SECTION 1: THE GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF HISTORY TAKING AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION 1. The general principles of history taking 2. Advanced history taking 3. The general principles of physical examination SECTION 2: THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM 4. The cardiovascular history 5. The cardiac examination 6. The lower limb examination and peripheral vascular disease 7. Correlation of physical signs and cardiovascular disease 8.
A summary of the cardiovascular examination and extending the cardiovascular examination SECTION 3: THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM 9. The respiratory history 10. The respiratory examination 11. Correlation of physical signs and respiratory disease 12. A summary of the respiratory examination and extending the respiratory examination SECTION 4: THE GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM 13. The gastrointestinal history 14. The gastrointestinal examination 15. Correlation of physical signs and gastrointestinal disease 16.
A summary of the gastrointestinal examination and extending the gastrointestinal examination SECTION 5: THE GENITOURINARY SYSTEM 17. The genitourinary history 18. The genitourinary examination 19. A summary of the examination of chronic kidney disease and extending the genitourinary examination SECTION 6: THE HAEMATOLOGICAL SYSTEM 20. The haematological history 21. The haematological examination 22. A summary of the haematological examination and extending the haematological examination SECTION 7: THE RHEUMATOLOGICAL SYSTEM 23. The rheumatological history 24.
The rheumatological examination 25. Correlation of physical signs and rheumatological disease 26. A summary of the rheumatological examination and extending the rheumatological examination SECTION 8: THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM 27. The endocrine history 28. The endocrine examination 29. Correlation of physical signs and endocrine disease 30. A summary of the endocrine examination and extending the endocrine examination SECTION 9: THE NERVOUS SYSTEM 31. The neurological history 32.
The neurological examination: the cranial nerves 33. The neurological examination: speech and higher centres 34. The neurological examination: the peripheral nervous system 35. Correlation of physical signs and neurological syndromes and disease 36. A summary of the neurological examination and extending the neurological examination 37. The psychiatric history and mental health examination SECTION 10: SPECIALTY EXAMINATIONS 38. The eyes, ears, nose and throat 39. The breasts 40.
The skin, nails and lumps 41. A system for the infectious diseases examination 42. Assessment of the geriatric patient 43. Assessment of the acutely ill patient 44. Assessment of death SECTION 11: PAEDIATRICS 45. The paediatric history and examination 46. The neonatal history and examination SECTION 12: GYNAECOLOGY AND OBSTETRICS 47. The gynaecological history and examination 48.
The obstetric history and examination.