The 10-Minute Clinical Assessment

Clinical assessment is at the heart of medicine. Health professionals working in busy clinical settings, such as general practitioners, nurse practitioners and hospital doctors on-call, often have to assess patients under considerable time constraints. This book teaches the reader how to gather clinical information effectively, accurately and safely even when time is at a premium.<br/> <ul> <li>Provides a systematic method of collecting and assessing relevant clinical information by suggesting <q>step-by-step</q> examination <q>routines</q>, including important patient-centred questions</li> <li>Focuses on common symptoms and presentations</li> <li>Treatment reflects the latest in evidence based practice (including latest NICE Guidelines)</li> <li>Specifically covers the clinical skills assessment (CSA) part of the Membership of the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) examination</li> <li>Written by an experienced medical educator and practicing GP, in consultation with a multidisciplinary team of medical students, GPs, PG trainees, hospital doctors and nurses</li> </ul>