By

• KV Krishna Das BSc MBBS FRCP(E) FAMS DTM and H(Edin), Consultant Physician and Hematologist, Ex-Director and Professor, Department of Medicine, Trivandrum Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India

The book Clinical Medicine is designed to provide information on complete clinical examination, correlation of clinical findings with pathological processes and guidance to select investigations in a cost-effective manner. This book is produced in two parts. Part I includes Clinical Examination and Investigations required for training in the general medical wards. Part II contains other medical disciplines included in the undergraduate curriculum—Pediatrics, Geriatrics, Pregnancy, Dermatology, Leprology and Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Psychiatry, Ophthalmology, Ear, Nose and Throat, Examination of Oral Mucosa and Teeth, Community Medicine and Statistics and Information Technology. The sections on Community Medicine and Statistics and Information Technology have been specially designed to help the students to read and understand modern medical literature, interpret published material critically and plan research at the basic level. All the sections have been thoroughly revised and modified depending on the development in the subject so as to provide up-to-date information to the learner. Several photographs have been added to facilitate self- study by the students. The book is intended also to cater the needs of undergraduates throughout their course, internship, further clinical studies, preparation for postgraduate entrance examinations in internal medicine and practitioners.

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