ABSTRACT

A classic text, Chamberlain's Symptoms and Signs in Clinical Medicine has been providing students and professionals with a detailed and well-illustrated account of the symptoms and signs of diseases affecting all the body systems since the first edition published in 1936. Now completely rewritten by a new team of authors selected for their experien

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SECTION A - THE BASICS

chapter 1|9 pages

Taking a history

chapter 2|9 pages

An approach to the physical examination

chapter 3|3 pages

Devising a differential diagnosis

chapter 4|6 pages

Ordering basic investigations

chapter 5|6 pages

Medical records

chapter 6|4 pages

Presenting cases

part |1 pages

SECTION B - INDIVIDUAL SYSTEMS

chapter 7|42 pages

The cardiovascular system

chapter 8|26 pages

The respiratory system

chapter 9|29 pages

The gastrointestinal system

chapter 10|23 pages

The renal system

chapter 11|25 pages

The genitourinary system

chapter 12|24 pages

The nervous system

chapter 13|24 pages

Psychiatric assessment

chapter 14|21 pages

The musculoskeletal system

chapter 15|15 pages

The endocrine system

chapter 16|17 pages

The breast

chapter 17|20 pages

The haematological system

chapter 18|23 pages

Skin, nails and hair

chapter 19|22 pages

The eye

chapter 20|19 pages

Ear, nose and throat

chapter 21|19 pages

Infectious and tropical diseases

part |1 pages

SECTION C - SPECIAL SITUATIONS

chapter 23|9 pages

The acutely ill patient

chapter 24|4 pages

The patient with impaired consciousness

chapter 25|20 pages

The older patient

chapter 26|8 pages

Death and the dying patient