{"product_id":"medical-student-survival-skills-history-taking-and-communication-skills-1st-edition","title":"Medical Student Survival Skills: History Taking and Communication Skills 1st Edition","description":"\u003cdiv data-cel-widget=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" data-csa-c-id=\"7y9w7h-rgk3d4-2xixgp-6jetc1\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\" data-csa-c-asin=\"0993745598\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"bookDescription\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-feature-name=\"bookDescription\" class=\"celwidget\" id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container\" data-a-expander-collapsed-height=\"280\" data-a-expander-name=\"book_description_expander\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\" aria-expanded=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"bookDescription\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"bookDescription\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" data-csa-c-asin=\"052173648X\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\" data-csa-c-id=\"d89ima-g32k3-dt8on3-pksk48\" data-cel-widget=\"bookDescription_feature_div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-a-expander-name=\"book_description_expander\" data-a-expander-collapsed-height=\"280\" class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-expanded=\"false\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMedical students encounter many challenges on their path to success, from managing their time, applying theory to practice, and passing exams. The \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMedical Student Survival Skills\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e series helps medical students navigate core subjects of the curriculum, providing accessible, short reference guides for OSCE preparation and hospital placements. These guides are the perfect tool for achieving clinical success.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMedical Student Survival Skills: History Taking and Communication Skills\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a concise and compact guide to obtaining and recording medical histories and achieving positive patient interactions. The first section explores taking history―from initial introduction to identifying symptoms―and includes abdominal and chest pain, dizziness and vertigo, shortness of breath, sexual history, confusion and loss of memory. Essential patient communication skills and strategies for various situations are described in the second section, including angry patients, instances of drug and alcohol abuse, diabetes counselling and breaking bad news.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"globalStoreInfoBullets_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"globalStoreInfoBullets\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"globalStoreInfoBullets\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"globalStoreInfoBullets_feature_div\" data-csa-c-asin=\"052173648X\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\" data-csa-c-id=\"xx8vu8-1k46go-v2x881-lumdu2\" data-cel-widget=\"globalStoreInfoBullets_feature_div\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"buyingOptionNostosBadge_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"buyingOptionNostosBadge\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"buyingOptionNostosBadge\" 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Hospital, Walsall, UK.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSteve Odogwu\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis Consultant, General Surgery and Senior Academy Tutor, Walsall Teaching Academy, Manor Hospital, Walsall, UK.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"permissions-section\" class=\"permissions-section\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page-section\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"section-content collapsed\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"permissions-content\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"permissions-content\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"tableofcontents-section\" class=\"tableofcontents-section\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page-section\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-toggle=\"collapse\" class=\"section-title collapsed\"\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"section-content collapsed\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements ix\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbout the companion website xiii\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 1 History Taking 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1 Abdominal distention 3\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2 Abdominal pain in pregnancy 7\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3 Abdominal pain 11\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4 Alcohol intake 13\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5 Amenorrhoea 15\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e6 Anxiety 19\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e7 Ataxia 23\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e8 Back pain 25\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e9 Chest pain 27\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e10 Collapse and loss of conciousness 29\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e11 Confusion 31\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e12 Constipation 33\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e13 Cough 35\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e14 Deliberate self‐harm 37\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e15 Diarrhoea 41\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e16 Dizziness and vertigo 43\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e17 Dyspepsia 47\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e18 Dysphagia 49\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e19 Dysphasia 51\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e20 Dysuria 53\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e21 Otalgia – ear ache 55\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e22 Falls 57\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e23 Fever 61\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e24 Haematemesis 65\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e25 Haematuria 67\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e26 Haemoptysis 69\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e27 Headache 71\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e28 Hoarseness 73\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e29 Jaundice 75\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e30 Joint pain 79\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e31 Acute leg pain (ischaemic leg) 81\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e32 Leg ulcer 85\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e33 Loin pain 89\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e34 Loss of memory 91\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e35 Low mood 95\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e36 Lumps and bumps 97\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e37 Melaena 99\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e38 Menorrhagia 103\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e39 Nausea 107\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e40 Numbness and weakness 109\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e41 Paediatrics: Diarrhoea 113\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e42 Paediatrics: Convulsions\/seizures 117\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e43 Paediatrics: Difficulty in breathing 121\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e44 Paediatrics: Non‐specific unwell neonate 125\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e45 Paediatrics: Vomiting 129\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e46 Paediatrics: Wheeze 133\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e47 Pain 137\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e48 Palpitations 139\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e49 Paresthesia 143\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e50 Per rectum bleeding 147\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e51 Preoperative assessment 151\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e52 Per vaginum bleeding in pregnancy 153\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e53 Pruritus 155\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e54 Pervaginal bleed 157\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e55 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