The 11 th Edition of this famous medical textbook, first published in 1964, has been extensively rewritten and expanded by a new team of 3 editors and 22 authors who are all active clinicians and experts in their specialist fields. Macleod's Clinical Examination describes the practical skills every clinician must acquire and develop in order to evolve diagnostic procedures and management strategies and plans. Its main purpose is to document and explain how to: talk with a patient; take the history from the patient; examine a patient; formulate your findings into differential diagnoses and rank these in order of probability; and use investigations to support or refute your differential diagnosis. The smart way to study! Elsevier titles with STUDENT CONSULT will help you master difficult concepts and study more efficiently in print and online! Perform rapid searches. Integrate bonus content from other disciplines. Download text to your handheld device. And a lot more. Each STUDENT CONSULT title comes with full text online, a unique image library, case studies, USMLE style questions, and online note-taking to enhance your learning experience.

Reviews
Macleod's is an essential part of your medical school kit. You will need this if you are ever going to learn how to percuss someone's lungs, listen for their heart sounds, and then feel like a proper doctor by asking them to say "Ahh" as they stick their tongue out at you. Edinburgh Medics, a Res Medica supplement courtesy of the Royal Medical Society, July 2005

Key Features

• This is a book at the heart of learning how to be a good doctor; invaluable for students starting clinical medicine as well as for more senior students and junior doctors, reminding them of the procedures involved in clerking a patient.
• This text provides a clear description of the fundamental skills of patient evaluation and examination, answering the cunning questions which arise from this.
• Starts with a general overview section on history taking and the general examination that provide 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 final section covers the specialized areas relating to young children and the critically-ill patient..
• In full colour throughout and highly illustrated.
• Closely linked to its sister publication, Davidson's Principles & Practice of Medicine , which complements the information in this text.

New to this Edition

• Now with access to full text online plus any other extras - posted on www.studentconsult.com with access via a unique PIN number in the front of the book.
• A new editorial team drawn from hospital-based as well as general practice.
• A large number of new contributors. The full team comprises physicians, surgeons and general practitioners to give a thorough overview of all aspects of the clinical evaluation.
• Addition of three major new chapters covering: The Reproductive System including pregnancy; the examination of Babies and Children; and the examination of the Critically Ill including shock and coma.
• Expansion of ENT examination into a new chapter.
• The gastrointestinal, renal and reproductive systems are now separate chapters reflecting trends in current teaching.
• The examination of the eye is incorporated into the nervous system as it is an integral part of that examination.
• Most major system chapters start with a summary outline figure diagram of the core clinical examination points.
• Addition of 28 Clinical Examples as used in modern OSCE examinations e.g. final MB and MRCP (UK) PACES.
• New key points included throughout emphasising good practice methods and procedures.
• A wealth of new illustrations including line drawings to demonstrate good examination technique and superb new clinical photographs illustrating signs in common disease.