Talley & O’Connor
Table of Contents
SECTION 1: THE GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF HISTORY TAKING AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
1. The general principles of history taking
2. Advanced history taking
3. The general principles of physical examination
SECTION 2: THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
4. The cardiovascular history
5. The cardiac examination
6. The lower limb examination and peripheral vascular disease
7. Correlation of physical signs and cardiovascular disease
8. A summary of the cardiovascular examination and extending the cardiovascular examination
SECTION 3: THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
9. The respiratory history
10. The respiratory examination
11. Correlation of physical signs and respiratory disease
12. A summary of the respiratory examination and extending the respiratory examination
SECTION 4: THE GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM
13. The gastrointestinal history
14. The gastrointestinal examination
15. Correlation of physical signs and gastrointestinal disease
16. A summary of the gastrointestinal examination and extending the gastrointestinal examination
SECTION 5: THE GENITOURINARY SYSTEM
17. The genitourinary history
18. The genitourinary examination
19. A summary of the examination of chronic kidney disease and extending the genitourinary examination
SECTION 6: THE HAEMATOLOGICAL SYSTEM
20. The haematological history
21. The haematological examination
22. A summary of the haematological examination and extending the haematological examination
SECTION 7: THE RHEUMATOLOGICAL SYSTEM
23. The rheumatological history
24. The rheumatological examination
25. Correlation of physical signs and rheumatological disease
26. A summary of the rheumatological examination and extending the rheumatological examination
SECTION 8: THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
27. The endocrine history
28. The endocrine examination
29. Correlation of physical signs and endocrine disease
30. A summary of the endocrine examination and extending the endocrine examination
SECTION 9: THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
31. The neurological history
32. The neurological examination: the cranial nerves
33. The neurological examination: speech and higher centres
34. The neurological examination: the peripheral nervous system
35. Correlation of physical signs and neurological syndromes and disease
36. A summary of the neurological examination and extending the neurological examination
37. The psychiatric history and mental health examination
SECTION 10: SPECIALTY EXAMINATIONS
38. The eyes, ears, nose and throat
39. The breasts
40. The skin, nails and lumps
41. A system for the infectious diseases examination
42. Assessment of the geriatric patient
43. Assessment of the acutely ill patient
44. Assessment of death
SECTION 11: PAEDIATRICS
45. The paediatric history and examination
46. The neonatal history and examination
SECTION 12: GYNAECOLOGY AND OBSTETRICS
47. The gynaecological history and examination
48. The obstetric history and examination