Clinical examination essentials: an introduction to clinical skills (and how to pass your clinical exams) / Nicholas Joseph Talley, Simon O'Connor.
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TextPublication details: Chatswood, N.S.W. : Elsevier Australia (a division of Reed International Books Australia Pty Ltd), c2016.Edition: 4th editionDescription: xi, 363 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cmISBN: - 9780729542289
- 0729542289
- RC76.T35 2016
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Previous edition: 2009
Includes index
CONTENTS
Chapter 1: Taking the history --
Chapter 2: Advanced history taking --
Chapter 3: Beginning the examination --
Chapter 4:The heart and cardiovascular system --
Chapter 5: The chest --
Chapter 6: The abdomen --
Chapter 7: Neurology --
Chapter 8: The eyes, ears, nose and throat --
Chapter 9: The thyroid and endocrine system --
Chapter 10: The breasts --
Chapter 11: The joints --
Chapter 12: The skin --
Chapter 13: Assessment of the geriatric patient --
Chapter 14: Assessment of the acutely ill patient --
Chapter 15: Examining the systems of the body --
Chapter 16: Writing and presenting the history and physical examination.
"This text equips medical students with the confidence to assess patients by acquiring a detailed patient history and conducting a thorough physical examination. The chapters are systematic and provide a thorough overview following by some examples of how to use learned skills in practice- both in the healthcare setting and in examinations."
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