By Owen Epstein, G. David Perkin, David P. de Bono, and John Cookson, with a contribution by Neil Solomons. Approximately 500 pp., illustrated. New York, Gower Medical, 1992. $49.95. (Distributed in the U.S. by Raven Press, New York.) ISBN 0-397-44723-X.
Despite the increasing reliance of clinical medicine on technology,the clinical examination remains the cornerstone of diagnosisand therapy, and the physician-patient encounter remains pivotalin the patient's satisfaction with health care. Thus, textbooksthat teach physical diagnosis will remain vitally important,not only to medical students but also to seasoned clinicians,who occasionally need to refresh their physical-diagnosis skills.However, textbooks on physical diagnosis often tend to be dryand bland. To their credit, Epstein et al. have created a bookthat is robust, interesting, and a visual delight. The bookbegins with chapters on the medical record, interviewing . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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