable and downloadable eBook
Medical Students - training to be effective doctors. Junior doctors - studying for postgraduate examinations including MRCP (UK) PACES. Nurse practitioners - both in primary and secondary care involved in patient assessment and management. Paramedics and ambulance workers - required to know how to examine patients and take a history from them.
1. Managing clinical encounters with patients
2. General aspects of history taking
3. General aspects of examination
4. The cardiovascular system
5. The respiratory system
6. The gastrointestinal system
7. The nervous system
8. The visual system
9. The ear, nose and throat
10. The endocrine system
11. The reproductive system
12. The renal system
13. The musculoskeletal system
14. The skin, hair and nails
15. Babies and children
16. Patients with mental illness and learning disability
17. The frail patient
18. The deteriorating patient
19. The dying patient
20. Reaching and communicating a diagnosis
21. Adapting skills for practice
22. Preparing for assessment
2. General aspects of history taking
3. General aspects of examination
4. The cardiovascular system
5. The respiratory system
6. The gastrointestinal system
7. The nervous system
8. The visual system
9. The ear, nose and throat
10. The endocrine system
11. The reproductive system
12. The renal system
13. The musculoskeletal system
14. The skin, hair and nails
15. Babies and children
16. Patients with mental illness and learning disability
17. The frail patient
18. The deteriorating patient
19. The dying patient
20. Reaching and communicating a diagnosis
21. Adapting skills for practice
22. Preparing for assessment
- Edition: 15
- Published: April 20, 2023
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323847704
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323847711
- eBook ISBN: 9780323847728
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Anna R. Dover
Affiliations and expertise
Consultant in Diabetes, Endocrinology and General Medicine, Edinburgh Centre for Endocrinology and Diabetes, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh; Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer, University of Edinburgh, UKJI
J. Alastair Innes
Affiliations and expertise
Consultant Physician, Respiratory Unit, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh; Honorary Reader in Respiratory Medicine, University of Edinburgh, UKKF
Karen Fairhurst
Affiliations and expertise
General Practice Principal, Mackenzie Medical Centre, Edinburgh; Clinical Senior Lecturer, Centre for Population Health Sciences, University of Edinburgh, UK