Description
Comprehensive guide to core principles and clinical skillsTalley and O'Connor's Clinical Examination is a complete resource for students and educators covering the core principles, skills and competencies needed for effective patient examination and diagnosis.For each body system, the book details how to take a systematic and comprehensive health history, how to examine a patient, how to correlate physical signs with disease, and how to use rigorous clinical thinking skills to form a diagnosis.This tenth edition of the book has been fully updated and forms part of a complete package that includes an eBook, skills videos, ECG and imaging cases, and Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs), and is complemented by two companion texts, Talley and O'Connor's Clinical OSCEs and Clinical Examination Essentials.- Suitable for every level of medical student in Australia and New Zealand as well as those in the UK, Ireland, Canada and across Asia and Africa – from pre-clinical studies through to final exams- Offers a systematic approach to physical examination and history taking- Includes all important specialties – including women's health, paediatrics, mental health, and acute care- Fully updated with the latest evidence, references and historical notes- Content organised to maximise comprehension, with supporting full-colour figures, comments, footnotes and aide-memoires- Additional online material to support learningNew to this edition- New section on dermatology and skin colour and the racial differences in disease- Content displayed separately for junior and more advanced students- New videos demonstrating physical examination techniques
Table of Contents
Section 1: The general principles of history taking and physical examination1. The general principles of history taking2. Taking the history: advanced history taking3. The general principles of physical examination Section 2: The cardiovascular system4. The cardiovascular history 5. The cardiac examination 6. The limb examination and peripheral vascular disease 7. Correlation of physical signs disease and cardiovascular disease 8. A summary of the cardiovascular examination and extending the cardiovascular examinationSection 3: The respiratory system9. The respiratory history 10. The respiratory examination 11. Correlation of physical signs and respiratory disease 12. A summary of the respiratory examination and extending the respiratory examinationSection 4: The gastrointestinal system13. The gastrointestinal history 14. The gastrointestinal examination 15. Correlation of physical signs and gastrointestinal disease 16. A summary of the gastrointestinal examination and extending the gastrointestinal examinationSection 5: The genitourinary system17. The genitourinary history 18. The genitourinary examination 19. A summary of the examination of chronic kidney disease and extending the genitourinary examinationSection 6: The haematological system20. The haematological history 21. The haematological examination 22. A summary of the haematological examination and extending the haematological examinationSection 7: The rheumatological system23. The rheumatological history 24. The rheumatological examination 25. Correlation of physical signs with rheumatological and musculoskeletal disease 26. A summary of the rheumatological examination and extending the rheumatological examinationSection 8: The endocrine system27. The endocrine history 28. The endocrine examination 29. Correlation of physical signs and endocrine disease 30. A summary of the endocrine examination and extending the endocrine examinationSection 9 The nervous system31. The neurological history 32. The neurological examination: general signs and the cranial nerves 33. The neurological examination: speech and higher centres 34. The neurological examination: the peripheral nervous system 35. Correlation of physical signs and neurological syndromes and disease 36. A summary of the neurological examination and extending the neurological examinatioSection 10: Paediatric and neonatal history and examination37. The paediatric history and examination 38. The neonatal history and examinationSection 11: Women's health history and examination39. The obstetric history and examination 40. The gynaecological history and examination 41. The breasts: history and examinationSection 12: Specialty system history and examination42. The eyes, ears, nose and throat 43. The skin and lumps 44. The older person assessment 45. Approaching infectious diseasesSection 13: Mental health history and examination46. The mental health history and mental state examinationSection 14: Acute care and end of life47. The acutely ill patient 48. The pre-anaesthetic medical evaluation (PAME) 49. Assessment of deathSection 15: Adult history taking and examination in the wards and clinics50. Writing and presenting the adult history and physical examination 51. A suggested method for a rapid screening adult physical examination
