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| 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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