Hutchison's Clinical Methods Michael Glynn international edition

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Doctor and patient: General principles of history taking
General patient examination and differential diagnosis
The next steps: Differential diagnosis and initial management
Ethical considerations
Women
Children and adolescents
Older people
Psychiatric assessment
Patients presenting as emergencies
Patients with a fever
Patients in pain
Respiratory system
Cardiovascular system
Gastrointestinal system
Locomotor system
Nervous system
Urogenital system
Endocrine and metabolic disorders
Skin, nails and hair
Eye
Ear, nose and throat

Hutchison's Clinical Methods, first published more than a century ago, is the classic textbook on clinical skills. It provides an outstanding source of learning and reference for undergraduate medical students and postgraduate doctors. It seeks to teach an integrated approach to clinical practice, so that new methods and investigations are grafted onto established patterns of clinical practice, rather than added on as something extra. The text is organised so that both system-related and problem-oriented chapters are included. Particular emphasis is placed on the importance of the doctor-patient relationship, the essential skills needed for clinical examination, and for planning the appropriate choice of investigations in diagnosis and management. Hutchison's Clinical Methods is an invaluable resource for all those learning and training in medicine and is an essential adjunct to a standard textbook of medicine, surgery or other specialty