Hutchison's Clinical Methods, first published over a century ago, is the classic textbook on clinical examination. It provides an outstanding source of learning and reference for undergraduate medical students and postgraduate doctors. It seeks to teach an integrated approach to clinical practice, so that new methods and investigations are grafted onto established patterns of clinical practice, rather than added on as something extra. The text is organised so that both system-related and problem-oriented chapters are included. Particular emphasis is placed on the importance of the doctor-patient relationship, the essential skills needed for clinical examination, and for planning the appropriate choice of investigations in diagnosis and management.

CONTENTS: Section 1 The approach to the patient 1. Doctor and patient: general principles of history taking 2. Physical examination: General principles 3. Differential diagnosis: the beginning of a management plan Section 2 General assessment 4. Psychiatric assessment 5. Nutritional assessment Section 3 Basic systems 6. Respiratory system 7. Cardiovascular system 8. Gastrointestinal system 9. Locomotor system 10. Nervous system Section 4 Clinical specialities 11. Skin, nails and hair 12. Endocrine disorders 13. Diabetes and other metabolic disorders 14. Kidneys and urinary tract 15. Gynaecology and obstetrics 16. Children and adolescents 17. Older people 18. Eyes 19. Ear, nose and throat 20. Face, mouth, jaws and neck 21. Unconscious patients 22. Major acute trauma injury 23. Intensive care 24. Pain 25. People with cancer 26. Blood disorders 27. Sexually transmitted infections Section 5 Ethics 28. Ethical issues in medicine Appendix 1: A guide to reference ranges used in pathology Appendix 2: Collecting specimens for laboratory analysis Appendix 3: Blood and intestinal parasites Index