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Pocket Guide to Clinical Examination

  • 4 Edición - 21 de abril de 2009
  • Última edición
  • Autores: Owen Epstein, G. David Perkin, John Cookson, Ian S. Watt, Roby Rakhit, Andrew W. Robins, Graham A. W. Hornett
  • Idioma: Inglés

This handy, well illustrated guide covers all aspects of patient examination. Carry this practical text with you so you can review the questions you should include as part of your… Leer más

Descripción

This handy, well illustrated guide covers all aspects of patient examination. Carry this practical text with you so you can review the questions you should include as part of your history taking, the examination techniques you should use for different body systems and the presenting signs of common disorders. The new fourth edition includes over 130 colour illustrations as well as text boxes to aid revision and help in daily clinical duties.

Puntos claves

  • The history-taking and examination coverage will be invaluable to students faced with real-life patients for the first time by highlighting the most things to remember
  • The signs & symptoms sections describe the most important diseases associated with each body system
  • The various icon boxes highlight and summarise information on a range of issues relevant to history and examination: the elderly, emergency situations, Questions to Ask, etc
  • Colour photographs depict the clinical manifestations as they present in real-life and ‘real-life’ examination techniques
  • Colour diagrams clarify examination technique

De interès para

Medical students in clinical years, junior doctors, primary care physicians, nurse practitioners

Índice

• Medical Record, Medical History and Interviewing Technique
• General Examination
• Skin, nails and hair
• Ear, Nose and Throat
• 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

Detalles del producto

  • Edición: 4
  • Última edición
  • Publicado: 5 de diciembre de 2011
  • Idioma: Inglés

Sobre los autores

OE

Owen Epstein

Afiliaciones y experiencia
Consultant Physician and Gastroenterologist, Royal Free Hospital NHS Trust, London, UK

GP

G. David Perkin

Afiliaciones y experiencia
Consultant Neurologist, Charing Cross and HIllingdon Hospitals, London, UK Emeritus Consultant Neurologist, Charing Cross and HIllingdon Hospitals, London, UK

JC

John Cookson

Afiliaciones y experiencia
Dean of the Undergraduate School, Hull and York Medical School, University of York, York, UK

IW

Ian S. Watt

Afiliaciones y experiencia
Professor of Primary Care, Hull and York Medical School, University of York, York, UK

RR

Roby Rakhit

Afiliaciones y experiencia
Consultant Cardiologist and Honorary Senior Lecturer, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK

AR

Andrew W. Robins

Afiliaciones y experiencia
Consultant Paediatrician, Whittington Hospital NHS Trust, London UK

GH

Graham A. W. Hornett

Afiliaciones y experiencia
General Practitioner, Specialist in ENT, Surrey Primary Care Trust, Guildford, Surrey, UK