Macleod's Clinical Examination

This classic textbook sets out how to take a patient history, evaluate symptoms, and elicit and interpret the relevant physical signs. In addition to the core skills, the text also covers special situations such as the examination of babies, children, and the frail. The book is essential reading for medical students, nurse practitioners and paramedics as well as practising doctors, particularly those sitting postgraduate examinations.

Changes for this Fourteenth Edition

• A new editorial team has undertaken a substantial review of the book's contents and with the help of many new authors has radically revised the order and approach of the text.

• Several new chapters have been created including a chapter on patients with mental disorders; a chapter covering the approach to a deteriorating patient; a chapter on assessment of patients towards the end of life and two new chapters on applying the key clinical skills during assessments and in practice.

• The structure of the text has been rationalised with careful use of boxes, tables and figures to set out the concepts for maximum clarity.