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The Physical Exam

An Innovative Approach in the Age of Imaging

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  • © 2018

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Authors:
  1. Raymond E. Phillips

    1. Department of Medicine, Westchester Medical Center, New York Medical College, Kent Lakes, USA

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  • Unique, targeted approach to the physical exam
  • Provides an innovative, step-by-step, region-by-region approach to examining all organ systems
  • Developed by an expert physician over many years of patient care and teaching of residents in internal medicine as well as medical students

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Table of contents (28 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Patient Sitting, Facing Examiner

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Introduction

      • Raymond E. Phillips
      Pages 3-8

    3. First Impression

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      Pages 9-10

    4. Hand

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      Pages 11-32

    5. Wrist

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      Pages 33-36

    6. The One-Minute Physical Examination

      • Raymond E. Phillips
      Pages 37-38

    7. Forearm

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      Pages 39-42

    8. Elbow

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      Pages 43-46

    9. Vital Signs

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      Pages 47-57

    10. Shoulder

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      Pages 59-65

    11. Neck

      • Raymond E. Phillips
      Pages 67-72

    12. Face

      • Raymond E. Phillips
      Pages 73-96

    13. Eye

      • Raymond E. Phillips
      Pages 97-118

    14. Ear

      • Raymond E. Phillips
      Pages 119-125

    15. Nose

      • Raymond E. Phillips
      Pages 127-132

    16. Mouth

      • Raymond E. Phillips
      Pages 133-142

    17. The One-Minute Cranial Nerve Examination

      • Raymond E. Phillips
      Pages 143-145

  3. Patient Sitting with Legs on Table at 90° from Examiner

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 147-147
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    2. Chest

      • Raymond E. Phillips
      Pages 149-158
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About this book

This book invites clinicians to take a fresh look at the routine physical examination by outlining in detail how they can adapt a more efficient, regional approach to the exam activity. By adopting the systematic sequence and focus provided in this novel title, clinicians can offer a more modern physical examination, one that may prove more productive than the methods taught in the pre-imaging era.


The Physical Exam: An Innovative Approach in the Age of Imaging offers a unique, step-by-step sequence for the physical exam. The text guides the clinician through a series of steps that involve observing, touching and listening – in an organized sequence, region by region – of all organ systems. The general approach is applicable to every physical examination and can be modified when appropriate. Express pathways are provided so that the clinicians can quickly assess the general health of the patient while focusing on the presenting problem. A major contribution to the diagnostic literature, the book offers a format and level of complexity that will be of significant value to internal medicine and family physicians, emergency professionals, nurse practitioners, physician’s assistants, and medical students.

Reviews

“This book takes a fresh look at the routine physical examination. … This approach is geared more toward experienced examiners who understand the traditional basics and can incorporate newer techniques to advance their knowledge of the physical examination. … The book does take a new perspective and order of physical findings based upon the patient position, which would provide a time-saving advantage.” (Vincent F. Carr, Doody's Book Reviews, January, 2018)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Medicine, Westchester Medical Center, New York Medical College, Kent Lakes, USA

    Raymond E. Phillips

About the author

Raymond E. Phillips, MD, FACP

Physician, Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine

Westchester Medical Center, New York Medical College

Department of Medicine 


Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Physical Exam

  • Book Subtitle: An Innovative Approach in the Age of Imaging

  • Authors: Raymond E. Phillips

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-63847-8

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2018

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-63846-1Published: 22 November 2017

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-87652-8Published: 05 September 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-63847-8Published: 07 November 2017

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 330

  • Number of Illustrations: 158 b/w illustrations, 40 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Internal Medicine, General Practice / Family Medicine, Nursing, Primary Care Medicine

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