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The 10-Minute Physical Exam ̶ recognizing medical syndromes, is a training manual directed at all who seek to improve skill, confidence, and clinical diagnosis in physical examination. The two-part manual departs from traditional manuals. In part one, sole emphasis is on developing a consistent, easily performed, whole body screening examination that lessens the likelihood of missing detectable clinical signs, that often occur with unstructured and inconsistent routines. The routine is sequenced in four parts, the mini-exams, that conform to the patient's physical position during the examination and, once practiced and perfected, are combined into a single fluid routine that can be completed in less than ten minutes. Proper gown and draping techniques allow discrete but adequate exposure of the body. Part two is a compendium of 51 medical syndromes, each with a list of potential clinical signs and a facing page with an annotated patient figure, in color. The purpose is for interest and to serve as a reminder that clinical diagnosis requires knowledge of the clinical signs of medical conditions. There are additional blank ages and figures for readers to add their own syndromes. This is an attractively illustrated manual that will become a cherished resource for any clinician.

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Clifford Chan-Yan is a clinical professor emeritus at the University of British Columbia, Canada. He received his medical degree from the University of Cape Town and a specialty in internal medicine from the College of Physicians of South Africa and the Royal College of Physicians of Canada. He is a former examiner for the Royal College's final clinical examinations. As a clinical instructor with an interest in physical examination, he endeavors to teach this practical skill to others. Eldon Underhill is a visual artist with more than thirty-five years of experience in graphic art, design, and illustration. During his twenty-year graphic design career at St. Paul's Hospital in Vancouver, Canada, he worked with physicians and other health professionals to develop a wide variety of materials related to both patient education and professional communication. He graduated from the former Vancouver School of Art (now Emily Carr University of Art and Design) in 1977. He maintains both a graphic design and fine art (painting and photography) practice at his home in Halfmoon Bay, Canada.

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