Synopsis
Sir Robert Hutchison first published his textbook on Clinical Methods in 1897 and this latest edition maintains its reputation as the go-to guide to learn the core skills every clinician needs in their everyday practice.
Medical students and doctors in training will find essential guidance to taking a full history, examining a patient and interpreting the findings. They will learn the art of understanding, contextualising, communicating and explaining, with the doctor-patient relationship firmly at the centre of their practice. These skills remain essential for every doctor, in addition to modern investigative methods.
The book covers basic principles, different patient groups and all the main body systems. Each chapter includes relevant clinical methods and offers guidance for appropriate investigations. New methods and investigations are incorporated into established patterns of clinical practice to offer a fully integrated approach.
This award-winning textbook remains as relevant today as ever and will be treasured by doctors at all levels of training and practice as an outstanding source of learning and reference.
All chapters carefully reviewed and updated to reflect modern practice
Written by experts in their field and reviewed by an International Advisory Board - content is relevant to a wide international readership including in the Indian sub-continent, the Middle East and Africa
Covers all the main body systems, including the core areas of respiratory, cardiological, gastrointestinal, neurological and locomotor systems
Text organised by system and problem to aid navigation
Chapters can be read individually, to avoid duplication and need for cross-referencing
Tabulated information and diagrams for clarity and conciseness
Tailored to student needs but suitable for doctors at all levels of training and practice
Winner of multiple awards, including the BMA book awards
New appendix describing the clinical features of COVID-19
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About the Author
Michael Swash, Professor, Consultant Neurologist, Department of Neurology, The Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel, London, UK
Review
"This book covers all the examinations needed for a clinical medical student. The text is clear and the illustrations are good."
Medical Student - UK
"The quality of illustration is excellent – from the line drawings to the radiographs and colour plates...In summary, this is a book that must be indispensable to medical students who are starting their clinical work but wouldn’t be out of place as a refresher for GPs in the surgery."
Dr Jeremy Sager, Univadis, Oct 2008
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