HUTCHISON’S CLINICAL METHODS An integrated approach to clinical practice 24th Edition

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SECTION 1 General patient assessment 1. Doctor and patient: General principles of history taking 3 Michael Glynn 2. General patient examination and differential diagnosis 15 William M. Drake an... d Tahseen A. Chowdhury 3. The next steps: Differential diagnosis and initial management 31 Michael Glynn 4. Ethical considerations 37 William M. Drake SECTION 2 Assessment in particular groups 5. Women 45 Rehan Khan 6. Children and adolescents 63 Anna Riddell 7. Older people 85 Adam Feather 8. Psychiatric assessment 99 Trevor Turner 9. Patients presenting as emergencies 121 Geraint Morris 10. Patients with a fever 141 Caryn Rosmarin and Ali Jawad 11. Patients in pain 157 Richard M. Langford and Shankar Ramaswamy SECTION 3 Basic systems 12. Respiratory system 167 Veronica L.C. White 13. Cardiovascular system 189 Ceri Davies 14. Gastrointestinal system 241 Andrew Rochford and Michael Glynn 15. Locomotor system 273 Stephen Kelly 16. Nervous system 309 Rodney W.H. Walker 17. Urogenital system 355 John Peters, James Green and Lina Hijazi 18. Endocrine and metabolic disorders 379 Tahseen A. Chowdhury and William M. Drake 19. Skin, nails and hair 403 Rino Cerio 20. Eyes 419 Andrew Coombes 21. Ear, nose and throat 439 Michael J. Wareing Index [Show More]

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