PDF-(READ)-Clinical Examination: With STUDENT CONSULT Access

The fourth edition of Clinical Examination provides a clear practical and above all superbly illustrated guide to all aspects of history taking and patient examination Designed to be accessible both to medical students just starting their clinical attachments and to more experienced readers the clear writing style the innovative use of clinical photographs and the explanatory illustrations combine to explain and clarify the concepts and skills necessary to take a history and perform an examination The text is organised by body system with each chapter structured the same way firstly underlying structure and function secondly signs symptoms and abnormalities thirdly patient examinationThe anatomy physiology coverage sets the scene and refreshes students memory on the science they studied earlier in their courseThe signs symptoms sections serve as a minitextbook of medicine by highlighting most important diseases associated with each body systemThe historytaking and examination sections alert students to general principles and particular considerations relevant to interacting with patientsEight different types of boxes classify information on key aspects of the text differential diagnosis emergency topics examination of the elderly questions to ask areas for review risk factors symptoms and signs and red flag issuesNearly 1000 illustrations including over 500 photographs of physical signs as they present in real lifeColour diagrams illustrate underlying structure and function as well as demonstrating examination techniquesNow available on Student Consult with full online access to the text and illustrationsAn expanded author team includes representatives from primary care to reflect the changes in the teaching environment for clinical skillsA new first chapter focuses more strongly on communication skills and ethicsNew red flag highlight important symptoms and signs requiring urgent attentionOnline access to the text and illustrations on Student Consult for the first timeA revised text design givers the text a fresh feel and aids navigation through the book. \"Based on the phenomenal artwork found in the 3rd edition of
Gray\'s Anatomy for Students
, this set of 350 flashcards is the perfect review companion to help you test your anatomical knowledge for course exams or the USMLE Step 1! It\'s portable, it\'s concise, it\'s simply the best way to study anatomy. in a flash! Conveniently access all of the need-to-know anatomy information! Each card presents beautiful 4-color artwork or a radiologic image of a particular structure/area of the body, with numbered leader lines indicating anatomical structures labels to the structures are listed by number on the reverse, in addition to relevant functions, clinical correlations, and more.Fully grasp the practical applications of anatomy with In the Clinic discussions on most cards, which relate structures to corresponding clinical disorders a page reference to the companion textbook (
Gray\'s Anatomy for Students, 3rd Edition
) facilitates access to further information.Carry selected groups of flashcards wherever your studying takes you with the aid of pre-punched holes and a convenient binding ring.Access a clear, visual review of key concepts with wiring diagrams that detail the innervation of nerves to organs and other body parts, as well as muscle cards covering functions and attachments. Study efficiently while being confident in your mastery of the most important anatomical concepts! Flashcards have been thoroughly revised to reflect the updates made to the companion text,
Gray\'s Anatomy for Students, 3rd Edition.
Understand the clinical relevance of your anatomical knowledge with brand-new clinical imaging cards added to the set.\" Based on the phenomenal artwork found in the 3rd edition of Gray\'s Anatomy for Students, this set of 350 flashcards is the perfect review companion to help you test your anatomical knowledge for course exams or the USMLE Step 1! It\'s portable, it\'s concise, it\'s simply the best way to study anatomy. in a flash! It didn\'t take long for students around the world to realize that anatomy texts just don\'t get any better than Gray\'s Anatomy for Students. Only in its 2nd edition, this already popular, clinically focused reference has moved far ahead of the competition and is highly recommended by anyone who uses it. A team of authors with a wealth of diverse teaching and clinical experience has updated and revised this new edition to efficiently cover what you\'re learning in contemporary anatomy classes. An improved format, updated clinical material, and remarkable artwork by renowned illustrators Richard Tibbitts and Paul Richardson make anatomy easier than ever for you to master. Unique coverage of surface anatomy, correlative diagnostic images, and clinical case studies demonstrate practical applications of anatomical concepts. And, an international advisory board, comprised of more than 100 instructors, ensures that the material is accurate, up to date, and easy to use. To further enhance your learning experience, you\'ll have access to the entire book online, with additional content, interactive exercises, and more. Derive the maximum diagnostic information from interviewing and examining patients with Textbook of Physical Diagnosis. Employing a compassionate, humanistic approach, Dr. Swartz explores how cultural differences can influence communication, diet, family relationships, and health practices and beliefs, and demonstrates that your interpersonal awareness is just as essential in physical diagnosis as your level of technical skill. This medical reference book features numerous high-quality color images, an easy-to-use design, and detailed descriptions of exam techniques, making it an essential guide for physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. Hutchison\'s Clinical Methods, first published over 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, first published over a century ago, is the classic textbook on clinical examination. 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.Provides a comprehensive account of the traditional methods of patient history-taking and examination but updated with a full account of the role of modern investigative techniques.A book for students of all ages and all degrees of experience.The most comprehensive account of clinical methods on the market.Contents re-ordered into five sections: *The approach to the patient * General assessment * Basic systems * Clinical specialties * EthicsNew editor joins the textbook - Dr Michael GlynnCompletely new text presentation and page designAll line drawings redrawn for improved clarityNew chapters on: * Nutritional assessment * Diabetes and other metabolic disorders * Intensive care unit * Pain * The face, mouth, jaws and neck Has step-by-step instructions on performing paediatric physical examinations in a personal, humanistic manner. It integrates individual methods in consideration of how to deal with the total patient and covers family interviewing, history taking, examination of infants, children and adolescents. Make the most effective diagnostic and therapeutic decisions quickly and efficiently!A best seller for over 25 years, The 5-Minute Clinical Consult 2019 is a practical, highly organized resource for clinicians in primary care, family medicine, emergency medicine, nursing, and pediatrics. It provides rapid access to guidance on diagnosis, treatment, medications, follow-up, and associated factors for more than 540 diseases and conditions. The 5-Minute Clinical Consult 2019 is designed to deliver maximum clinical confidence as efficiently as possible…allowing you to focus your valuable time on giving your patients the best possible care.Get quick access to all-new topics, including Advance Care Planning, Geriatric Care, and Medical Marijuana.Find the answers you need quickly thanks to an intuitive, at-a-glance format, with concise, bulleted text hundreds of diagnostic and therapeutic algorithms ICD-10 codes, DSM-5 criteria and much more.Make confident decisions aided by current evidence-based designations in each topic. The new 4th Edition of this one-of-a-kind, humanistic text has been thoroughly updated to reflect the most current standards of physical diagnosis. Its core philosophy approaches the patient as a person suffering from disease, rather than an entity in which disease manifests. All chapters have been reviewed and revised, with an all-new chapter on nutrition that shows readers how to apply nutritional principles to the practice of medicine. New color images replace many old black-and-white images, and more than 200 NEW color photographs of pathological conditions enhance this Edition. A FREE CD-ROM includes a video demonstration of the complete physical examination of a man and the breast and pelvic examinations of a woman. Cross-referencing between the book and CD-ROM create a comprehensive clinical reference package designed to help readers identify basic pathophysiology and provide holistic patient care.The smart way to study!Elsevier titles with STUDENT CONSULT will help you master difficult concepts and study more efficiently in print and online! Perform rapid searches. Integrate bonus content from other disciplines. Download text to your handheld device. And a lot more. Each STUDENT CONSULT title comes with full text online, a unique image library, case studies, USMLE style questions, and online note-taking to enhance your learning experience.Your purchase of this book entitles you to access www.studentconsult.com at no extra charge. This innovative web site offers you...Access to the complete text and illustrations of this book.Integration links to bonus content in other STUDENT CONSULT titles. Content clipping for your handheld. An interactive community center with a wealth of additional resources. The more STUDENT CONSULT titles you buy, the more resources you can access online! Look for the STUDENT CONSULT logo on your favorite Elsevier textbooks!A NEW CD-ROM presents video clips of physical diagnosis, including the complete physical examination of a man, as well as breast and pelvic examinations of a woman.Over 200 NEW color photographs illustrate pathology, and color images of physical examination replace many black-and-white images from the previous edition.A NEW chapter, Assessment of Nutritional Status, emphasizes nutrition as one of the most important environmental factors that affects health and disease, and shows how to apply nutritional principles to medical practice.All chapters have been reviewed and revised as necessary to reflect the most current standards of physical diagnosis. 2014 BMA Medical Book Awards Highly Commended in Medicine category! This classic textbook sets out clearly and concisely how to evaluate symptoms and elicit relevant physical signs. It describes the practical skills which every clinician must acquire and develop in order to evolve diagnostic procedures and management strategies and plans. \'Highly Commended\' in the 2006 and 2010 BMA Medical Book Competitions, this Thirteenth Edition contains over 500 clinical photographs and diagrams to illustrate the text, with new topics added to make the book even more comprehensive.This Thirteenth Edition has four sections: History taking and general examination.System examination covering symptoms and signs. Examination in special situations including babies & children and the critically ill. Assessing clinical examination techniquesIncluded on the Student Consult site are the specially-recorded videos demonstrating many of the clinical examination routines described in the main text. Completely updated and revised, The 5-Minute Clinical Consult, 2010 provides rapid-access information on the diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of over 1,000 medical conditions. This best-selling clinical reference is now packaged with an enhanced, quarterly-updated Website and a quarterly-updated Mobile version of the book, to ensure instant point-of-care access to information in whichever format best suits your needs.This edition has two new Associate Editors and includes 11 new topics and 10 new treatment algorithms. Other new highlights include behavioral medicine downloads (cognitive behavior therapy, meditation, relaxation techniques, yoga, etc.) more evidence-based medicine ratings additional complementary and alternative medicine material and updated ICD-9 codes highlighted within the text.A companion Website contains fully searchable content of the book with links to PubMed, plus additional topics not covered in the print book. The Website also offers over 1,000 English and Spanish patient handouts from AAFP full-color images videos of medical procedures and physical therapy and Facts & Comparisons A to Z Drug Facts monographs with monthly updates. The Website is updated quarterly with new content, new medical procedure videos, more diagnostic images, e-mail alerts, and more.The 5-Minute Clinical Consult, 2010 package also includes a Mobile version of the full content of the book, with quarterly updates. Make quick and accurate diagnoses and treatment decisions at the point of care with this bestselling guide! The 5-Minute Clinical Consult Standard 2017 is a practical and useful resource for primary care clinicians, as well as those in family medicine, emergency medicine, nursing, and pediatrics. Using a three-column, bulleted format, the print edition provides rapid access to diagnosis, treatment, medications, follow-up, and associated factors for more than 570 diseases and conditions, plus over 110 diagnostic and therapeutic algorithms. The 5-Minute Clinical Consult Standard 2017, 25th Edition, includes:Succinct information on more than 570 commonly encountered diseases and disorders and 110 treatment and diagnostic algorithms (20 are new!)ICD-10 codesEvidence-based medicine content, fully updated and easily accessible for quick reference.Accurate drug dosing information carefully reviewed by a PharmDWritten by esteemed internal medicine and family medicine practitioners and published by the leading publisher in medical content, The 5-Minute Clinical Consult Standard 2017, 25th Edition includes a Free Trial to 5MinuteConsult.com 5MinuteConsult.com is a quicker, more valuable, evidence-based, online workflow tool easily integrated at the point of care. 5MinuteConsult.com provides online-exclusive content, including: Differential diagnosis support from an expanded collection of algorithmsCurrent evidence-based designations highlighted in each topic570+ commonly encountered diseases in print, with an additional 1,400 online topics, including content from The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult and Rosen & Barkin’s 5-Minute Emergency Medicine ConsultThousands of images to help support visual diagnosis of all conditionsVideo library of procedures, treatment, and physical therapyA-to-Z Drug Database from Facts & Comparisons®Laboratory test interpretation from Wallach’s Interpretation of Diagnostic TestsMore than 3,000 patient handouts in English and SpanishICD-10 codes, DSM-5 criteria, and SNOMED codesQuick-access link to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force calculatorPoint-of-care CME/CE:  .5 credits while you search the site to find the best treatment for your patients. This activity has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 20 prescribed credits by the AAFP and the ANCCConsider a subscription to 5MinuteConsult.com, available for 1 year with the purchase of The 5-Minute Clinical Consult Premium 2017: 1-Year Enhanced Online Access + Print, 25th Edition or an online-only subscription, available at www.5MinuteConsult.com. Click here to view a narrated demo to see all the features of this exciting new edition!Completely revised and evidence-based, The 5-Minute Clinical Consult, 2008 is now in its Sixteenth Edition. It provides rapid-access information on the diagnosis, treatment, medications, follow-up, and associated conditions of 675 medical conditions. Organized alphabetically, this best-selling clinical reference presents brief, bulleted points on disease topics in a consistent 3-column format. Most topics include cited evidence-based references. Differential diagnosis algorithms have been moved to the front of the book, ICD-9 codes are highlighted, and there is additional coverage of complementary and alternative medicine.A bound-in CD-ROM and a companion Website include the full content of the book, plus 178 English and Spanish patient handouts from AAFP full-color images from Goodheart\'s Photoguide of Common Skin Disorders, Second Edition 15 short videos of medical procedures and over 50 new pediatrics topics not found in the print book. The Website will be updated quarterly with new content and videos.The 5-Minute Clinical Consult, 2008 will also be available for PDAs.35 New Topics Covered in the 2008 Edition, Including:Adolescent Depression Amnestic Disorder Anemia/Chronic Disease Autonomic Dysreflexia Avian Flu Charcot Joint Clostridium Difficile Infection Concussion Diffuse Interstitial Lung Disease Eustachian Tube Dysfunction Factitious Disorder (including Munchausen Syndrome) Granuloma Inguinale Growth Hormone Deficiency Hepatitis/Autoimmune Homelessness Hydrocephalus/Normal Pressure Incontinence/Rectal Interstitial Nephritis Lipoma Lymphangitis Mastitis Mitral Regurgitation MRSA Skin Infections Neuropathic Pain Nicotine Addiction Paranoid Personality Disorder Postoperative Complications Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder Seizure Disorder/Absence Seizure Disorder/Partial Spinal Stenosis Surgical Complications Thrombophilia Tuberculosis/Miliary Vertigo/Dizziness Vitamin D Deficiency Derive the maximum diagnostic information from interviewing and examining patients with Textbook of Physical Diagnosis. Employing a compassionate, humanistic approach, Dr. Swartz explores how cultural differences can influence communication, diet, family relationships, and health practices and beliefs, and demonstrates that your interpersonal awareness is just as essential in physical diagnosis as your level of technical skill. This medical reference book features numerous high-quality color images, an easy-to-use design, and detailed descriptions of exam techniques, making it an essential guide for physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants.