Clinical Methods in Medicine

SN Chugh MD MNAMS FICP FICN FIACM FIMSA FISC FICASenior Professor and Pro-Vice Chancellor, Pt BD Sharma University of Health Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India

• Section 1 History Taking and Physical ExaminationUnit I: History Taking and Review of System History Taking History TakingReview of Systems/Presenting SymptomsAnalysis of Systemic Symptoms Analysis of Systemic SymptomsGastrointestinal SymptomsSymptomatology Related to Liver and GallbladderCardiovascular SymptomsRespiratory SymptomsSymptoms Related to Blood DisorderUrinary SymptomsNeurological SymptomsEndocrinal SymptomsSymptoms Pertaining to Genital SystemSymptoms of Rheumatic DiseasesUnit II: Physical Examination General Physical Examination General ObservationsThe Head, Scalp, Skin and Hair Head and ScalpThe SkinThe NailsThe HairThe Eyes The EyesInvestigations for a Case with Eye DisorderThe Mouth and the Pharynx The Mouth and the PharynxThe Ear, Nose, Sinuses and Throat The EarExamination of the EarInvestigations for a Case with the Disease of EarThe Nose and Paranasal SinusesExamination of the Nose and Nasal SinusesExamination of the ThroatThe Neck The NeckExamination of NeckThe Thyroid GlandInvestigations of a Patient with Thyroid DiseaseThe TracheaThe Carotid Arteries and Jugular VeinsThe Breast and the Axillae The Breast and the AxillaeInvestigations for Breast DiseaseThe Extremities Examination of ExtremitiesThe Hands and the Nails Section 2 Systemic Examination and AppendicesUnit III: Systemic Examination The Cardiovascular System The Cardiovascular SystemExamination of Cardiovascular System (CVS)Investigations for a Case with Cardiovascular DiseasePeripheral Vascular SystemOcclusive Arterial DiseaseInvestigations of Peripheral Vascular DiseaseVenous SystemExamination of Venous SystemThe Respiratory System The Respiratory SystemExamination of ChestInvestigation of a Patient with Respiratory DiseaseThe Abdomen The AbdomenExamination of the Groins and BackThe Anus, Rectum and ProstateInvestigations of Gastrointestinal SystemInvestigations of Hepatobiliary SystemThe Urogenital System and Sexually Transmitted Diseases The Urinary SystemThe Genital SystemInvestigations of a Case with Renal DiseaseExamination of GenitaliaThe Nervous System The Nervous SystemThe Examination of Unconscious Patient Unconsciousness or ComaThe Locomotor System The Locomotor SystemExamination of Locomotor DisordersExamination of Individual JointsThe Ankle and the FootInvestigations for Rheumatological DisordersThe Blood The BloodInvestigations for a Haematological CaseThe Psychiatric Assessment The Psychiatric AssessmentCase HistoriesThe Endocrinal System The Endocrine System and MetabolismBrief Synopsis of Few Common Endocrinal DisordersUnit IV: Appendices Appendix I Sample CollectionVenipunctureMicrobial TestsSerological TestChemical Analysis of the UrineSemen AnalysisAppendix II Centigrade and Fahrenheit ScaleSI UnitsNormal Values (Reference Values)