Pocket Clinical Examination is an introduction to history taking and the examination of patients. It has step by step instructions for the junior medical officer working on the ward for the first time. It aims to provide a solid foundation from which students can develop their own systematic approaches. Details of the mechanisms of symptoms and signs, and comprehensive lists of differential diagnosis are not included but may be found in the larger text Clinical Examination. There is a section on writing and presenting the history and physical examination. PCE provides an introduction to physical examination and a place where students can go for revision before examining patients.
Pocket Clinical Examination is an introduction to history taking and the examination of patients. It has step by step instructions for the junior medical officer working on the ward for the first time. It aims to provide a solid foundation from which students can develop their own systematic approaches. Details of the mechanisms of symptoms and signs, and comprehensive lists of differential diagnosis are not included but may be found in the larger text Clinical Examination. There is a section on writing and presenting the history and physical examination Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1: Taking the history Chapter 2: Advanced history taking Chapter 3: Beginning the examination Chapter 4: The heart Chapter 5: The chest Chapter 6: The abdomen Chapter 7: The nervous system Chapter 8: The eyes, and ears nose and throat Chapter 9: The thyroid and endocrine system Chapter 10: The breasts Chapter 11: The joints Chapter 12: The skin Chapter 13: Assessment of the geriatric patient Chapter 14: The acutely ill patient Chapter 15: Examining the systems of the body Chapter 16: Writing and presenting the history and OSCEs Final remarks Further reading INDEX
physical examination