Talley and O'Connor's clinical examination: a systematic guide to physical diagnosis volume one

VOLUME 1 CONTENTS:
SECTION 1: The general principles of history taking and physical examination -- The general principles of history taking -- Taking the history: advanced history taking -- The general principles of physical examination -- SECTION 2: The cardiovascular system – The cardiovascular history -- The cardiac examination -- The limb examination and peripheral vascular disease -- Correlation of physical signs disease and cardiovascular disease -- A summary of the cardiovascular examination and extending the cardiovascular examination -- SECTION 3: The respiratory system -- The respiratory history -- The respiratory examination -- Correlation of physical signs and respiratory disease -- A summary of the respiratory examination and extending the respiratory examination -- SECTION 4: The gastrointestinal system -- The gastrointestinal history -- The gastrointestinal examination -- Correlation of physical signs and gastrointestinal disease -- A summary of the gastrointestinal examination and extending the gastrointestinal examination -- SECTION 5: The genitourinary system -- The genitourinary history -- The genitourinary examination -- A summary of the examination of chronic kidney disease and extending the genitourinary examination -- SECTION 6: The haematological system -- The haematological history -- The haematological examination -- A summary of the haematological examination and extending the haematological examination -- SECTION 7: The rheumatological system -- The rheumatological history -- The rheumatological examination -- Correlation of physical signs with rheumatological and musculoskeletal disease -- A summary of the rheumatological examination and extending the rheumatological examination -- SECTION 8: The endocrine system -- The endocrine examination -- Correlation of physical signs and endocrine disease -- A summary of the endocrine examination and extending the endocrine examination -- SECTION 9: The nervous system -- The neurological history -- The neurological examination: general signs and the cranial nerves -- The neurological examination: speech and higher centres -- The neurological examination: the peripheral nervous system -- Correlation of physical signs and neurological syndromes and disease -- A summary of the neurological examination and extending the neurological examination.

Talley and O’Connor’s Clinical Examination addresses the core principles and clinical skills that underpin diagnosis for safe, effective medical practice. The text takes an evidence-based, patient-centric approach to conducting a clinical examination. In Volume 1, readers follow a logical framework ordered by body system, covering history taking, clinical examination and correlation between physical signs and disease for each system. Volume 2 focuses on medical specialties. Originally written by Nicholas J Talley and Simon O’Connor during their registrar years, this book is uniquely targeted to students undertaking their MD or MBBS and is fully updated with the latest clinical data, including specially commissioned research.