Publisher Description

Titles in the Pocket Tutor series give practical guidance on subjects that medical students and foundation doctors need help with 'on the go', at a highly-affordable price that puts them within reach of those rotating through modular courses or working on attachment.  Topics reflect information needs stemming from today's integrated undergraduate and foundation courses:Common presentationsInvestigation options (e.g. ECG, imaging)Clinical and patient-orientated skills (e.g. examinations, history-taking)The highly-structured, bite-size content helps novices combat the 'fear factor' associated with day-to-day clinical training and provides a detailed resource that students and junior doctors can carry in their pocket.    Key pointsPractical, accessible guide to examining the patient, which remains the bedrock of diagnosis and clinical evaluationConsistent chapter organisation: each body system chapter starts with relevant basic science, then highlights key signs before summarising examination techniqueFully-updated second edition features new sections on sepsis evaluation, examination of elderly patients; tips on paediatric consultations; and all illustrations now in full colour

Author Biography

Peter Cartledge MBChB MRCPCH PCME MSc
Paediatrician, Assistant Professor, Yale University, Rwanda Human Resources for Health (HRH) Program, Kigali, RwandaCatherine Cartledge MBChB DRCOG FSRH
Specialty Trainee in General Practice, Yorkshire & Humber Deanery, Leeds, UKCaleb Van Essen MD
General Surgery Resident, Swedish Medical Centre, Seattle, USA 
Andrew Lockey MBChB MMedEd DA(UK) FRCS(A&E) FIMC FRCEM FERC
Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Calderdale & Huddersfield Foundation Trust, Halifax, UK

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 First principlesChapter 2 General principles of examinationChapter 3 Cardiovascular systemChapter 4 Respiratory systemChapter 5 Gastrointestinal systemChapter 6 Genitourinary systemChapter 7 Female reproductive systemChapter 8 Cranial nerves and ophthalmologyChapter 9 Neurological systemChapter 10 Musculoskeletal systemChapter 11 PsychiatryChapter 12 Endocrine system

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