This pocket guide outlines the skills needed for clinical examination. It begins with the general principles of taking a history and conducting an examination, approaches to forming a differential diagnosis and following up, ethicolegal considerations, and the relevance of evidence-based medicine, then explains examination in each body system, with discussion of key anatomy and physiology, system-specific signs and symptoms, examination using common techniques, and common investigations. The final chapters focus on children, the elderly, and the critically ill. Annotation ©2014 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)