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Zusatztext "The first edition was written by a British surgeon with the aim of helping medical students learn how to take a full history and conduct a full clinical examination of patients with surgical disease. The fifth edition remains true to this original goal. The book is meant to be affordable! and the didactic material is well served by duplication in ebook format ? [which] is intended to provide portability and the ability to highlight information. This is an excellent book that amply fulfills its promise of providing information for medical students."-Carol Scott-Conner! MD! PhD! MBA! University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics for Doody's Review Service Klappentext Written for medical students and junior doctors, the fifth edition of this essential textbook has been fully revised and updated, including additional illustrations and photographs. The text teaches the clinical symptoms and signs of surgical disease, stressing the importance of a thorough history and bedside examination. By presenting the symptoms and signs in a formalized, systematic manner and by describing in detail the techniques of clinical examination, this text enables students to elicit key symptoms and make sound clinical decisions. Zusammenfassung Written for medical students and junior doctors, the fifth edition of this essential textbook has been fully revised and updated, including additional illustrations and photographs. The text teaches the clinical symptoms and signs of surgical disease, stressing the importance of a thorough history and bedside examination. By presenting the symptoms and signs in a formalised, systematic manner and by describing in detail the techniques of clinical examination, this text enables students to elicit key symptoms and make sound clinical decisions. Inhaltsverzeichnis History Taking and ExaminationThe Heart! Lungs and PleuraThe Brain! CNS and Peripheral NervesThe Skin and Subcutaneous TissueThe Symptoms! Signs and Emergency Management of Major InjuriesMusculoskeletal ConditionsBones and Joints of the Upper Limbs (Including Hands)Bones and Joints of the Lower Limbs (Including Feet)The Spine and PelvisThe Arteries! Veins and LymphaticsThe Mouth! Tongue and LipsThe Neck and Salivary GlandsThe BreastThe Abdominal Wall! Herniae and the UmbilicusThe AbdomenThe Rectum and Anal CanalThe Kidneys! Urinary Tract and ProstateThe External Genitalia ...
