Pocket Clinical Examination: An Introduction to Clinical Skills (and how to pass your clinical exams)

Talley MD (NSW) PhD (Syd) MMedSci (Clin Epi)(Newc.) FRACP FAFPHM FAHMS FRCP (Lond. & Edin.) FACP FACG AGAF FAMS FRCPI (Hon), Nicholas J.; Oâ Connor FRACP DDU FCSANZ, Simon

ISBN 10: 0729538729 / ISBN 13: 9780729538725

Published by Churchill Livingstone Australia (edition 3), 2009

The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way. Seller Inventory # 0729538729-7-1

Synopsis:

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.

• Excellent line drawings closely keyed to the text
• Concise approach
• Examination of the major systems summarised

• New emphasis on evidence-based medicine
• New chapters added eg., coverage of advanced history taking, assessment of the acutely ill patient, introduction to examination of the skin
• Key anatomical drawings assist students understand the relevant clinical anatomy of regions of the body being examined
• Hints on how to approach OSCEs

About the Authors:

Nicholas J Talley AC

MD (NSW), PhD (Syd), MMedSci (Clin Epi)(Newc.), FRACP, FAFPHM, FAHMS, FRCP (Lond. & Edin.), FACP, FACG, AGAF, FAMS, FRCPI (Hon)

Distinguished Laureate Professor, University of Newcastle and

Senior Staff Specialist, John Hunter Hospital, NSW, Australia;

Adjunct Professor, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill,

North Carolina, United States

Simon O’Connor

FRACP, DDU, FCSANZ

Cardiologist, Canberra, Australian Capital

Territory, Australia

Bibliographic Details

Title: Pocket Clinical Examination: An Introduction...
Publisher: Churchill Livingstone Australia (edition 3)
Publication Date: 2009
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Fair
Edition: 3.