Handbook
of Clinical Skills
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Softcover,
256 pages
190
x 130 mm page size
150
colour and b/w illustrations
ISBN:
978-1-874545-57-6
Price £16.95
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Jane
Dacre, BSc MBBS MD FRCP
Senior Lecturer in Clinical Skills, Consultant Physician and Rheumatologist,
Centre for Health Informatics and Multiprofessional Education, University
College Hospital, London, UK
Peter Kopelman, MD FRCP
Professor of Medicine/Honorary Consultant Physician, The Royal London
Hospital, London, UK
Contributors: Stephen Brearley, Clive Spence-Jones, Mark Weaver,
Peter White.
Over the last two decades, the medical practitioner’s traditional
skills of history taking and examination have expanded, with a greater
emphasis now placed on communication skills, and the skills required
to master a range of increasingly complex procedures.
In this book the authors take the reader step by step through all
of the practical techniques with which they must be familiar. At each
stage they provide guidance on how to carry out these procedures efficiently
and with the minimum distress to the patient, with advice on appropriate
questions to ask the patient, and comments on how to interpret the
patient’s responses. Also covered is the importance of explaining
the diagnosis clearly, and how to communicate bad news.
There are many shared skills in the routine work of both doctor and
nurse, and this concise pocket-sized handbook is intended as an aid
to all those learning to deal with real patients for the first time.
Contents: 1 An Introduction to History Taking and Examination
2. The Cardiovascular System 3. The Respiratory System 4. The Gastrointestinal
System 5. The Locomotor System 6. The Nervous System 7. The Endocrine
System 8. The Female Reproductive System 9. The Male Reproductive
System 10. The Head and Neck & Common Surgical Conditions 11. Assessment
of the Psychiatric Patient 12. Assessment of the Paediatric Patient,
Index. |
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"well
structured ..... easy to read.... little gem....a worthwhile possession
for all trainees."
The Postgraduate Medical Journal
Key Features
The authors are all experienced teachers and clinical specialists in the
principal disciplines of general medicine.
Comprehensive coverage includes Taking a History, the Physical Examination,
Communication Skills, and Practical Procedures.
Covers General Medicine, Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Paediatrics
and Psychiatry.
Organised by organ system.
Illustrated throughout in full colour.
Commonly performed practical procedures are shown stage by stage to demonstrate
correct technique.
Key points are highlighted in summary panels. Checklists are provided
to aid readers in developing a consistent methodical approach.
Provides concise guidelines on therapeutic and interventional skills.
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