Main description:

Fifty years since it was first published and now fully revised, Macleod's remains the textbook of choice for medical students, junior doctors, nurses and allied health practitioners who understand that excellence in clinical examination is integral to good practice.

The fifteenth edition will teach you how to take a history and carry out proficient clinical examination, in order to elicit the key clinical symptoms and signs of disease. It covers general principles, relevant history, examination and investigations for all the major body systems - and how to effectively apply these skills to specific clinical situations and prepare for assessment.

Macleod's Clinical Examination is enhanced with 32 supplementary videos demonstrating key clinical examination routines described in the book, many new and revised for this edition in line with latest guidance and best practice.

Primarily focused on the practical skills required by medical students and early career stage clinicians
Explains the physical basis of clinical signs to aid understanding
Introduces the formulation of a differential diagnosis
Provides logical initial investigations for each body system
Comes with access to the complete, fully searchable and downloadable eBook

Enhanced sections on adapting skills to particular situations, including the challenges of remote consultation and infection control
Updated text and images, to ensure the content is relevant to a diverse readership and patient population
Latest clinical decision-making models to aid the learner's diagnostic reasoning
8 brand new videos produced especially for this edition covering:

Obstetric examination
Gynaecological examination
Assessment of fluid balance
Examination of the hand and wrist
Examination of the foot and ankle
Examination of the neck
Examination of the foot in diabetes and peripheral vascular disease
The timed up and go test

Contents:

Editor Sandbox (Complete Video Transcript)
Editor Sandbox
1 Managing clinical encounters with patients
2 General aspects of history taking
3 General aspects of examination
4 The cardiovascular system
5 The respiratory system
6 The gastrointestinal system
7 The nervous system
8 The visual system
9 The ear, nose and throat
10 The endocrine system
11 The reproductive system
12 The renal system
13 The musculoskeletal system
14 The skin, hair and nails
15 Babies and children
16 Patients with mental illness and learning disability
17 The frail patient
18 The deteriorating patient
19 The dying patient
20 Reaching and communicating a diagnosis
21 Adapting skills for practice
22 Preparing for assessment