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Synopsis
CLINICAL HISTORY TAKING AND EXAMINATION: AN ILLUSTRATED COLOUR TEXT is a short textbook for medical students starting their clinical work. Presented in a highly visual and approachable style, the book uses double page spreads for more visual impact and accessibility. Beginning with the general approach to the patient and history taking, the book then considers the examination of the various body systems. Additionally, it includes a number of special topics, such as examination of the young, the old, and the very ill and the correct techniques to use in degree examinations.
Presented in double-page spreads in the style of the Illustrated Colour Text series.Highly accessible information at the correct level for students starting their clinical course.Covers main organ systems and other key topics such as examination of the young, old and very old patient.Includes section on how to approach examinations on this topic.Two double-page spreads on how to be a junior hospital doctor continuing many useful items of guidance and topics, including how to inform patients and relatives about bad news and the process of death certification.Some new and improved photographs of clinical conditions.Synopsis
This is a short textbook of clinical history taking and examination for medical students starting their clinical work. It is presented in a highly visual and approachable style using double page spreads. The book starts with the general approach to the patient and history taking and goes on to consider the examination of the various body systems. It ends with a number of special topics including the examinationof the young, old and very ill and the correct techniques to use in degree examinations.
Presented in double-page spreads in the style of the Illustrated Colour Text series.Highly accessible information at the correct level for students starting their clinical course.Covers main organ systems and other key topics such as examination of the young, old and very old patient.Includes section on how to approach examinations on this topic.Two double-page spreads on how to be a junior hospital doctor continuing many useful items of guidance and topics, including how to inform patients and relatives about bad news and the process of death certification.Some new and improved photographs of clinical conditions.