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Machine generated contents note: SECTION 1 THE GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF HISTORY TAKING AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION -- ch. 1 The general principles of history taking -- T&O'C essentials -- Bedside manner and establishing rapport -- Obtaining the history -- Introductory questions -- T&O'C essentials -- Pres...

Contents note continued: Fundamental considerations when taking the history -- Personal history taking -- Sexual history -- Cross-cultural history taking -- The ùncooperative' or d̀ifficult' patient -- Self-harming and Munchhausen's syndrome -- History taking for the maintenance of good health -- T...

Contents note continued: Evidence-based clinical examination -- Inter-observer agreement (reliability) and the K-statistic -- T&O'C essentials -- Introduction to the OSCE -- References -- SECTION 2 THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM -- ch. 4 The cardiovascular history -- Presenting symptoms -- Chest pain --...

Contents note continued: Measuring the blood pressure with the sphygmomanometer -- Variations in blood pressure -- High blood pressure -- Postural blood pressure -- Face -- Neck -- Jugular venous pressure -- Praecordium -- Inspection -- Palpation -- Percussion -- Auscultation -- Abnormalities of the...

Contents note continued: Myocardial infarction -- Pulmonary embolism -- Acute aortic dissection -- Pericardial disease -- Acute pericarditis -- Chronic constrictive pericarditis -- Acute cardiac tamponade -- Infective endocarditis -- Systemic hypertension -- Causes of systemic hypertension -- Compli...

Contents note continued: Ventricular septal defect -- Atrial septal defect -- Patent ductus arteriosus -- Coarctation of the aorta -- Ebstein's anomaly -- Cyanotic congenital heart disease -- Eisenmenger's syndrome (pulmonary hypertension and a right-to-left shunt) -- Tetralogy of Fallot -- G̀rown-u...

Contents note continued: Past history -- Occupational history -- Social history -- Family history -- T&O'C essentials -- OSCE revision topics: the respiratory history -- References -- ch. 10 The respiratory examination -- Examination anatomy -- Positioning the patient -- General appearance -- Dyspno...

Contents note continued: Causes of community-acquired pneumonia -- Atelectasis (collapse) -- Signs -- Causes -- Pleural effusion -- Signs -- Causes -- Yellow nail syndrome -- Pneumothorax -- Signs -- Causes -- Tension pneumothorax -- Signs -- Causes -- Bronchiectasis -- Signs -- Causes -- Bronchial...

Contents note continued: ch. 12 A summary of the respiratory examination and extending the respiratory examination -- Extending the respiratory physical examination -- Bedside assessment of lung function -- The chest X-ray and CT scan in respiratory medicine -- Chest X-ray checklist -- T&O'C essenti...

Contents note continued: Examination anatomy -- Positioning the patient -- General appearance -- Jaundice -- Weight and wasting -- Skin -- Mental state -- Hands -- Nails -- Palms -- Hepatic flap (asterixis) -- Arms -- Face -- Eyes -- Salivary glands -- Mouth -- Neck and chest -- Abdomen -- Inspectio...

Contents note continued: Acute abdomen after blunt trauma -- Liver disease -- Signs -- Portal hypertension -- Signs -- Causes -- Hepatic encephalopathy -- Grading -- Causes -- Dysphagia -- Signs -- Gastrointestinal bleeding -- Assessing degree of blood loss -- Determining the possible bleeding site...

Contents note continued: Chronic kidney disease -- Menstrual and sexual history -- Treatment -- Past history -- Social history -- Family history -- T&O'C essentials -- OSCE revision topics: genitourinary history -- References -- ch. 18 The genitourinary examination -- Examination anatomy -- The exam...

Contents note continued: SECTION 6 THE HAEMATOLOGICAL SYSTEM -- ch. 20 The haematological history -- Haematological disorders -- Presenting symptoms -- Red cell abnormalities -- Platelets -- Recurrent infection -- Treatment history -- Past history -- Social history -- Family history -- T&O'C essenti...

Contents note continued: T&O'C essentials -- OSCE revision topics: the haematological system -- SECTION 7 THE RHEUMATOLOGICAL SYSTEM -- ch. 23 The rheumatological history -- Presenting symptoms -- Peripheral joints -- Back pain -- Limb pain -- Raynaud's phenomenon -- Dry eyes and mouth -- Red eyes -...

Contents note continued: Rheumatoid arthritis -- General inspection -- Hands -- Wrists -- Elbows -- Shoulders and axillae -- Eyes -- Parotids -- Mouth -- Temporomandibular joints -- Neck -- Chest -- Heart -- Abdomen -- Lower limbs -- Ankles and feet -- Seronegative spondyloarthritides -- Ankylosing...

Contents note continued: Elbow epicondylitis (tennis and golfer's elbow) -- Tenosynovitis of the wrist -- Bursitis -- Nerve entrapment syndromes -- Carpal tunnel syndrome -- Meralgia paraesthetica -- Tarsal tunnel syndrome -- Morton's ǹeuroma' -- T&O'C essentials -- OSCE revision topics: rheumatolo...

Contents note continued: T&O'C essentials -- OSCE revision topics: the endocrine history -- ch. 28 The endocrine examination -- The thyroid -- The thyroid gland -- Hyperthyroidism (thyrotoxicosis) -- Hypothyroidism (myxoedema) -- The pituitary -- Panhypopituitarism -- Acromegaly -- Other pituitary s...

Contents note continued: ch. 30 A summary of the endocrine examination and extending the endocrine examination -- The endocrine examination: a suggested method -- Extending the endocrine physical examination -- Diagnostic testing -- T&O'C essentials -- OSCE revision topics: endocrine system -- SECTI...

Contents note continued: General inspection -- The first (olfactory) nerve -- The second (optic) nerve -- The third (oculomotor), fourth (trochlear) and sixth (abducens) nerves---the ocular nerves -- The fifth (trigeminal) nerve -- The seventh (facial) nerve -- The eighth (acoustic) nerve -- The nin...

Contents note continued: Examination anatomy -- General examination approach -- General inspection -- Upper limbs -- Lower limbs -- Gait -- T&O'C essentials -- OSCE revision topics: the peripheral nervous system -- References -- ch. 35 Correlation of physical signs and neurological syndromes and dis...

Contents note continued: Parkinson's disease -- Inspection -- Gait and movements -- Tremor -- Tone -- Face -- Writing -- Causes of Parkinson's syndrome -- Other extrapyramidal movement disorders (dyskinesia) -- Chorea -- Dystonia -- The unconscious patient -- General inspection -- Level of conscious...

Contents note continued: History of the presenting illness -- Past history and treatment history -- Family history -- Social and personal history -- The mental state examination -- The diagnosis -- T&O'C essentials -- OSCE revision topics: the psychiatric history and the mental state examination --...

Contents note continued: History -- Examination -- Inspection -- Palpation -- Evaluation of a breast lump -- T&O'C essentials -- OSCE revision topics: the breasts -- References -- ch. 40 The skin, nails and lumps -- Examination anatomy -- Dermatological history -- General principles of physical exam...

Contents note continued: T&O'C essentials -- OSCE revision topics: infectious diseases -- References -- ch. 42 Assessment of the geriatric patient -- History taking in geriatric patients: special considerations -- Physical examination in geriatric patients: special considerations -- OSCE revision to...

Contents note continued: APPENDIX II A suggested method for a rapid screening physical examination -- Hands and arms -- Face -- Front of the neck -- Chest -- Back of the chest and neck -- Abdomen -- Legs -- Neurological examination -- Completing the examination -- APPENDIX III The pre-anaesthetic me...