The 10-Minute Clinical Assessment -- Table of contents -- Foreword -- Preface to the 1st edition -- Preface to 2nd edition -- About the author -- Acknowledgements -- Selected useful resources -- 1 The focused consultation -- Focused clinical assessment -- Key issues -- Practical points -- Structuring the consultation -- Preparation -- History -- Examination -- The diagnostic process -- Consider 'early triggers' in the consultation -- Strategies for narrowing down the possibilities -- Consider other strategies -- Writing useful case notes -- Summary of main principles -- Key references and further reading -- Useful consultation tools -- Key thoughts -- Practical points -- History-taking -- Introducing yourself -- Opening the consultation -- History of the presenting complaint -- Ideas, concerns and expectations -- Asking direct or sensitive questions -- Key references and further reading -- Red flags in general practice -- Key thoughts -- Practical points -- Red flags in context -- Spotting and interpreting red flags -- The role of red flags -- Reasons for missing red flags -- Useful techniques for identifying red flags -- Key references and further reading -- 2 Undifferentiated and miscellaneous presentations -- Suspected cancer -- Key thoughts -- Practical points -- History -- Ideas, concerns and expectations -- History of presenting complaint -- Nonspecific symptoms -- Risk factors for cancer -- Lung cancer -- Upper gastrointestinal cancer -- Lower gastrointestinal cancer -- Breast cancer -- Gynaecological cancer -- Urological cancer -- Haematological cancer -- Skin cancer -- Head and neck cancer -- Brain tumour -- Features suggestive of metastasis -- Social history -- Review of previous investigations -- Examination -- General -- Vital signs -- Skin -- Head and neck -- Chest -- Abdomen.

Vaginal examination in women with symptoms suggestive of cancer -- Lower limbs -- Key references and further reading -- Weight loss -- Key thoughts -- Practical points -- Possible causes -- History -- Ideas, concerns and expectations -- History of presenting complaint -- Past and current medical problems -- Medication -- Social history -- Alcohol, smoking and 'recreational drugs' -- Review of previous investigations -- Examination -- General -- Vital signs -- Skin -- Head and neck -- Upper and lower limbs -- Chest -- Abdomen -- Bedside tests -- Key references and further reading -- Tiredness -- Key thoughts -- Practical points -- Possible causes -- History -- Ideas, concerns and expectations -- History of presenting complaint -- Past and current medical problems -- Medication -- Family history -- Social history -- Alcohol, smoking and recreational drugs -- Review of previous investigations -- Examination -- General -- Vital signs -- Skin -- Head and neck -- Chest -- Abdomen -- Lower limbs -- Bedside tests -- Key references and further reading -- Dizziness -- Key thoughts -- Practical points -- Possible causes -- History -- Ideas, concerns and expectations -- Common presenting symptoms -- History of presenting complaint -- Past and current medical problems -- Medication -- Other treatments -- Social history -- Alcohol, smoking and recreational drugs -- Review of previous investigations -- Examination -- General -- Vital signs -- Cerebellar function and balance -- Head and neck -- Chest -- Limbs -- Bedside tests -- Key references and further reading -- Chronic pain -- Key thoughts -- Practical points -- Possible causes -- History -- Ideas, concerns and expectations -- History of presenting complaint -- Impact on the quality of life -- Past and current medical problems -- Medication -- Other treatments -- Allergies -- Social history.

Review of previous investigations -- Examination -- General -- Vital signs -- Skin -- Head and neck -- Other systems, as guided by the history -- Key references and further reading -- Sudden collapse and syncope -- Key thoughts -- Practical points -- Possible causes -- History -- Ideas, concerns and expectations -- History of presenting complaint -- Past and current medical problems -- Medication -- Other treatments -- Allergies -- Social history -- Alcohol and recreational drugs -- Examination -- General assessment -- Vital signs -- Skin -- Head and neck -- Upper limbs -- Chest -- Abdominal examination -- Lower limbs -- Bedside tests -- Key references and further reading -- Frequent attenders -- Key thoughts -- Practical points -- Possible causes -- History -- Ideas, concerns and expectations -- History of presenting complaint -- Review of previous investigations -- Past and current medical problems -- Medication -- Other treatments -- Family history -- Social history -- Alcohol, smoking and recreational drugs -- Examination -- General -- Vital signs -- Skin -- Chest -- Abdomen -- Bedside tests -- Key references and further reading -- Medication review and polypharmacy -- Key thoughts -- Practical points -- History -- Ideas, concerns and expectations -- Medication review -- Past and current medical problems -- Examination -- General -- Key references and further reading -- Medically unexplained symptoms -- Key thoughts -- Practical points -- Possible causes -- History -- Ideas, concerns and expectations -- History of presenting complaint -- Systems review -- Past and current medical problems -- Medication -- Family history -- Social history -- Alcohol, smoking and recreational drugs -- Review of previous investigations -- Examination -- General -- Vital signs -- Skin -- Head and neck -- Chest -- Abdomen -- Spine and limbs -- Bedside tests.

Key references and further reading -- Insomnia -- Key thoughts -- Practical points -- Possible causes -- History -- Ideas, concerns and expectations -- History of presenting complaint -- Past and current medical problems -- Medication -- Other treatments -- Social history -- Alcohol, smoking and recreational drugs -- Review of previous investigations -- Examination -- General -- Vital signs -- Skin -- Chest -- Abdomen -- Limbs -- Key references and further reading -- Irritability and 'stress' -- Key thoughts -- Practical points -- Possible causes -- History -- Ideas, concerns and expectations -- History of presenting complaint -- Past and current medical problems -- Medication -- Social history -- Review of previous investigations -- Examination -- General -- Vital signs -- Chest -- Key references and further reading -- Domestic violence -- Key thoughts -- Practical points -- Differential diagnosis -- Associated conditions -- Important risk factors -- History -- Ideas, concerns and expectations -- History of presenting complaint -- Past and current medical problems -- Social history -- Alcohol and drugs -- Examination -- General -- Skin -- Key references and further reading -- Homelessness -- Key thoughts -- Practical points -- Associated conditions -- History -- Ideas, concerns and expectations -- History of presenting complaint -- Systems review -- Past and current medical problems -- Medication -- Family history -- Social history -- Smoking -- Review of previous investigations -- Examination -- General -- Vital signs -- Skin -- Head and neck -- Chest -- Abdomen -- Lower limbs -- Key references and further reading -- 3 Paediatrics and adolescent health -- The sick and/or feverish child -- Key thoughts -- Practical points -- Possible causes -- History -- Ideas, concerns and expectations -- History of presenting complaint.

Past and current medical problems -- Medication -- Allergies -- Family history -- Social history -- Review of previous investigations -- Examination -- General -- Vital signs -- Skin -- Head and neck -- Chest -- Abdomen -- Upper and lower limbs -- Bedside tests -- Key references and further reading -- Suspected meningococcal meningitis and septicaemia -- Key thoughts -- Practical points -- Differential diagnosis -- Important risk factors -- History -- Ideas, concerns and expectations -- History of presenting complaint -- Common presenting patterns -- Allergies -- Examination -- General -- Vital signs -- Skin -- Head and neck -- Upper and lower limbs -- Chest -- Bedside tests -- Key references and further reading -- Neonatal jaundice -- Key thoughts -- Practical points -- Possible causes -- History -- Ideas, concerns and expectations -- History of presenting complaint -- Family history -- Social history -- Review of previous investigations -- Examination -- General -- Vital signs -- Skin -- Head and neck -- Chest -- Abdomen -- Bedside tests -- Key references and further reading -- Faltering growth -- Key thoughts -- Practical points -- Possible causes -- History -- Ideas, concerns and expectations -- History of presenting complaint -- Past and current medical problems -- Medication -- Other treatments -- Social history -- Review of previous investigations -- Examination -- General -- Weight and height -- Abdomen -- Key references and further reading -- Headache and migraine in children -- Key thoughts -- Practical points -- Possible causes -- History -- Ideas, concerns and expectations -- History of presenting complaint -- Past and current medical problems -- Medication -- Allergies -- Family history -- Social history -- Review of previous investigations -- Examination -- General -- Vital signs -- Skin -- Head and neck -- Chest -- Limbs.

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