Every medical student must be able to take an accurate history and perform a physical examination. This third edition of History and Clinical Examination at a Glance provides a concise, highly illustrated companion to help you develop these vital skills as you practice on the wards. Building on an overview of the patient/doctor relationship and basic enquiry, the text supports learning either by system or presentation of common conditions, with step by step and evidence based information to support clinical examination to help you formulate a sound differential diagnosis. History and Clinical Examination at a Glancefeatures: Succinct text and full colour illustrations, including many brand new clinical photographs A new section on the development of communication skills, which explains how to communicate in different circumstances, and with different groups of people A self-assessment framework which can be used individually, by tutors, or in group practice to prepare for OSCEs History and Clinical Examination at a Glance is the perfect guide for medical and health science students, and junior doctors, as an ideal resource for clinical attachments, last minute revision, or whenever you need a refresher. INDICE: Preface. List of abbreviations. Part 1 Communication Skills. Fundamental communication skills. Communicating information. Communicating bad news. Communicating with relatives. Cultural differences. Exploring sensitive issues. History and examination in Clinical Exams. Part 2 Taking a history. Relationship with patient. History of presenting complaint. Past medical history, drugs and allergies. Family and social history. Functional enquiry. Part 3 History and examination of the systems. Is the patient ill? Principles of examination. The cardiovascular system. The respiratory system. The gastrointestinal system. The male genitourinary system. Gynaecological history and examination. Breast examination. Obstetric history and examination. The nervous system. The musculoskeletal system. Skin. The visual system. Examination of the ears, nose, mouth, throat, thyroid and neck. Examination of urine. The psychiatric assessment. Examination of the legs. General examination. Presenting a history and examination. Part 4 Presentations. Chest pain. Abdominal pain. Headache. Vomiting, diarrhoea and change in bowel habit. Gastrointestinal haemorrhage. Indigestion and dysphagia. Weight loss. Fatigue. The unconscious patient. The intensive care unit patient. Back pain. Hypertension. Swollen legs. Jaundice. Postoperative fever. Suspected meningitis. Anaemia. Lymphadenopathy. Cough. Confusion. Lump. Breast lump. Palpitations/arrhythmias. Joint problems. Red eye. Dizziness. Breathlessness. Dysuria and haematuria. Attempted suicide. Immunosuppressed patients. Diagnosing death. Shock. Trauma. Alcohol-related problems. Collapse. Part 5 Conditions. Cardiovascular. Myocardial infarction and angina. Hypovolaemia. Heart failure. Mitral stenosis. Mitral regurgitation. Aortic stenosis. Aortic regurgitation. Tricuspid regurgitation. Pulmonary stenosis. Congenital heart disease. Aortic dissection. Aortic aneurysm. Infective endocarditis. Pulmonary embolism and deep vein thrombosis. Prosthetic cardiac valves. Peripheral vascular disease. Endocrine/metabolic. Diabetes mellitus. Hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism. Addisons disease and Cushings syndrome. Hypopituitarism. Acromegaly. Nephrology and urology. Renal failure. Polycystic kidney disease. Nephrotic syndrome. Urinary symptoms. Testicular lumps. Gastrointestinal. Chronic liver disease. Inflammatory bowel disease. Splenomegaly/hepatosplenomegaly. Acute abdomen. Pancreatitis. Abdominal mass. Appendicitis. Respiratory. Asthma. Pneumonia. Pleural effusion. Fibrosing alveolitis, bronchiectasis, cystic fibrosis and sarcoidosis. Carcinoma of the lung. Chronic obstructive pulmonarydisease. Pneumothorax. Tuberculosis. Neurology Stroke. Parkinsons disease. Motor neurone disease. Multiple sclerosis. Peripheral neuropathy. Carpal tunnel syndrome. Myotonic dystrophy and muscular dystrophy. Myaesthenia gravis Cerebellar disorders. Dementia. Musculoskeletal. Rheumatoid arthritis. Osteoarthritis and osteoporosis. Gout and Pagets disease.
- ISBN: 978-0-470-65446-0
- Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 232
- Fecha Publicación: 20/01/2012
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés