Macleod’s Clinical Examination (14th Edition)

Description

This classical textbook sets out how to take a patient history, evaluate symptoms, and elicit and interpret the relevant physical signs. In addition to the core skills, the text also covers special situations such as the examination of babies, children, and the frail. The book is essential reading for medical students, nurse, practitioner, and paramedics as well as practising doctors, particularly those sitting postgraduate examinations.

In this new edition, several new chapters have been created including a chapter on patients with mental disorders, a chapter covering the approach to a deteriorating patient, a chapter on assessment of patients towards the end of life and two new chapters on applying the key clinical skills during assessments and in practice.

The structure of the text has been rationalised with careful use of boxes, tables and figures to set out the concepts for maximum clarity. Macleod’s Clinical Examination has been Highly Commended on two occasions in the British Medical Association Medical Book competition.