Macleod's Clinical Examination: With STUDENT CONSULT Online Access, 12e

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studentconsult.inkling.com. Access to the eBook is limited to the first individual who redeems the PIN, located on the inside cover of this book, at studentconsult.inkling.com and Use of the current edition of the electronic version of this book (eBook) is subject to the terms of the nontransferable, limited license granted on sciences, in particular, independent verification of diagnoses and drug dosages should be made. To the fullest extent The text has been substantially rewritten with more on medically unexplained symptoms in the History Taking chapter and extended coverage of diabetes mellitus in the Endocrine System chapter. Primarily focused on the practical skills required by medical students and early career stage clinicians

An Advisory Board of students, junior doctors, and representatives from the nursing, ambulance, Primary Care and academic communities from six countries has made detailed comments and critically appraised the entire book. High-yield points and facts are mentioned next to each discussion so that you can make the most of this book. Enhanced sections on adapting skills to particular situations, including the challenges of remote consultation and infection controlAs a healthcare professional (no matter if you are a medical student or a doctor), it is very important that you master the essentials of history taking and physical examination. Good documentation of a patient’s medical history and physical examination are half-way through the process of arriving at an accurate diagnosis. That is the reason our professors and seniors have always advised us to master these two aspects of our clinical skills. to do this you need to establish whether the patient is suffering from an identifiable disease or condition and this requires further evaluation of the patient by history taking ,physical examination and investigation where appropriate No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, of the law, no responsibility is assumed by Elsevier, authors, editors or contributors for any injury and/or damage to Finally, there’s a chapter where you will be provided tips on how to demonstrate your clinical skills in an objective structured clinical examination (OSCE).

The next task of the doctor in the doctor in the clinical encounter is to understand what is causing the patient to be ill to reach Diagnose This classic textbook aims to assist clinicians develop the consultation skills required to elicit a clear history, and the practical skills needed to detect clinical signs of disease. Where possible, the physical basis of clinical signs is explained to aid understanding. Formulation of a differential diagnosis from the information gained is introduced, and the logical initial investigations are included for each system. There are 21 units in 4 sections in the book and these are as follows: SECTION 1: PRINCIPLES OF CLINICAL HISTORY AND EXAMINATION The book has accompanying videos demonstrating many of the key clinical examination routines as set out in the book.

Fifty years since it was first published and now fully revised, Macleod's remains the textbook of choice for medical students, junior doctors, nurses and allied health practitioners who understand that excellence in clinical examination is integral to good practice. Integrated with the online text are clinical examination videos of trained professionals performing many of the examination routines described in the book with an accompanying commentary by the Editor, Professor Colin Robertson At Medicalstudyzone.com, we take user experience very seriously and thus always strive to improve. We hope that you people find our blog beneficial!