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2014 BMA Medical Book Awards Highly Commended in Medicine category!

This classic textbook sets out clearly and concisely how to evaluate symptoms and elicit relevant physical signs. It describes the practical skills which every clinician must acquire and develop in order to evolve diagnostic procedures and management strategies and plans. ‘Highly Commended’ in the 2006 and 2010 BMA Medical Book Competitions, this Thirteenth Edition contains over 500 clinical photographs and diagrams to illustrate the text, with new topics added to make the book even more comprehensive.

This Thirteenth Edition has four sections:

• History taking and general examination.
• System examination covering symptoms and signs.
• Examination in special situations including babies & children and the critically ill.
• Assessing clinical examination techniques

Included on the Student Consult site are the specially-recorded videos demonstrating many of the clinical examination routines described in the main text.

• The book starts with a general overview section on history taking and the general examination that provides the framework on which to hang the detail.
• The systematic examination section documents clearly the relevant history, examination and special investigations as well as giving advice on their significance.
• The third section covers examination in specific situations and emphasises an integrated and structured approach to these patients.
• A final section spells out how to demonstrate the techniques learned in the book in an OSCE.
• Macleod’s is closely linked to its sister publication, Davidson’s Principles & Practice of Medicine, which complements the information in this text.
• Available with full online access on Student Consult and ancillary videos demonstrating key clinical examination routines following the format laid out in the book.

• There are two new chapters on examination in specific situations:
• The frail elderly
• The febrile adult
• A new section explicitly spells out how to demonstrate the techniques learned in the book in an OSCE and other formative and summative examinations.
• Over 50 new text boxes highlight the evidence-base for the examination techniques discussed.
• An Advisory Board of students, junior doctors, and representatives from the nursing, ambulance, Primary Care and academic communities from six countries has made detailed comments and critically appraised the entire book.
• The text has been substantially rewritten with more on medically unexplained symptoms in the History Taking chapter and extended coverage of diabetes mellitus in the Endocrine System chapter.
• Integrated with the online text are clinical examination videos of trained professionals performing many of the examination routines described in the book with a new accompanying commentary by the Editor, Professor Colin Robertson
• Two new videos show how the Glasgow Coma Scale should be performed in clinical situations, demonstrating the correct techniques and also common pitfalls in using the GCS

Awesome Book. Very informative and thorough. Very glad I purchased this book. And not too heavy to carry around daily. Extremely satisfied with my purchase!
I would however advise you to buy some kind of wrap for this book as it gets dog ears quite easily and the cover is VERY easy to separate the different layers of

Macleod's Clinical Examination is a comprehensive book for evaluating symptoms and assessing clinical examination techniques. The book comprises of chapters which describe the practical skills required by every clinician to understand diagnostic procedures and management strategies. In addition, the book has over 500 colored clinical photographs and diagrams for better understanding of the students. This book is essential for all medical students and professionals.

About the Authors

Graham Douglas BSc(Hons), MBChB, FRCP(Ed) is a consultant Physician at the Aberdeen Royal Infirmary. He is also a Honorary Reader in Medicine at the University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK.

Fiona Nicol BSc(Hons), MB BS, FRCGP, FRCP(Ed) was a GP Principal and Trainer at the Stockbridge Health Centre. She is also a Clinical Senior Lecturer at the University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.

Colin Robertson BA(Hons) MBChB FRCP(Ed) FRCS(Ed) FSAScot is the Professor of Accident and Emergency Medicine at the University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.

About the Editor

J. Alastair Innes

Affiliations and Expertise

Consultant Physician, Respiratory Unit, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh; Honorary Reader in Respiratory Medicine, University of Edinburgh, UK.

Anna Dover

Affiliations and Expertise

Consultant in Diabetes, Endocrinology and General Medicine, Edinburgh Centre for Endocrinology and Diabetes, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh; Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer, University of Edinburgh, UK.

Karen Fairhurst

Affiliations and Expertise

General Practice Principal, Mackenzie Medical Centre, Edinburgh; Clinical Senior Lecturer, Centre for Population Health Sciences, University of Edinburgh, UK.

Section 1: Principles of clinical history and examination

• Managing clinical encounters with patients
• General aspects of history taking
• The value of initial observations
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Section 2: System based examination  View less >

• The cardiovascular system
• The respiratory system
• The gastrointestinal system
• The nervous system
• The visual system
• The ear, nose & throat
• The endocrine system
• The reproductive system
• The renal system
• The musculoskeletal system
• The skin, hair and nails
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Section 3: Applying history and examination skills in specific situations  View less >

• Babies and Children
• Patients with mental illness and learning disability
• The frail elderly
• Examining the deteriorating patient
• History and examination towards the end of life
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Section 4: Putting History and Examination skills to Use   View less >

• Preparing for assessments of clinical skills
• Preparing for practice
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