Akunjee / Maan / Ally Clinical Skills Explained

Erscheinungsjahr 2012
ISBN: 978-1-907904-70-7
Verlag: Scion Publishing
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 400 Seiten

HIGHLY COMMENDED IN THE BMA MEDICAL BOOK AWARDS 2013!

Clinical Skills Explained guides readers through the clinical skills typically required at medical school. Most clinical skills books are either brief 'checklist-type' books, or very detailed physical examination books. Clinical Skills Explained is different; it covers the topic concisely to fit in with the needs of the modern medical student, but also provides enough background knowledge to ensure the reader knows the why as well as the how.



The book is written in a clear logical style and covers:

- history taking

- clinical examinations

- standard procedures


Each chapter starts by providing a short step-by-step guide to what you need to do (the ideal aide-memoire) then describes the background knowledge and relevant pathophysiology before moving on to a systematic approach on how to tackle the skill at hand. At all stages the text is supported by clear full colour diagrams to reinforce understanding.



The authors also provide quick reminder boxes covering:

- top tips

- medical guidelines

- differential diagnoses

- diagnostic indicators




To test your understanding, each chapter ends with a series of clinical scenarios that are typical of the cases you will come up against. These encourage you to assess the key features, consider the likely diagnosis, and decide what questions you might ask, or further investigations you might request, to confirm your diagnosis.

From reviews:

"With a philosophy that there is more to learning clinical skills than following checklists, this book offers students a clear, concise manual from which they can learn clinical skills and procedures in a systematic manner; whilst developing an understanding of not only what they need to do and why they need to do it, but also learn to apply key elements of theory to patient presentation and examination findings to generate differential diagnoses. This book will be extremely useful for students in the early stages of their training. By integrating clinical skills information with core basic scientific knowledge, it allows students to apply theory to practice as they develop essential clinical skills and basic problem solving skills."

International Journal of Clinical Skills, 2013

Autoren/Hrsg.

Akunjee, Muhammed

Akunjee, Nazmul

Maan, Zeshaan

Ally, Mina

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface

About the authors

Acknowledgement

HISTORY TAKING

Chest pain

History of palpitations

Shortness of breath

Cough

Abdominal pain

Nausea and vomiting

Dysphagia

Jaundice

Haematuria

Headache

Loss of consciousness

Loss of vision

Red eye

Hearing loss

Depression

Suicide risk assessment

Alcohol

Psychosis

EXAMINATION SKILLS

Cardiovascular examination

Respiratory examination

Abdomen examination

Inguinal scrotal examination

Rectal  examination

Cranial nerves examination

Upper limb motor system examination

Lower limb motor system  examination

Upper limb sensory system examination

Lower limb sensory system examination

Gait and coordination

Eye examination

Ear  examination

PVE: Arterial

PVE: venous

Examination of a lump 

Thyroid examination

Lymph nodes examination 

PROCEDURES 

Hand washing

Surgical scrubbing

Wound swabbing

Taking a blood pressure

Body mass index

Recording an ECG

Measuring blood glucose

Urine dip testing

Venepuncture

Blood cultures

Cannulation and IV infusion

Blood transfusion

Peak flow meter explanation

Inhaler explanation

Spacer device explanation

Setting up a nebulizer

Arterial blood gas sampling

Nasogastric intubation

Male catheterization

Answers to common clinical scenarios