Macleod's Clinical ExaminationJohn Macleod, Graham Douglas, E. Fiona Nicol, Colin Ernest Robertson The 12th Edition of this medical textbook, which was 'Highly Commended' in the 2006 British Medical Association Medical Book Competition, builds on the extensively rewritten previous edition. Over 500 clinical photographs and diagrams now illustrate the text, which list new topics have been added to make the book even more comprehensive. A complementary DVD now accompanies the book, with specially-recorded videos demonstrating many of the clinical examination routines as they are described in the main text. The book is written by a team of editors and contributors who are all active clinicians and experts in their specialist fields, including in general practice where much of clinical teaching is now based. It describes the practical skills which every clinician must acquire and develop in order to evolve diagnostic procedures and management strategies and plans. |
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Contents
Approach to the patient | 3 |
The general examination | 45 |
SYSTEM EXAMINATION | 69 |
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abdominal Abnormal acromegaly acute affected aortic appearance artery Ask the patient assess associated bleeding blood body bowel breast breath cancer cardiac cause cell central changes Check chest chronic common cranial nerves defect diabetes disease disorders drugs examination Examination sequence failure feel findings finger fluid function gland hair hand head heart hypertension hypothyroidism increased indicates infection involved joint kidney lateral lesions limb liver lobe Look loss lower lung mass Measure motor mouth move movement murmur muscle myocardial infarction nail neck nerve normal Note obstruction occurs oedema optic pain Palpate peripheral physical position posterior pregnancy present pressure produces pulmonary pulse record reduced reflexes renal respiratory response result risk severe side signs skin sounds suggests swelling symptoms syndrome tenderness tissue tongue tract tumour ulceration upper urine usually valve vein venous ventricular visual wall weight