Clinical Skills Explained (eBook)

Dr Nazmul Akunjee, Muhammed Akunjee, Dr Mina Ally, Dr Zeshaan Maan (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

2012
400 Seiten
Scion Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-907904-70-7 (ISBN)

Infos

Clinical Skills Explained bridges the gap between the major textbooks and the OSCE crammer books; it could be the only clinical skills books you need for the introductory clinical years!

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Clinical Skills Explained provides medical students with the core information they require to undertake the clinical skills they need to understand during their medical careers.Written in a clear and logical style, the book guides the reader through all aspects of clinical skills, from history taking, through key clinical examinations, to essential clinical procedures. Numerous full-colour illustrations help aid student understanding.Clinical Skills Explained provides comprehensive, clear and easy-to follow coverage of this difficult subject area, not only detailing the core clinical skills techniques, but also explaining why the techniques have to be performed in the particular way described. The book further aids student understanding by integrating clinical skills information with the basic pathology, anatomy and basic sciences that the students will be learning concurrently.

Inhalt

Preface

About the authors

Acknowledgement

HISTORY TAKING

Chest pain

History of palpitations

Shortness of breath

Cough

Abdominal pain

Nausea and vomiting

Dysphagia

Jaundice

Haematuria

Headache

Loss of consciousness

Loss of vision

Red eye

Hearing loss

Depression

Suicide risk assessment

Alcohol

Psychosis

EXAMINATION SKILLS

Cardiovascular examination

Respiratory examination

Abdomen examination

Inguinal scrotal examination

Rectal  examination

Cranial nerves examination

Upper limb motor system examination

Lower limb motor system  examination

Upper limb sensory system examination

Lower limb sensory system examination

Gait and coordination

Eye examination

Ear  examination

PVE: Arterial

PVE: venous

Examination of a lump 

Thyroid examination

Lymph nodes examination 

PROCEDURES 

Hand washing

Surgical scrubbing

Wound swabbing

Taking a blood pressure

Body mass index

Recording an ECG

Measuring blood glucose

Urine dip testing

Venepuncture

Blood cultures

Cannulation and IV infusion

Blood transfusion

Peak flow meter explanation

Inhaler explanation

Spacer device explanation

Setting up a nebulizer

Arterial blood gas sampling

Nasogastric intubation

Male catheterization

Answers to common clinical scenarios   

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.2.2012
• Verlagsort: Banbury
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Sammeln / Sammlerkataloge
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete
• Themenwelt: Studium ► 2. Studienabschnitt (Klinik) ► Anamnese / Körperliche Untersuchung
• Schlagworte: clinical examination
• ISBN-10: 1-907904-70-0 / 1907904700
• ISBN-13: 978-1-907904-70-7 / 9781907904707