Main description:

The ability to record an accurate and complete patient history, and to examine the patient appropriately in response to the history described, are fundamental skills that all student doctors need to acquire at an early stage in training. Making Sense of Clinical Examination of the Adult Patient provides invaluable 'hands-on' guidance for medical students and junior doctors when presented with a new patient. Written from a very practical standpoint, the author shares his extensive experience of teaching this subject. Real life scenarios are interspersed throughout the text. Key features - see below On reading Making Sense of Clinical Examination of the Adult Patient, the reader is given *practical advice on recording all aspects of a patient's history, including the present complaint, past medical history, and family history *detailed guidance on performing an examination of each body system *advice on when to seek additional/expert opinion

Contents:

1. General considerations 2. History 3. General Appearance of the Patient Hands Skin 4. Vital Signs 5. Head, Nose, Ears, Mouth and Neck 6. Cardiovascular system 7. Peripheral Vascular System 8. Respiratory System 9. Abdominal System 10. Mental Status Examination 11. Cranial Nerves 12. Motor System 13. Sensory System 14. Unconscious Patient 15. Musculo-Skeletal System 16. Breasts and Axillae 17. Female Genitalia and Rectum 18. Male Genitalia and Rectum 19. Making a diagnosis Further reading