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

Author:   Nicholas J Talley, MD (NSW), PhD (Syd), MMedSci (Clin Epi)(Newc.), FAHMS, FRACP, FAFPHM, FRCP (Lond. & Edin.), FACP ,  Simon O'Connor, FRACP DDU FCSANZ
Publisher:   Elsevier Australia
Edition:   4th Revised edition
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9780729542289


Pages:   376
Publication Date:   28 October 2015
Replaced By:   9780729543118
Format:   Paperback
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From the authors that brought you the bestselling Clinical Examination comes Talley and O'Connor's Clinical Examination Essentials, 4th Edition Clinical Examination Essentials 4e provides an introduction to the essential skills required to successfully pass your clinical exams.This text equips medical students with the confidence to assess patients by acquiring a detailed patient history and conducting a thorough physical examination. The chapters are systematic and provide a thorough overview following by some examples of how to use learned skills in practice- both in the healthcare setting and in examinations. If you are looking to further develop your history taking and examination technique, Clinical Examination: A Systematic Guide to Physical Diagnosis provides greater detail (and more jokes) for senior students and graduates.

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Author:   Nicholas J Talley, MD (NSW), PhD (Syd), MMedSci (Clin Epi)(Newc.), FAHMS, FRACP, FAFPHM, FRCP (Lond. & Edin.), FACP ,  Simon O'Connor, FRACP DDU FCSANZ
Publisher:   Elsevier Australia
Imprint:   Harcourt Publishers Group (Australia) Pty.Ltd
Edition:   4th Revised edition
ISBN:  

9780729542289


ISBN 10:   0729542289
Pages:   376
Publication Date:   28 October 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Replaced By:   9780729543118
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1 Taking the history 2 Advanced history taking 3 Beginning the examination 4 The heart and cardiovascular system 5 The chest 6 The abdomen 7 Neurology 8 The eyes, ears, nose and throat 9 The thyroid and endocrine system 10 The breasts 11 The joints 12 The skin 13 Assessment of the geriatric patient 14 Assessment of the acutely ill patient 15 Examining the systems of the body 16 Writing and presenting the history and physical examination

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Nicholas J Talley, MD (NSW), PhD (Syd), MMedSci (Clin Epi)(Newc.), FAHMS, FRACP, FAFPHM, FRCP (Lond. & Edin.), FACP , Pro Vice-Chancellor, Global Research, University of Newcastle, Australia Professor of Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medicine, University of Newcastle, Australia President, Royal Australasian College of Physicians Chair-Elect, Committee of Presidents of Medical Colleges (CPMC) Hon. Treasurer, Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences Senior Staff Specialist, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, Australia Adjunct Professor and Consultant, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA Adjunct Professor, University of North Carolina, NC, USA Foreign Guest Professor, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden Simon O'Connor, FRACP DDU FCSANZ , Cardiologist, Canberra Hospital; Clinical Senior Lecturer, Australian National University Medical School, Canberra, ACT, Australia

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