The clinical examination of patients is the keystone of medical practice and the ability to take a history and elicit the relevant physical signs is a fundamental requirement of all medical students in their final examinations. This book shows how to carry out competent clinical examinations. The book aims to offer reassurance to the student who is new to undertaking clinical examinations and it answers all the questions that the student may have arising from patient evaluation and examination. It should also be useful for the senior student or junior doctor who wants to be reminded of the procedures involved in examining a patient. An ELBS/LPBB edition is available.