An Insiders Guide to Clinical Medicine

Cover
Title
Copyright
Foreword
Preface
Remembering the Father of Modern Medicine
Acknowledgments
Contents
1. Prerequisites for Practical Examination and Common Examination Cases
2. General Examination
	A. Case Sheet Format
	B. Vitals Examination
	C. Physical Examination
	D. Anthropometry
3. Respiratory System Examination
	A. Case Sheet Format
	B. Diagnosis Format
	C. Discussion on Cardinal Symptoms
	D. Discussion on Examination
	E. Summary of Findings in Common Respiratory Diseases
4. Cardiovascular System Examination
	A. Case Sheet Format
	B. Diagnosis Format
	C. Discussion on Cardiac Cycle
	D. Discussion on Cardinal Symptoms
	E. Discussion on Examination
	F. Summary of Findings in Common Cardiovascular Diseases
5. Gastrointestinal System
	A. Case Sheet Format
	B. Diagnosis Format
	C. Discussion on Cardinal Symptoms
	D. Discussion on Examination
6. Nervous System
	A. Case Sheet Format
	B. Diagnosis Format
	C. Discussion on Cardinal Symptoms
	D. Discussion on Examination
		i. General Examination in Neurology
		ii. Higher Mental Functions
		iii. Cranial Nerves
		iv. Motor System Examination
		v. Reflexes
		vi. Sensory System Examination
		vii. Cerebellum and Coordination
		viii. Gait
		ix. Approach to Involuntary Movements
		x. Meningeal Signs, Skull, and Spine
	E. Approach to Common Neurological Cases
7. Rheumatology
	A. Case Sheet Format
	B. Diagnosis Format
	C. Discussion on Symptommatology and Examination
8. Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment
	Case Sheet Format
	Diagnosis Format
	Discussion
9. Approach to Psychiatric Illness
	Case Sheet Format
	Diagnosis Format
	Discussion on Examination
	Discussion on Diseases and Diagnostic Criteria
10. Semilong Cases
	A. Diabetes Mellitus
	B. Hypertension
	C. Chronic Kidney Disease
	D. Hypothyroidism
	E. Hyperthyroidism
	F. Cushing’s Syndrome
	G. Acromegaly
11. Simplified Approach to Ecg (Reading and Diagnosis)
12. A Systematic Approach to Chest X-rays
13. Basic instruments in Viva
14. Spotters
15. Annexures
	A. Miscellaneous topics
	B. Definitions
	C. Grading Systems
	D. Laboratory Values of Clinical Importance
Index