Hutchison Clinical Methods 24th edition 2018

Hutchison Clinical Methods 24th edition 2018 is a book for students of all ages and all degrees of experience. Although the scope, complexity, and technology of clinical medicine continues to evolve with high speed, the aim of this text is exactly as it was when Robert Hutchison published the very first edition in 1897: to provide insight into the acquisition of the traditional clinical skills of history taking and physical examination leading to the formulation of a differential diagnosis and management plan. Some of the changes to the previous edition have been made as a result of formally gathered feedback from the newly formed International Advisory Board. Also, a reader survey elicited a range of positive suggestions for improvements to the book. Constructive readers’ comments direct to the editors are always welcome. Even though many patients now have easy access, via the Internet, to information about disease and diagnosis, it is the editors’ experience that patients appreciate just as much as ever time spent listening to their symptoms, careful physical examination, and simple human compassion. Description Hutchison’s Clinical Methods, first published more than a century ago, is the classic textbook on clinical skills. It provides an outstanding source of learning and reference for undergraduate medical students and postgraduate doctors. It seeks to teach an integrated approach to clinical practice, so that new methods and investigations are grafted onto established patterns of clinical practice, rather than added on as something extra. The text is organised so that both system-related and problem-oriented chapters are included. Particular emphasis is placed on the importance of the doctor-patient relationship, the essential skills needed for clinical examination, and for planning the appropriate choice of investigations in diagnosis and management. Hutchison’s Clinical Methods is an invaluable resource for all those learning and training in medicine and is an essential adjunct to a standard textbook of medicine, surgery or other specialty.

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