临床诊断是医学的核心。繁忙的全科医生、医院医生和护士，常常需要在有限的时间内对患者进行临床诊断。本书向读者讲授如何快速、有效、准确、安全地收集临床信息。作者采用针对性的方法，为常见和重要的临床情景循序渐进地提供诊断策略，特别是摔倒、体重减轻、糖尿病等需要进行“横向”和整体思维的情况。

本书以患者为中心，涵盖了临床常见的154个主题。提供了从病史采集、体格检查到作出诊断需要的所有知识。书中出现的医学术语均为常见词，浅显易懂。内容简洁精要，提纲挈领，易学易记。适合刚入临床的住院医生、实习生、医学生、全科医生阅读。

Preface to 2nd edition

This new 2nd edition of The 10-Minute Clinical Assessment continues to give you all the information you need to carry out an effective and focused clinical assessment in general practice.

We have fully revised all the chapters using the latest key references, including the latest guidance from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).

Based on feedback and suggestions, especially from medical students and general practitioners in training, we have also added the following three new chapters on topics that are right at the heart of general practice:

Focused Clinical Assessment. Discover how to become more patient-centred, learn some useful tricks of the trade and explore how you can save time in the consultation without compromising on quality.

Useful Consultation Tools. Find better ways of asking questions and – more importantly – getting patients to talk. Uncovering how you can become a more effective listener and explore sensitive topics under time constraints, this chapter is packed with tips for conducting more effective consultations.

Red Flags in General Practice. Learn how to spot important warning signs of serious disease and how to make sense of red flags, and find useful advice on avoiding serious medical errors.

I hope not only that this book will help you provide excellent care for your patients, but also that it supports you in becoming a more effective, better and happier doctor.

Wishing you all the best for your career,

Knut Schroeder

Bristol

June 2016