Comprehensive Guide to Core Principles and Clinical Skills
Talley and O'Connor's Clinical Examination is a complete resource for students and educators covering the core principles, skills, and competencies needed for effective patient examination and diagnosis.
For each body system, the book details how to take a systematic and comprehensive health history, how to examine a patient, how to correlate physical signs with disease, and how to use rigorous clinical thinking skills to form a diagnosis.
This tenth edition has been fully updated and forms part of a complete package that includes an eBook, skills videos, ECG and imaging cases, and Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs). It is complemented by two companion texts: Talley and O'Connor's Clinical OSCEs and Clinical Examination Essentials.
Key Features
- Suitable for every level of medical student in Australia, New Zealand, the UK, Ireland, Canada, and across Asia and Africa — from pre-clinical studies through to final exams
- Offers a systematic approach to physical examination and history taking
- Includes all important specialties — women's health, paediatrics, mental health, and acute care
- Fully updated with the latest evidence, references, and historical notes
- Content organised to maximise comprehension, with full-colour figures, comments, footnotes, and aide-memoires
- Additional online material to support learning
New to This Edition
- New section on dermatology and skin colour and the racial differences in disease
- Content displayed separately for junior and more advanced students
- New videos demonstrating physical examination techniques
Author Information
Nicholas J. Talley — Distinguished Laureate Professor, University of Newcastle; Senior Staff Specialist, John Hunter Hospital, NSW, Australia; Adjunct Professor, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA
Simon O'Connor — Cardiologist, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Product Details
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ISBN: 9780729599184
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Edition: 10th
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Format: Book
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Pages: 1,026
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Publisher: Elsevier
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Publication Date: 23 January 2026
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Trim: 7 × 10 mm
