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Informationen zum Autor Knut Schroeder MD, MSc, DRCOG, DCH, MRCGP, MRCP, PhD General Practitioner, Bristol, UK; and Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer in General Practice, Centre for Academic Primary Care, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK Knut Schroeder holds a Certificate in Medical Education and developed undergraduate and postgraduate courses on clinical diagnosis and evidence based medicine. While a full-time Consultant Senior Lecturer, he was responsible for developing and running the general practice part of the final examination for medical students at the University of Bristol. In addition to the first edition of The 10-Minute Clinical Assessment , Dr Schroeder has previously written for GP registrars ( Top Tips for GPs , Radcliffe Medical Press, 2000) and co-written numerous book chapters, including two chapters for the Oxford Textbook of Primary Medical Care and a chapter on symptoms and signs for the Oxford Handbook of General Practice (3rd ed). He has had papers published in international peer-reviewed journals including the BMJ , Family Practice , and Archives of Internal Medicine , as well as articles in the GP press. His main clinical and teaching interest is clinical assessment and diagnosis. Klappentext Clinical assessment is at the heart of medicine. Health professionals working in busy clinical settings, such as general practitioners, nurse practitioners and hospital doctors on-call, often have to assess patients under considerable time constraints. This book teaches the reader how to gather clinical information effectively, accurately and safely even when time is at a premium.* Provides a systematic method of collecting and assessing relevant clinical information by suggesting step-by-step examination routines, including important patient-centred questions* Focuses on common symptoms and presentations* Treatment reflects the latest in evidence based practice (including latest NICE Guidelines)* Specifically covers the clinical skills assessment (CSA) part of the Membership of the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) examination* Written by an experienced medical educator and practicing GP, in consultation with a multidisciplinary team of medical students, GPs, PG trainees, hospital doctors and nurses Zusammenfassung Clinical assessment is at the heart of medicine. Health professionals working in busy clinical settings, such as general practitioners, nurse practitioners and hospital doctors on-call, often have to assess patients under considerable time constraints. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword xi Preface to 1st Edition xii Preface to 2nd edition xiv About the author xv Acknowledgements xvi Selected useful resources xvii The focused consultation 1 Focused clinical assessment 3 Useful consultation tools 8 Red flags in general practice 12 Undifferentiated and miscellaneous presentations 15 Suspected cancer 17 Weight loss 24 Tiredness 29 Dizziness 35 Chronic pain 41 Sudden collapse and syncope 45 Frequent attenders 50 Medication review and polypharmacy 54 Medically unexplained symptoms 58 Insomnia 63 Irritability and 'stress' 67 Domestic violence 71 Homelessness 75 Paediatrics and adolescent health 81 The sick and/or feverish child 83 Suspected meningococcal meningitis and septicaemia 90 Neonatal jaundice 95 Faltering growth 99 Headache and migraine in children 104 Head injury in children 108 Suspected cancer in children and adolescents 113 Abdominal pain in children 118 Hearing loss in children 124 Childhood cough 128 Childhood wheeze 133 Constipation in children 138 Childhood obesity 142 Suspected child ab...
