Main description:

Sir Robert Hutchison first published his textbook on Clinical Methods in 1897 and this latest edition maintains its reputation as the go-to guide to learn the core skills every clinician needs in their everyday practice.

Medical students and doctors in training will find essential guidance to taking a full history, examining a patient and interpreting the findings. They will learn the art of understanding, contextualising, communicating and explaining, with the doctor-patient relationship firmly at the centre of their practice. These skills remain essential for every doctor, in addition to modern investigative methods.

The book covers basic principles, different patient groups and all the main body systems. Each chapter includes relevant clinical methods and offers guidance for appropriate investigations. New methods and investigations are incorporated into established patterns of clinical practice to offer a fully integrated approach.

This award-winning textbook remains as relevant today as ever and will be treasured by doctors at all levels of training and practice as an outstanding source of learning and reference.

All chapters carefully reviewed and updated to reflect modern practice
Written by experts in their field and reviewed by an International Advisory Board - content is relevant to a wide international readership including in the Indian sub-continent, the Middle East and Africa
Covers all the main body systems, including the core areas of respiratory, cardiological, gastrointestinal, neurological and locomotor systems
Text organised by system and problem to aid navigation
Chapters can be read individually, to avoid duplication and need for cross-referencing
Tabulated information and diagrams for clarity and conciseness
Tailored to student needs but suitable for doctors at all levels of training and practice
Winner of multiple awards, including the BMA book awards
New appendix describing the clinical features of COVID-19
Includes the complete, downloadable eBook for easy access on your mobile device, anytime, anywhere

Contents:

Section 1 General patient assessment

Doctor and patient: General principles of history taking
General patient examination and differential diagnosis
The next steps: differential diagnosis and initial management
Ethical considerations

Section 2 Assessment in Particular Patient Groups

Women
Children and adolescents
Older people
Psychiatric assessment
Patients presenting as emergencies
Patients with a fever

Section 3 Basic systems

Respiratory system
Cardiovascular system
Gastrointestinal system
Locomotor system
Nervous system
Urogenital system

Endocrine and metabolic disorders
Skin, nails and hair
Eyes
Ear, nose and throat