Lecture Notes on Clinical Skills

Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction: The First Approach; 1. History Taking; 2. General Examination; 3. Examination of the Cardiovascular System; 4. Examination of the Chest; 5. Examination of the Abdomen; 6. Examination of the Mental State; 7. Examination of the Nervous System; 8. Assessment of Disability Including Care of the Elderly; 9. Basic Examination, Notes and Diagnostic Principles; 10. Presenting Cases and Communication; 11. Imaging Techniques and Clinical Investigations; 12. The 12-Lead Electrocardiogram; 13. Interpreting Medical Literature - Evidence-based Medicine and Clinical Trials; 14. Understanding Statistical Tests; 15. Interpretation of Investigations; 16. Laboratory Results - Normal Values; 17. Common Emergency Treatments; Appendices: 1. Jaeger Reading Chart; 2. Visual Acuity 3m Chart; 3. Hodkinson Ten Point Mental Test Score; 4. Barthel Index of Activities of Daily Living; 5. Cardiac Arrest Instructions; Index Colour plates 1-6 between pp. 158 and 159