Chapter 1: How to pass your clinical exams Chapter 2: Taking the history Chapter 3: Advanced history taking Chapter 4: Beginning the examination Chapter 5: The heart and cardiovascular system Chapter 6: The chest Chapter 7: The abdomen Chapter 8: Neurology Chapter 9: The eyes, ears, nose and throat Chapter 10: The thyroid and endocrine system Chapter 11: The breasts Chapter 12: The joints Chapter 13: The skin Chapter 14: Assessment of the older patient Chapter 15: Assessment of the acutely ill patient Chapter 16: Examining the systems of the body Chapter 17: Writing and presenting the history and physical examination