Mechanisms of Clinical Signs

Pathophysiology - what is the cause?

Clinical significance - what does it mean?

Diagnosis and treatment - what is the predictive value?

These are questions that all clinicians should continue to ask themselves from the very beginning of medical training and throughout a lifetime of practice.

Organised by body system, Mechanisms of Clinical Signs 3e describes the underlying pathway, differential diagnoses and value of the clinical signs seen during physical examination.