Description
Book SynopsisTitles in the Pocket Tutor series give practical guidance on subjects that medical students and foundation doctors need help with ‘on the go’, at a highly-affordable price that puts them within reach of those rotating through modular courses or working on attachment.
Topics reflect information needs stemming from today’s integrated undergraduate and foundation courses:
- Common presentations
- Investigation options (e.g. ECG, imaging)
- Clinical and patient-orientated skills (e.g. examinations, history-taking)
The highly-structured, bite-size content helps novices combat the ‘fear factor’ associated with day-to-day clinical training and provides a detailed resource that students and junior doctors can carry in their pocket.
Key points
- Practical, accessible guide to examining the patient, which remains the bedrock of diagnosis and clinical evaluation
- Consistent chapter organisation: each body system chapter starts with relevant basic science, then highlights key signs before summarising examination technique
- Fully-updated second edition features new sections on sepsis evaluation, examination of elderly patients; tips on paediatric consultations; and all illustrations now in full colour
Table of ContentsChapter 1 First principles
Chapter 2 General principles of examination
Chapter 3 Cardiovascular system
Chapter 4 Respiratory system
Chapter 5 Gastrointestinal system
Chapter 6 Genitourinary system
Chapter 7 Female reproductive system
Chapter 8 Cranial nerves and ophthalmology
Chapter 9 Neurological system
Chapter 10 Musculoskeletal system
Chapter 11 Psychiatry
Chapter 12 Endocrine system
