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ISBN 10: 0815366914
ISBN 13: 9780815366911
Author: CRC Press
” … well-structured with good “bullet” points, diagrams, and quality coloured pictures making it most easy to read. Overall, I considered this little gem a worthwhile possession for all trainees” – Postgraduate Medicine Journal First published in 2002, this popular handbook focuses on the practical application of clinical skills aimed specifically at medical students and doctors in training. This much-anticipated second edition remains readable, concise and pocket-sized, while being extensively updated to reflect the latest learning requirements. Existing chapters, including an overview of the general examination followed by chapters on examination specific to each body system, child health and mental health, are supplemented by the general practice consultation and a new chapter that brings the specialist clinical methods of previous chapters together and considers their application within and abbreviated timescale. Key features: • New edition of well-established and highly respected handbook focused on the needs of medical students and junior doctors • Reflects the expansion of the traditional skills of history taking and clinical examination, whilst ensuring complete familiarity with and understanding of the ‘basics’ • Places the patient at the centre of care recognising that good, compassionate communication with patients and their relatives contributes to satisfactory clinical outcomes • Video clips provide additional, illustrative guidance to good procedural practice – visit https://www.crcpress.com/cw/kopelman The second edition of this classic handbook continues to provide brief, readable chapters on important skills, enhanced by supplementary videos to demonstrate how they can be mastered and how they may be applied.
Table of contents:
Chapter 1 History taking and examination
History taking
Communication
General advice
Spoken communication
Data gathering and assimilation
Following an accepted structure
History of presenting complaint
Systems review
Past medical history
Personal and social history
Family history and treatment history
The routine physical examination
Scheme for the routine physical examination
General observation
Hands and arms
Head and neck
Chest and heart
Abdomen
Legs
Nervous system
Formulating a diagnosis
Writing it down
Presenting your findings to others
Problem listing in the medical records
Initial investigation plan
General therapeutic and technical skills
Phlebotomy
Preparing an intravenous cannula
Setting up ‘the giving set’ for intravenous administration
Preparing an antibiotic for intravenous infusion
Chapter 2 The cardiovascular system
The heart
Applied anatomy and physiology of the heart
Assessment and diagnosis of cardiovascular disease
Taking the history
Examination of the patient (Video 2.1)
Illustrated physical signs
Therapeutic and interventional skills
The arterial system
Applied anatomy and physiology of the arterial system
Aneurysms
Assessment and diagnosis of aneurysms
Chronic arterial occlusive disease
Assessment and diagnosis
Acute limb ischaemia
Varicose veins and venous insufficiency
Applied anatomy and physiology of the venous system in the legs
Assessment and diagnosis of varicose veins
Taking the history
General observations
Care of the patient with varicose veins
Assessment of chronic venous insufficiency
Taking the history
Physical examination
Chapter 3 The respiratory system
The nose
Applied anatomy and physiology
Assessment and diagnosis
Taking the history
Examination of the nose
The lungs
Applied anatomy and physiology
Assessment and diagnosis of respiratory disease
Taking the history
Examination of the patient
Illustrated physical signs
Therapeutic and interventional skills
Chapter 4 The abdomen
Applied anatomy and physiology of the gut
Applied anatomy and physiology of the urinary tract
Assessment and diagnosis
Taking the history
Examination
Illustrated physical signs
Therapeutic and technical skills
Chapter 5 The locomotor system
Applied anatomy and physiology of the joints
Assessment and diagnosis of joint disease
Taking the history
Examination of the patient
Recording a normal locomotor system examination
Illustrated physical signs
Therapeutic and interventional skills
Chapter 6 The nervous system
Applied anatomy and physiology
The motor system
Coordination
The sensory system
Vascular supply
Assessment and diagnosis
Taking the history
Examination of the nervous system
Assessment of mental state, personality and intellectual function
Examination of the cranial nerves
The motor and sensory systems
Illustrated physical signs
Abnormalities of the motor system
Therapeutic and technical skills
Chapter 7 The female reproductive system
Obstetrics and gynaecology
Applied anatomy and physiology
Assessment and diagnosis of obstetric and gynaecological problems
Taking the history
Examination of the patient
Therapeutic and technical skills
The breasts
Applied anatomy of the breasts and axillae
Assessment and diagnosis of breast disease
Taking the history
Examination of the patient
Care of the patient with breast symptoms
Chapter 8 The male reproductive system and hernias
The male external genitalia
Applied anatomy and physiology
Assessment and diagnosis
Taking the history
Examination of the patient
Therapeutic and interventional skills
Hernias (males and females)
Types of abdominal wall hernia
Applied anatomy
Assessment and diagnosis of groin hernias
Taking the history
Illustrated physical signs
Care of the patient with a hernia
Chapter 9 The endocrine system
Applied anatomy and physiology of the endocrine system
The thyroid gland
Applied anatomy and physiology of the thyroid
Assessment and diagnosis of endocrine disease
Taking the history
Examination of the patient
Illustrated physical signs
Chapter 10 The skin
Applied anatomy of the skin
Assessment and diagnosis
Taking the history
Examination of the patient
Key features of skin disease
Illustrated physical signs
Chapter 11 An introduction to the general practice consultation
The general practice setting
Familiarity and continuity of patient care
The presenting complaint
The clinical consultation in general practice
The five steps of the Calgary–Cambridge Observation Guide
Building the relationship
Red flags in general practice
Investigating the patient in general practice
Recording vital signs: an objective measure of health and disease
Investigations: choice, interpretation and application
Biomarkers of disease and their use in general practice
Referring on: the structure and contents of an effective referral letter
Safe prescribing in general practice
References
Chapter 12 Assessment of the psychiatric patient
Assessment and diagnosis of psychiatric disorders
Taking the history
Examination of the patient
Key laboratory tests and investigations
Chapter 13 Paediatric history and examination
A scheme for history taking and examination of the child
Taking the history
Examination of the child
Conclusions
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