Description
Elsevier India Macleod's Clinical Examination International 15th Edition by Anna Dover
Fifty years since it was first published and now fully revised, Macleod’s remains the textbook of choice for medical students, junior doctors, nurses and allied health practitioners who understand that excellence in clinical examination is integral to good practice.
The fifteenth edition will teach you how to take a history and carry out proficient clinical examination, in order to elicit the key clinical symptoms and signs of disease. It covers general principles, relevant history, examination and investigations for all the major body systems – and how to effectively apply these skills to specific clinical situations and prepare for assessment.
Macleod’s Clinical Examination is enhanced with 32 supplementary videos demonstrating key clinical examination routines described in the book, many new and revised for this edition in line with latest guidance and best practice.
New to this edition
Enhanced sections on adapting skills to particular situations, including the challenges of remote consultation and infection control
Updated text and images, to ensure the content is relevant to a diverse readership and patient population
Latest clinical decision-making models to aid the learner’s diagnostic reasoning
8 brand new videos produced especially for this edition covering:
Obstetric examination
Gynaecological examination
Assessment of fluid balance
Examination of the hand and wrist
Examination of the foot and ankle
Examination of the neck
Examination of the foot in diabetes and peripheral vascular disease
The timed up and go test
Key Features
Primarily focused on the practical skills required by medical students and early career stage clinicians
Explains the physical basis of clinical signs to aid understanding
Introduces the formulation of a differential diagnosis
Provides logical initial investigations for each body system
Author Information
Edited by Anna R Dover, PhD FRCP(Ed), Consultant in Diabetes, Endocrinology and General Medicine, Edinburgh Centre for Endocrinology and Diabetes, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh; Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer, University of Edinburgh, UK; J. Alastair Innes, BSc PhD FRCP Ed, Consultant Physician, Respiratory Unit, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh; Honorary Reader in Respiratory Medicine, University of Edinburgh, UK and Karen Fairhurst, PhD FRCGP, General Practice Principal, Mackenzie Medical Centre, Edinburgh; Clinical Senior Lecturer, Centre for Population Health Sciences, University of Edinburgh, UK