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Surface Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Examination 4th Edition

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British Medical Association Book Awards 2009 - Commended, Basic and Clinical Sciences

This innovative and highly praised book describes the visible and palpable anatomy that forms the basis of clinical examination. The first chapter considers the anatomical terms needed for precise description of the parts of the body and movements from the anatomical positions. The remaining chapters are regionally organised and colour photographs demonstrate visible anatomy. Many of the photographs are reproduced with numbered overlays, indicating structures that can be seen, felt, moved or listened to. The surface markings of deeper structures are indicated together with common sites for injection of local anaesthetic, accessing blood vessels, biopsying organs and making incisions. The accompanying text describes the anatomical features of the illustrated structures.
  • Over 250 colour photographs with accompanying line drawings to indicate the position of major structures.
  • The seven regionally organised chapters cover all areas of male and female anatomy.
  • The text is closely aligned with the illustrations and highlights the relevance for the clinical examination of a patient.
  • Includes appropriate radiological images to aid understanding.
  • All line drawings now presented in colour to add clarity and improve the visual interpretation.
  • Includes 20 new illustrations of palpable and visible anatomy.
  • Revised text now more closely tied in with the text and with increasing emphasis on clinical examination of the body.
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  1. ISBN-10
    0443067945
  2. ISBN-13
    978-0443067945
  3. Edition
    4th
  4. Publisher
    Churchill Livingstone
  5. Publication date
    October 20, 2008
  6. Language
    English
  7. Dimensions
    8.25 x 0.5 x 10 inches
  8. Print length
    144 pages
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"An extraordinary work of art that in my opinion deserves a prize. Structures are shown on anatomical figures by means of numbers, or outlines in the case of bones, or coloured green or brown for other organs. The author says that one of the objects is to illustrate palpable anatomy that ‘can be seen, felt, moved or listened to’ and should be ‘supplemented by self examination.'"
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Churchill Livingstone; 4th edition (October 20, 2008)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 144 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0443067945
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0443067945
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.25 x 0.5 x 10 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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Nikki Fredrix
5.0 out of 5 stars Very good
Reviewed in the United States on August 8, 2023
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Very good and detailed book to use. Using for medical terminology course
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Nat
5.0 out of 5 stars Great
Reviewed in the United States on May 11, 2022
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Great book, bought it for a medical course i’m taking and its great quality. I do suggest that if you have little ones to keep it somewhere they can’t get their hands on it, haha
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Carrie
4.0 out of 5 stars I like the book but I felt like it doesnt contain ...
Reviewed in the United States on June 16, 2015
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I like the book but I felt like it doesnt contain all the external areas that are palpable. I also feel like it was a little hard to navigate through.
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UnityInDuality
5.0 out of 5 stars Small Book Big Value
Reviewed in the United States on November 3, 2016
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My patients don't look like the anatomy pictures in most of my textbooks but they do look like the pictures in this book. I purchased this book in paramedic school. I thought I would use it more than I did. Its a small book but that is ok but what it has is high value to me. Now that I am in nursing school I'm blowing the dust off it and taking it off of my book shelf.
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Paul Plagakis
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Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2016
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Excellent Book. Very thorough and the concepts are well explained and set out.......
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ALLIE
3.0 out of 5 stars Searching feature needs improvement
Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2014
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Difficult to navigate on digital eBook for Kindle. I search for something then select the closest item I am looking for and often still have a hard time finding specifically what I'm looking for. Sometimes a search will take me to the Table of Contents with a page number but clicking on the page number does not get me there. I don't have the time to spend searching. eBooks have the advantage of portability but they are so much harder to read than an actual textbook.
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Sonia Davidson
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Reviewed in the United States on June 30, 2016
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THIS TEXTBOOK HAS AMAZING PICTURES, ITS FROM EUROPE SO SOME SPELLING DIFFERENT
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Kate
5.0 out of 5 stars Great overall
Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2007
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My book came in perfectly new condition. I was a little frustrated that it didn't get here as quickly as the other books I ordered, but it still came in an appropriate amount of time. Overall it was great, no problems.
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Ella
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Textbook, Saviour
Reviewed in Canada on February 11, 2024
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This textbook saved my life for clinical skills sessions. I'm in medical school and because we learn everything through pictures first, once we get to real patients with skin and fat it's tough to tell where all the structures are. It's never as straight forward as the pictures, but this book makes it much easier to understand! Best purchase I've made in a long time!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Best
Reviewed in India on August 21, 2019
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colin dunning
5.0 out of 5 stars ... with diagnosing certain medical conditions and she is very happy with this purchase
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 4, 2016
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I bought this for my partner who works in the medical profession and wanted this book to assist her with diagnosing certain medical conditions and she is very happy with this purchase.
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Anapen Skywalker
4.0 out of 5 stars Very useful for doctors
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 14, 2016
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I sat down and read this and realised that I know nothing about surface anatomy.

Then I realised, I don't need to know as much...in fact...I shouldn't have read this anyway. I got this for my other half who's a doctor. And they found it particularly useful when brushing up on knowledge and for revising for exams.
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Lady Fancifull
5.0 out of 5 stars Clear, unfussy and comprehensive
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 19, 2005
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I've been searching for a book to do this for ages. Photographs of real people with line drawings overlaid to show, for example, where a particular muscle lies in relation to the surface of the leg; where precisely (at a vertebral level) the lungs lie within the thorax. The regions , systems and functions of the body are clearly worked through so that it becomes possible for those of us who are not planning on being surgeons (and for all I know, those that are!) to understand what you might be palpating.
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