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1 online resource (228 pages) |
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History and Clinical Examination at a Glance; Contents; Preface; List of abbreviations; Part 1: Communication skills; 1: Fundamental communication skills; 2: Communicating information; 3: Communicating bad news; 4: Communicating with relatives; 5: Cultural differences; 6: Exploring sensitive issues; 7: History and examination in clinical exams; Part 2: Taking a history; 8: Relationship with patient; 9: History of presenting complaint; 10: Past medical history, drugs and allergies; 11: Family and social history; 12: Functional enquiry; Part 3: History and examination of the systems |
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13: Is the patient ill?14: Principles of examination; 15: The cardiovascular system; 16: The respiratory system; 17: The gastrointestinal system; 18: The male genitourinary system; 19: Gynaecological history and examination; 20: Breast examination; 21: Obstetric history and examination; 22: The nervous system; 23: The musculoskeletal system; 24: Skin; 25: The visual system; 26: Examination of the ears, nose, mouth, throat, thyroid and neck; 27: Examination of urine; 28: The psychiatric assessment; 29: Examination of the legs; 30: General examination; 31: Presenting a history and examination |
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Part 4: Presentations32: Chest pain; 33: Abdominal pain; 34: Headache; 35: Vomiting, diarrhoea and change in bowel habit; 36: Gastrointestinal haemorrhage; 37: Indigestion and dysphagia; 38: Weight loss; 39: Fatigue; 40: The unconscious patient; 41: The intensive care unit patient; 42: Back pain; 43: Hypertension; 44: Swollen legs; 45: Jaundice; 46: Postoperative fever; 47: Suspected meningitis; 48: Anaemia; 49: Lymphadenopathy; 50: Cough; 51: Confusion; 52: Lump; 53: Breast lump; 54: Palpitations/arrhythmias; 55: Joint problems; 56: Red eye; 57: Dizziness; 58: Breathlessness |
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59: Dysuria and haematuria60: Attempted suicide; 61: Immunosuppressed patients; 62: Diagnosing death; 63: Shock; 64: Trauma; 65: Alcohol-related problems; 66: Collapse; Part 5: Conditions; Cardiovascular; 67: Myocardial infarction and angina; 68: Hypovolaemia; 69: Heart failure; 70: Mitral stenosis; 71: Mitral regurgitation; 72: Aortic stenosis; 73: Aortic regurgitation; 74: Tricuspid regurgitation; 75: Pulmonary stenosis; 76: Congenital heart disease; 77: Aortic dissection; 78: Aortic aneurysm; 79: Infective endocarditis; 80: Pulmonary embolism and deep vein thrombosis |
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81: Prosthetic cardiac valves82: Peripheral vascular disease; Endocrine/metabolic; 83: Diabetes mellitus; 84: Hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism; 85: Addison's disease and Cushing's syndrome; 86: Hypopituitarism; 87: Acromegaly; Nephrology and urology; 88: Renal failure; 89: Polycystic kidney disease; 90: Nephrotic syndrome; 91: Urinary symptoms; 92: Testicular lumps; Gastrointestinal; 93: Chronic liver disease; 94: Inflammatory bowel disease; 95: Splenomegaly/hepatosplenomegaly; 96: Acute abdomen; 97: Pancreatitis; 98: Abdominal mass; 99: Appendicitis; Respiratory; 100: Asthma |
| Summary |
Every medical student must be able to take an accurate history and perform a physical examination. This third edition of History and Clinical Examination at a Glance provides a concise, highly illustrated companion to help you develop these vital skills as you practice on the wards. Building on an overview of the patient/doctor relationship and basic enquiry, the text supports learning either by system or presentation of common conditions, with step-by-step and evidence-based information to support clinical examination and help you formulate a sound differential diagnosis. History and Clinical |
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101: Pneumonia |
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Medical history taking -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Physical diagnosis -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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MEDICAL -- Diagnosis.
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MEDICAL -- Diagnostic Imaging.
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Medical history taking
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Physical diagnosis
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Handbooks and manuals
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781118286616 |
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1118286618 |
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