History and Examination At a Glance

- Preface
- List of abbreviations

Part 1 Taking a history
1. Relationship with patient
2. History of presenting complaint
3. Past medical history, drugs and allergies
4. Family and social history
5. Functional enquiry

Part 2 History and examination of the systems
6. Is the patient ill?
7. Principles of examination
8. The cardiovascular system
9. The respiratory system
10. The gastrointestinal system
11. The male genitourinary system
12. Gynaecological history and examination
13. Breast examination
14. Obstetric history and examination
15. The nervous system
16. The musculoskeletal system
17. Skin
18. The visual system
19. Examination of the ears, nose, mouth, throat, thyroid and neck
20. Examination of urine
21. The psychiatric assessment
22. Examination of the legs
23. General examination
24. Presenting a history and examination

Part 3 Presentations
25. Chest pain
26. Abdominal pain
27. Headache
28. Vomiting, diarrhoea and change in bowel habit
29. Gastrointestinal haemorrhage
30. Indigestion and dysphagia
31. Weight loss
32. Fatigue
33. The unconscious patient
34. The intensive care unit patient
35. Back pain
36. Hypertension
37. Swollen legs
38. Jaundice
39. Postoperative fever
40. Suspected meningitis
41. Anaemia
42. Lymphadenopathy
43. Cough
44. Confusion
45. Lump
46. Breast lump
47. Palpitations/arrhythmias
48. Joint problems
49. Red eye
50. Dizziness
51. Breathlessness
52. Dysuria and haematuria
53. Attempted suicide
54. Immunosuppressed patients
55. Diagnosing death
56. Shock
57. Trauma
58. Alcohol-related problems
59. Collapse

Part 4 Conditions
- Cardiovascular
60. Myocardial infarction and angina
61. Hypovolaemia
62. Heart failure
63. Mitral stenosis
64. Mitral regurgitation
65. Aortic stenosis
66. Aortic regurgitation
67. Tricuspid regurgitation
68. Pulmonary stenosis
69. Congenital heart disease
70. Aortic dissection
71. Aortic aneurysm
72. Infective endocarditis
73.