History and Examination at a Glance

by Gleadle, Jonathan

• ISBN13: 9780632059669
• ISBN10: 0632059664
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-06-01
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Summary

History and Examination At a Glance provides a concise, readily accessible introduction and revision guide designed in accordance with current teaching practice. The book follows the easy-to-use At a Glance format of double page spreads composed of clear memorable diagrams that support accompanying key facts and essential information. For ease of understanding, the book has a four-part approach. Section I introduces students to key history taking and communication skills including relationships with patients, family history, functional enquiry and more. Section II covers the history and examination of the systems as well as the principles and presentation of a history and examination. Section III and IV cover all the common clinical presentations and system based conditions, how they present and how to make a diagnosis. These include topics from chest pain, headache, unconscious patient, attempted suicide and trauma to aortic aneurysm, renal failure, asthma, stroke and much more. History and Examination At a Glance will be an essential resource for all medical students as well as students in other health professions. It is ideal for clinical training, for the run up to OSCE as well as other clinical examinations and it will be an absolute cornerstone to anyone's clinical attachments! The book is designed to fit into the reading time as well as the budget of students and trainees. Pre-publication quotes: 'I was very impressed with the manuscript...I feel that this book will be an excellent resource for medical students throughout their clinical training' 5th year medical student, Nottingham University

Author Biography

Jonathan Gleadle, MA DPhil BM BCh MRCP (UK): University Lecturer in Nephrology Oxford Kidney Unit Churchill Hospital Oxford

Table of Contents

Preface	p. 7
List of abbreviations	p. 8
Taking a history
Relationship with patient	p. 10
History of presenting complaint	p. 12
Past medical history, drugs and allergies	p. 14
Family and social history	p. 16
Functional enquiry	p. 17
History and examination of the systems
Is the patient ill?	p. 18
Principles of examination	p. 20
The cardiovascular system	p. 22
The respiratory system	p. 26
The gastrointestinal system	p. 28
The male genitourinary system	p. 30
Gynaecological history and examination	p. 32
Breast examination	p. 34
Obstetric history and examination	p. 35
The nervous system	p. 36
The musculoskeletal system	p. 40
Skin	p. 42
The visual system	p. 44
Examination of the ears, nose, mouth, throat, thyroid and neck	p. 46
Examination of urine	p. 47
The psychiatric assessment	p. 48
Examination of the legs	p. 51
General examination	p. 52
Presenting a history and examination	p. 54
Presentations
Chest pain	p. 56
Abdominal pain	p. 58
Headache	p. 60
Vomiting, diarrhoea and change in bowel habit	p. 62
Gastrointestinal haemorrhage	p. 65
Indigestion and dysphagia	p. 66
Weight loss	p. 68
Fatigue	p. 70
The unconscious patient	p. 72
The intensive care unit patient	p. 74
Back pain	p. 76
Hypertension	p. 78
Swollen legs	p. 80
Jaundice	p. 81
Postoperative fever	p. 82
Suspected meningitis	p. 83
Anaemia	p. 84
Lymphadenopathy	p. 86
Cough	p. 87
Confusion	p. 88
Lump	p. 90
Breast lump	p. 91
Palpitations/arrhythmias	p. 92
Joint problems	p. 93
Red eye	p. 94
Dizziness	p. 95
Breathlessness	p. 96
Dysuria and haematuria	p. 98
Attempted suicide	p. 100
Immunosuppressed patients	p. 102
Diagnosing death	p. 103
Shock	p. 104
Trauma	p. 106
Alcohol-related problems	p. 108
Collapse	p. 110
Conditions
Cardiovascular
Myocardial infarction and angina	p. 112
Hypovolaemia	p. 114
Heart failure	p. 116
Mitral stenosis	p. 118
Mitral regurgitation	p. 119
Aortic stenosis	p. 120
Aortic regurgitation	p. 122
Tricuspid regurgitation	p. 124
Pulmonary stenosis	p. 125
Congenital heart disease	p. 126
Aortic dissection	p. 128
Aortic aneurysm	p. 130
Infective endocarditis	p. 132
Pulmonary embolism and deep vein thrombosis	p. 134
Prosthetic cardiac valves	p. 136
Peripheral vascular disease	p. 137
Endocrine/metabolic
Diabetes mellitus	p. 138
Hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism	p. 140
Addison's disease and Cushing's syndrome	p. 142
Hypopituitarism	p. 143
Acromegaly	p. 144
Nephrology and urology
Renal failure	p. 146
Polycystic kidney disease	p. 148
Nephrotic syndrome	p. 149
Urinary symptoms	p. 150
Testicular lumps	p. 152
Gastrointestinal
Chronic liver disease	p. 154
Inflammatory bowel disease	p. 156
Splenomegaly/hepatosplenomegaly	p. 157
Acute abdomen	p. 158
Pancreatitis	p. 160
Abdominal mass	p. 162
Appendicitis	p. 163
Respiratory
Asthma	p. 164
Pneumonia	p. 166
Pleural effusion	p. 167
Fibrosing alveolitis, bronchiectasis and cystic fibrosis	p. 168
Carcinoma of the lung	p. 170
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	p. 172
Pneumothorax	p. 174
Tuberculosis	p. 175
Neurology
Stroke	p. 176
Parkinson's disease	p. 178
Motor neurone disease	p. 179
Multiple sclerosis	p. 180
Peripheral neuropathy	p. 182
Carpal tunnel syndrome	p. 183
Myotonic dystrophy and muscular dystrophy	p. 184
Myaesthenia gravis	p. 186
Cerebellar disorders	p. 187
Dementia	p. 188
Musculoskeletal
Rheumatoid arthritis	p. 190
Osteoarthritis	p. 192
Gout and Paget's disease	p. 194
Ankylosing spondylitis	p. 195
Other
Systemic lupus erythematosus and vasculitis	p. 196
Malignant disease	p. 198
Scleroderma	p. 199
Index	p. 201
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