Preface vii
Acknowledgments ix
How to make the most of this book xi
Clinical skills videos xiii
Contributors xv
SECTION 1 PRINCIPLES OF CLINICAL HISTORY AND EXAMINATION 1
1 Managing clinical encounters with patients 3
Karen Fairhurst, Anna R Dover, J Alastair Innes
2 General aspects of history taking 9
J Alastair Innes, Karen Fairhurst, Anna R Dover
3 General aspects of examination 19
Anna R Dover, J Alastair Innes, Karen Fairhurst
SECTION 2 SYSTEM-BASED EXAMINATION 37
4 The cardiovascular system 39
Nicholas L Mills, Alan G Japp, Jennifer Robson
5 The respiratory system 75
J Alastair Innes, James Tiernan
6 The gastrointestinal system 93
John Plevris, Rowan Parks
7 The nervous system 119
Richard Davenport, Hadi Manji
8 The visual system 151
Shyamanga Borooah, Naing Latt Tint
9 The ear, nose and throat 171
Iain Hathorn
10 The endocrine system 193
Anna R Dover, Nicola Zammitt
11 The reproductive system 211
Oliver Young, Colin Duncan, Kirsty Dundas, Alexander Laird
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12 The renal system 237
Neeraj Dhaun, David Kluth
13 The musculoskeletal system 251
Jane Gibson, Ivan Brenkel
14 The skin, hair, and nails 283
Michael J Tidman
SECTION 3 APPLYING HISTORY AND EXAMINATION SKILLS IN SPECIFIC SITUATIONS 295
15 Babies and children 297
Ben Stenson, Steve Cunningham
16 The patient with mental disorder 319
Stephen Potts
17 The frail elderly patient 329
Andrew Elder, Elizabeth MacDonald
18 The deteriorating patient 339
Ross Paterson, Anna R Dover
19 The dying patient 347
Anthony Bateman, Kirsty Boyd
SECTION 4 PUTTING HISTORY AND EXAMINATION SKILLS TO USE 353
20 Preparing for assessment 355
Anna R Dover, Janet Skinner
21 Preparing for practice 361
Karen Fairhurst, Gareth Clegg
Index 37