Description
Book SynopsisThis new reissue of Hands On, first published in 1994, will be welcomed by all complementary and alternative medical students and practitioners.
This book presents a concise approach to clinical examination in a practical and straightforward manner, and includes step-by-step illustrations of a variety of examination techniques together with checklists designed to help students and practitioners elicit clinical information from their patients quickly and efficiently.
Table of Contents- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
PART ONE - History taking
- Approaching the patient
- The questions to ask
- Recording information
- Case taking in psychological medicine
- Significant findings in the case history
PART TWO - Basic examination procedures
- Examining the cardiovascular system
- Examining the respiratory system
- Examining the gascro-intestinal system
- Examining the nervous system
- Examining the joints
- The mental state examination
PART THREE - Topics of special interest
- Lumps in the skin and subcutaneous tissues 3.2 Lumps in the neck
- Lumps in the groin
- Lumps in the breast
- Blood pressure measurement
- Use of the ophthalmoscope and auriscope
- Orthodox diagnostic tests and laboratory reference values
- Sample case history record sheet
PART FOUR
- Screening examination of all the systems
- Quick reference
