Preface | |
List of abbreviations | |
Taking a history | |
Relationship with patient | |
History of presenting complaint | |
Past medical history, drugs and allergies | |
Family and social history | |
Functional enquiry | |
History and examination of the systems | |
Is the patient ill? | |
Principles of examination | |
The cardiovascular system | |
The respiratory system | |
The gastrointestinal system | |
The male genitourinary system | |
Gynaecological history and examination | |
Breast examination | |
Obstetric history and examination | |
The nervous system | |
The musculoskeletal system | |
Skin | |
The visual system | |
Examination of the ears, nose, mouth, throat, thyroid and neck | |
Examination of urine | |
The psychiatric assessment | |
Examination of the legs | |
General examination | |
Presenting a history and examination | |
Presentations | |
Chest pain | |
Abdominal pain | |
Headache | |
Vomiting, diarrhoea and change in bowel habit | |
Gastrointestinal haemorrhage | |
Indigestion and dysphagia | |
Weight loss | |
Fatigue | |
The unconscious patient | |
The intensive care unit patient | |
Back pain | |
Hypertension | |
Swollen legs | |
Jaundice | |
Postoperative fever | |
Suspected meningitis | |
Anaemia | |
Lymphadenopathy | |
Cough | |
Confusion | |
Lump | |
Breast lump | |
Palpitations/arrhythmias | |
Joint problems | |
Red eye | |
Dizziness | |
Breathlessness | |
Dysuria and haematuria | |
Attempted suicide | |
Immunosuppressed patients | |
Diagnosing death | |
Shock | |
Trauma | |
Alcohol-related problems | |
Collapse | |
Conditions | |
Cardiovascular | |
Myocardial infarction and angina | |
Hypovolaemia | |
Heart failure | |
Mitral stenosis | |
Mitral regurgitation | |
Aortic stenosis | |
Aortic regurgitation | |
Tricuspid regurgitation | |
Pulmonary stenosis | |
Congenital heart disease | |
Aortic dissection | |
Aortic aneurysm | |
Infective endocarditis | |
Pulmonary embolism and deep vein thrombosis | |
Prosthetic cardiac valves | |
Peripheral vascular disease | |
Endocrine/metabolic | |
Diabetes mellitus | |
Hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism | |
Addison's disease and Cushing's syndrome | |
Hypopituitarism | |
Acromegaly | |
Nephrology and urology | |
Renal failure | |
Polycystic kidney disease | |
Nephrotic syndrome | |
Urinary symptoms | |
Testicular lumps | |
Gastrointestinal | |
Chronic liver disease | |
Inflammatory bowel disease | |
Splenomegaly/hepatosplenomegaly | |
Acute abdomen | |
Pancreatitis | |
Abdominal mass | |
Appendicitis | |
Respiratory | |
Asthma | |
Pneumonia | |
Pleural effusion | |
Fibrosing alveolitis, bronchiectasis, cystic fibrosis and sarcoidosis | |
Carcinoma of the lung | |
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | |
Pneumothorax | |
Tuberculosis | |
Neurology | |
Stroke | |
Parkinson's disease | |
Motor neurone disease | |
Multiple sclerosis | |
Peripheral neuropathy | |
Carpal tunnel syndrome | |
Myotonic dystrophy and muscular dystrophy | |
Myaesthenia gravis | |
Cerebellar disorders | |
Dementia | |
Musculoskeletal | |
Rheumatoid arthritis | |
Osteoarthritis and osteoporosis | |
Gout and Paget's disease | |
Ankylosing spondylitis | |
Other | |
Systemic lupus erythematosus and vasculitis | |
Malignant disease | |
Scleroderma | |
AIDS and HIV | |
Appendix: A self-assessment framework of communication skills in history and examination | |
Index | |
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