Synopses & Reviews
As a foundation to a successful career in clinical medicine every physician needs to be able to establish a good rapport with the patient, accurately record all presenting symptoms and signs, and finally make an accurate diagnosis. The sequence of events and the thought-processes involved eventually become second nature, but the learning process is vital in ensuring the development of these skills.
Synopsis
Beautifully illustrated, 'Chamberlain's Symptoms and Signs' is well established as the classic book on the observation of symptoms and signs for medical students and trainee physicians. The 12th edition builds on the strengths of this key title, bringing it fully up to date. All the material has been extensively revised, new chapters on the elderly, psychiatry and death have been introduced, and additional artwork has been incorporated throughout.As a foundation to a successful career in clinical medicine every physician needs to be able to establish a good rapport with the patient, accurately record all presenting symptoms and signs, and finally make an accurate diagnosis. The sequence of events and the thought-processes involved eventually become second nature, but the learning process is vital in ensuring the development of these skills. (Don't use this on cat)
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. Preface
3. The history and general principles of examination
4. The case records
5. External manifestations of disease
6. The digestive system
7. Renal, urinary and genital systems
8. The respiratory system
9. The cardiovascular system
10. The haemopoietic system
11. The skeletal system
12. The nervous system
13. Diagnosis of psychiatric disorders
14. The endocrine system
15. Symptoms and signs in tropical disease
16. The examination of children
17. History and examination of the older patient
18. The diagnosis of death
19. Index