Essentials of Clinical Examination Handbook - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1604069112 ISBN 13: 9781604069112

Publisher: Thieme Medical Publishers Inc, 2013

Synopsis

Long heralded as a key guide for medical students, nurses, and allied health professionals, the Essentials of Clinical Examination Handbook, Eighth Edition is a concise yet comprehensive on-the-job reference for history-taking and physical examination, which covers both standard exams and specialty-specific diagnostic approaches. The Handbook has been edited by over 70 students and 60 faculty experts at the University of Toronto.

This new edition includes improved evidence-based clinical pearls and succinct summary tables for differential diagnoses and clinical presentations. A companion mobile application has also been developed which features clinical examination checklists that users can use to practice and test themselves on the go. This edition marks its 20^th anniversary as a concise, portable, and affordable guide to clinical examination for medical students and allied health professions around the world.

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From the Back Cover

Medical, nursing, and physician assistant students should find the practical history and physical exam guidance in this book to be invaluable. As an introductory reference to primary-care patient encounters, the book is highly recommended. --Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine

Long heralded as a key guide for medical students, nurses, and physician assistants,Essentials of Clinical Examination Handbook, Seventh Edition is a concise yet comprehensive on-the-job reference for history-taking and physical exams that covers both standard exams and specialty-specific diagnostic approaches. Each chapter has been edited by several students and reviewed by faculty experts at the University of Toronto. This new edition includes updated and improved flow charts, mnemonics, illustrations, and clinical pearls, with a greater focus on evidence-based medicine across all topics.

Edition details

• Publisher: Thieme Medical Publishers Inc
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1604069112
• ISBN 13: 9781604069112
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 1280
• Editor: Hall Justin, Piggott Katrina, Vojvodic Miliana, Zaslavsky Kirill