This small pocketbook provides the new clinical student with the basics of history taking and physical examination. It familiarizes the student with the techniques required to perform a competent clinical examination. Points of special emphasis added to all the main chapters, are grouped together against a tinted background. A checklist of key points in physical examination is added to all system chapters and sample case recording in the integrated final chapter is extended to be more comprehensive and includes more detail on history taking. In addition, the illustrations have been redrawn adn relabelled to be consistent throughout.