Review
"This publication is designed to equip medical students and junior doctors with essential principles and techniques of history taking and examination with pointers in developing communication skills with, in particular, a patient-centred approach...an excellent 'white coat pocket' guide suitable for doctors in the Foundation Programme. I would have no hesitation in recommending it for the Foundation doctors in our Trust."
Clinical Tutor and Foundation Programme Director, Cheltenham General Hospital
"It is a little smasher." Surgo, Glasgow University Medical School
"An excellent reference for students and junior doctors on hospital clinical placements." Scottish Medical Journal
"Lecture Notes on Clinical Skills fits into both white coat and book budget, something the first year clinical student should bear in mind" GKT Gazette
Published Reviews of the Fourth Edition
"...a very practical, 'white coat' text." Pediatric Endocrinology Reviews, Vol. 1, No. 3, March 2004
From the Back Cover
A firm favourite of medical students and junior doctors,
Lecture Notes on Clinical Skills covers the essential principles and techniques of history taking and examination, and provides guidance on the key professional skills involved in developing and maintaining good communication between doctor and patient. This new fourth edition has been revised to provide up-to-date information on procedures and a greater emphasis on the patient-centred approach.
First class clinical skills are vital for all medical students and junior doctors on foundation programmes. This pocket-sized quick reference guide shows you how to take a complete history; how to examine a patient thoroughly; how to request the most appropriate investigations; and how to put all of this together and come to a diagnosis.
