Textbook of Physical Diagnosis

With expanded and revised coverage, clear organization and numerous illustrations, this book aims to help students apply their skills in a clinical setting. Emphasizing the doctor-patient relationship, it integrates all aspects of physical diagnosis.

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This new 2nd Edition completely updates the text NEJM described as "well on its way to becoming the Gray's Anatomy of Physical Diagnosis." Expanded and revised coverage, clear organization and numerous illustrations help students move from the classroom to the role of an empathetic physician skilled in listening and responding to patients. The text emphasizes the doctor-patient relationship. It continues the first edition's integration of all aspects of physical diagnosis: patient history taking, physical examination, signs and symptoms and their pathophysiology, and it retains its unique address of the physical examination's utility. Illustrations (including 20 new photographs in full colour) provide easier visual recognition of conditions. New chapter on the geriatric patient teaches students how to address this population's special health needs. New chapter on the obstetric patient. Each chapter begins with a review of the anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiologic states of the respective organ system. Then, the techniques of examination and the major symptoms of that organ system are presented. Students learn about the pathophysiologic causes of symptoms.
Each chapter discusses the impact of disease on a patient's life and heightens student empathy and understanding for the patient's condition. Covers medical terminology to promote word-building skills and interviewing skills so students may obtain accurate information from their patients.