Comprehensive guide to core principles and clinical skills
Talley and O’Connor’s Clinical Examination is a complete resource for students and educators covering the core principles, skills and competencies needed for effective patient examination and diagnosis.
For each body system, the book details how to take a systematic and comprehensive health history, how to examine a patient, how to correlate physical signs with disease, and how to use rigorous clinical thinking skills to form a diagnosis.
This tenth edition of the book has been fully updated and forms part of a complete package that includes an eBook, skills videos, ECG and imaging cases, and Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs), and is complemented by two companion texts, Talley and O’Connor’s Clinical OSCEs and Clinical Examination Essentials.
New to this edition
1. Talley & O’Connor’s Clinical Examination : A systematic guide to physical diagnosis - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. How to use - p. iii 6. Copyright - p. iv 7. Foreword by Richard Murray - p. v 8. Foreword by Michelle Leech - p. vi 9. Preface - p. xix 10. List of reviewers - p. xxi 11. Acknowledgements - p. xxiii 12. Clinical methods: An historical perspective - p. xxv 13. The hippocratic oath - p. xxvii 14. List of Illustrations - p. xxix 15. List of Tables - p. xxx 16. SECTION 1. The general principles of history taking and physical examination - p. 1 17. 1. The general principles of history taking - p. 3 18. 2. Taking the history: Advanced history taking - p. 24 19. 3. The general principles of physical examination - p. 43 20. SECTION 2. The cardiovascular system - p. 67 21. 4. The cardiovascular history - p. 69 22. 5. The cardiac examination - p. 87 23. 6. Peripheral vascular system examination - p. 123 24. 7. Correlation of physical signs and cardiovascular disease - p. 134 25. 8. A summary of the cardiovascular examination and extending the cardiovascular examination - p. 160 26. SECTION 3. The respiratory system - p. 175 27. 9. The respiratory history - p. 177 28. 10. The respiratory examination - p. 190 29. 11. Correlation of physical signs and respiratory disease - p. 207 30. 12. A summary of the respiratory examination and extending the respiratory examination - p. 219 31. SECTION 4. The gastrointestinal system - p. 233 32. 13. The gastrointestinal history - p. 235 33. 14. The gastrointestinal examination - p. 248 34. 15. Correlation of physical signs and gastrointestinal disease - p. 294 35. 16. A summary of the gastrointestinal examination and extending the gastrointestinal examination - p. 305 36. SECTION 5. The genitourinary system - p. 319 37. 17. The genitourinary history - p. 321 38. 18. The genitourinary examination - p. 330 39. 19. A summary of the examination of chronic kidney disease and extending the genitourinary examination - p. 343 40. SECTION 6. The haematological system - p. 353 41. 20. The haematological history - p. 355 42. 21. The haematological examination - p. 361 43. 22. A summary of the haematological examination and extending the haematological examination - p. 375 44. SECTION 7. The rheumatological system - p. 389 45. 23. The rheumatological history - p. 391 46. 24. The rheumatological examination - p. 400 47. 25. Correlation of physical signs with rheumatological and musculoskeletal disease - p. 439 48. 26. A summary of the rheumatological examination and extending the rheumatological examination - p. 459 49. SECTION 8. The endocrine system - p. 467 50. 27. The endocrine history - p. 469 51. 28. The endocrine examination - p. 477 52. 29. Correlation of physical signs and endocrine disease - p. 498 53. 30. A summary of the endocrine examination and extending the endocrine examination - p. 517 54. SECTION 9. The nervous system - p. 525 55. 31. The neurological history - p. 527 56. 32. The neurological examination: General signs and the cranial nerves - p. 538 57. 33. The neurological examination: Speech and higher centres - p. 578 58. 34. The neurological examination: The peripheral nervous system - p. 586 59. 35. Correlation of physical signs and neurological syndromes and disease - p. 620 60. 36. A summary of the neurological examination and extending the neurological examination - p. 642 61. SECTION 10. Paediatric and neonatal history and examination - p. 655 62. 37. The paediatric history and examination - p. 657 63. 38. The neonatal history and examination - p. 733 64. SECTION 11. Women’s health history and examination - p. 775 65. 39. The obstetric history and examination - p. 777 66. 40. The gynaecological history and examination - p. 792 67. 41. The breasts: History and examination - p. 811 68. SECTION 12. Specialty system history and examination - p. 819 69. 42. The eyes, ears, nose and throat - p. 821 70. 43. The skin and lumps - p. 849 71. 44. The older person assessment - p. 885 72. 45. Approaching infectious diseases - p. 894 73. SECTION 13. Mental health history and examination - p. 905 74. 46. The mental health history and mental state examination - p. 907 75. SECTION 14. Acute care and end of life - p. 929 76. 47. The acute trauma and acutely ill patient, and assessment of coma - p. 931 77. 48. The pre-anaesthetic medical evaluation (PAME) - p. 942 78. 49. Assessment of death - p. 946 79. SECTION 15. Adult history taking and examination in the wards and clinics - p. 949 80. 50. Writing and presenting the adult history and physical examination - p. 951 81. 51. A suggested method for a rapid screening adult physical examination - p. 958 82. Index - p. 964 83. Inside back cover - p. 990
Comprehensive guide to core principles and clinical skills
Talley and O’Connor’s Clinical Examination is a complete resource for students and educators covering the core principles, skills and competencies needed for effective patient examination and diagnosis.
For each body system, the book details how to take a systematic and comprehensive health history, how to examine a patient, how to correlate physical signs with disease, and how to use rigorous clinical thinking skills to form a diagnosis.
This tenth edition of the book has been fully updated and forms part of a complete package that includes an eBook, skills videos, ECG and imaging cases, and Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs), and is complemented by two companion texts, Talley and O’Connor’s Clinical OSCEs and Clinical Examination Essentials.
New to this edition
1. Talley & O’Connor’s Clinical Examination : A systematic guide to physical diagnosis - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. How to use - p. iii 6. Copyright - p. iv 7. Foreword by Richard Murray - p. v 8. Foreword by Michelle Leech - p. vi 9. Preface - p. xix 10. List of reviewers - p. xxi 11. Acknowledgements - p. xxiii 12. Clinical methods: An historical perspective - p. xxv 13. The hippocratic oath - p. xxvii 14. List of Illustrations - p. xxix 15. List of Tables - p. xxx 16. SECTION 1. The general principles of history taking and physical examination - p. 1 17. 1. The general principles of history taking - p. 3 18. 2. Taking the history: Advanced history taking - p. 24 19. 3. The general principles of physical examination - p. 43 20. SECTION 2. The cardiovascular system - p. 67 21. 4. The cardiovascular history - p. 69 22. 5. The cardiac examination - p. 87 23. 6. Peripheral vascular system examination - p. 123 24. 7. Correlation of physical signs and cardiovascular disease - p. 134 25. 8. A summary of the cardiovascular examination and extending the cardiovascular examination - p. 160 26. SECTION 3. The respiratory system - p. 175 27. 9. The respiratory history - p. 177 28. 10. The respiratory examination - p. 190 29. 11. Correlation of physical signs and respiratory disease - p. 207 30. 12. A summary of the respiratory examination and extending the respiratory examination - p. 219 31. SECTION 4. The gastrointestinal system - p. 233 32. 13. The gastrointestinal history - p. 235 33. 14. The gastrointestinal examination - p. 248 34. 15. Correlation of physical signs and gastrointestinal disease - p. 294 35. 16. A summary of the gastrointestinal examination and extending the gastrointestinal examination - p. 305 36. SECTION 5. The genitourinary system - p. 319 37. 17. The genitourinary history - p. 321 38. 18. The genitourinary examination - p. 330 39. 19. A summary of the examination of chronic kidney disease and extending the genitourinary examination - p. 343 40. SECTION 6. The haematological system - p. 353 41. 20. The haematological history - p. 355 42. 21. The haematological examination - p. 361 43. 22. A summary of the haematological examination and extending the haematological examination - p. 375 44. SECTION 7. The rheumatological system - p. 389 45. 23. The rheumatological history - p. 391 46. 24. The rheumatological examination - p. 400 47. 25. Correlation of physical signs with rheumatological and musculoskeletal disease - p. 439 48. 26. A summary of the rheumatological examination and extending the rheumatological examination - p. 459 49. SECTION 8. The endocrine system - p. 467 50. 27. The endocrine history - p. 469 51. 28. The endocrine examination - p. 477 52. 29. Correlation of physical signs and endocrine disease - p. 498 53. 30. A summary of the endocrine examination and extending the endocrine examination - p. 517 54. SECTION 9. The nervous system - p. 525 55. 31. The neurological history - p. 527 56. 32. The neurological examination: General signs and the cranial nerves - p. 538 57. 33. The neurological examination: Speech and higher centres - p. 578 58. 34. The neurological examination: The peripheral nervous system - p. 586 59. 35. Correlation of physical signs and neurological syndromes and disease - p. 620 60. 36. A summary of the neurological examination and extending the neurological examination - p. 642 61. SECTION 10. Paediatric and neonatal history and examination - p. 655 62. 37. The paediatric history and examination - p. 657 63. 38. The neonatal history and examination - p. 733 64. SECTION 11. Women’s health history and examination - p. 775 65. 39. The obstetric history and examination - p. 777 66. 40. The gynaecological history and examination - p. 792 67. 41. The breasts: History and examination - p. 811 68. SECTION 12. Specialty system history and examination - p. 819 69. 42. The eyes, ears, nose and throat - p. 821 70. 43. The skin and lumps - p. 849 71. 44. The older person assessment - p. 885 72. 45. Approaching infectious diseases - p. 894 73. SECTION 13. Mental health history and examination - p. 905 74. 46. The mental health history and mental state examination - p. 907 75. SECTION 14. Acute care and end of life - p. 929 76. 47. The acute trauma and acutely ill patient, and assessment of coma - p. 931 77. 48. The pre-anaesthetic medical evaluation (PAME) - p. 942 78. 49. Assessment of death - p. 946 79. SECTION 15. Adult history taking and examination in the wards and clinics - p. 949 80. 50. Writing and presenting the adult history and physical examination - p. 951 81. 51. A suggested method for a rapid screening adult physical examination - p. 958 82. Index - p. 964 83. Inside back cover - p. 990
