Macleod's Clinical Examination

Description

Macleod's Clinical Examination is a comprehensive medical textbook designed to help healthcare students and professionals develop the essential skills required for effective patient assessment, history-taking and physical examination.

Now in its 15th edition, this internationally recognised textbook provides a practical, systematic approach to examining patients, identifying clinical signs and symptoms, and developing differential diagnoses.

Edited by Anna R. Dover, J. Alastair Innes and Karen Fairhurst, the book explains how to conduct thorough clinical examinations across all major body systems, with detailed guidance on inspection, palpation, percussion, auscultation and interpreting clinical findings.

Supported by full-colour illustrations, clinical examples and 32 supplementary examination videos, the textbook helps readers translate theoretical knowledge into practical patient assessment skills.

Particularly valuable for student paramedics, Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs), nurses and allied healthcare professionals, Macleod's Clinical Examination supports the development of clinical reasoning, patient communication and systematic assessment techniques.

Whether working in emergency care, urgent care, primary care or remote healthcare environments, this book provides a valuable foundation for recognising clinical abnormalities and making informed clinical decisions.

Key Topics Covered

• Patient history-taking and effective clinical communication

• Systematic patient assessment and physical examination

• Inspection, palpation, percussion and auscultation

• Cardiovascular and respiratory examinations

• Gastrointestinal and abdominal examinations

• Neurological examination and assessment

• Ear, nose, throat and visual system examinations

• Musculoskeletal examination

• Endocrine, renal and reproductive system assessment

• Skin, hair and nail examinations

• Assessment of babies, children and older adults

• Mental health and learning disability considerations

• Recognising and assessing deteriorating patients

• Differential diagnosis and clinical reasoning

• Communicating clinical findings and diagnoses

• Preparation for practical clinical assessments and examinations

Important Information

• Editors: Anna R. Dover, J. Alastair Innes and Karen Fairhurst

• Publisher: Elsevier

• Edition: 15th Edition

• Format: Paperback

• Pages: 464

• Publication Date: 20 April 2023

• ISBN-13: 9780323847704

• ISBN-10: 0323847706

• Language: English

• Suitable for: Student Paramedics, EMTs, Nurses, Advanced Clinical Practitioners, Medical Students and Allied Healthcare Professionals

This textbook is recommended by K2 International as a clinical assessment and examination resource for learners undertaking FREUC 5, APEX-5 and APEX-6 programmes, alongside other healthcare qualifications.

It is particularly relevant to learners developing advanced patient assessment, clinical reasoning and differential diagnosis skills in pre-hospital, urgent care and remote healthcare environments.