Foreword |
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Foreword |
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Preface to the 9th edition |
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Acknowledgements |
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Abbreviations |
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Chapter 1 Basic physician training |
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1 | (8) |
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2 | (1) |
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2 | (2) |
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4 | (1) |
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4 | (1) |
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5 | (1) |
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Rationale for the FRACP exam |
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6 | (1) |
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7 | (1) |
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Medical education officers |
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7 | (1) |
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8 | (1) |
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Chapter 2 The written examination |
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9 | (7) |
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9 | (4) |
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Approaching multiple-choice questions |
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13 | (1) |
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Preparation for the written examination |
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14 | (2) |
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Chapter 3 The clinical examination |
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16 | (17) |
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16 | (10) |
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26 | (1) |
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Preparation for the clinical examination |
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26 | (2) |
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28 | (5) |
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33 | (12) |
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The history-taking and physical examination |
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34 | (3) |
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37 | (2) |
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39 | (3) |
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42 | (1) |
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43 | (2) |
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Chapter 5 The cardiovascular long case |
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45 | (53) |
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45 | (5) |
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50 | (3) |
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53 | (7) |
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Congestive cardiac failure |
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60 | (1) |
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60 | (1) |
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61 | (1) |
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61 | (7) |
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Diastolic heart failure (heart failure with preserved ejection fraction) |
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68 | (1) |
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68 | (6) |
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74 | (5) |
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79 | (4) |
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83 | (15) |
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Chapter 6 The respiratory long case |
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98 | (52) |
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98 | (4) |
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102 | (7) |
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) |
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109 | (6) |
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115 | (4) |
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Interstitial lung disease, including idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis |
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119 | (6) |
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125 | (7) |
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132 | (4) |
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136 | (5) |
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141 | (6) |
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147 | (2) |
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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) |
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149 | (1) |
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Chapter 7 The gastrointestinal long case |
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150 | (43) |
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Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) |
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150 | (2) |
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152 | (3) |
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Malabsorption and chronic diarrhoea |
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155 | (6) |
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Inflammatory bowel disease |
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161 | (8) |
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169 | (4) |
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Chronic liver disease (CLD) |
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173 | (16) |
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189 | (4) |
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Chapter 8 The haematological long case |
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193 | (41) |
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193 | (7) |
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200 | (5) |
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205 | (4) |
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209 | (2) |
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Essential thrombocythaemia |
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211 | (1) |
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Chronic myeloid leukaemia |
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212 | (1) |
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213 | (10) |
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Multiple myeloma (myeloma) |
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223 | (6) |
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Bone marrow (haematopoietic cell) transplantation |
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229 | (5) |
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Chapter 9 The rheumatological long case |
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234 | (42) |
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) |
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235 | (13) |
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248 | (4) |
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Ankylosing spondylitis (spondyloarthritis, SPA) |
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252 | (2) |
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Systemic lupus erythematosus |
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254 | (9) |
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263 | (5) |
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Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome |
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268 | (2) |
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Systemic sclerosis (scleroderma) |
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270 | (6) |
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Chapter 10 The endocrine long case |
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276 | (33) |
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Osteoporosis (and osteomalacia) |
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276 | (7) |
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283 | (3) |
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Paget's disease of the bone (osteitis deformans) |
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286 | (6) |
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292 | (4) |
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Types 1 and 2 diabetes mellitus |
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296 | (13) |
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Chapter 11 The renal long cases |
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309 | (23) |
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Chronic kidney disease (chronic renal failure) |
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309 | (18) |
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327 | (5) |
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Chapter 12 The neurological long case |
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332 | (25) |
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332 | (8) |
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340 | (3) |
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343 | (2) |
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Syncope, seizures and `funny turns' |
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345 | (6) |
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Transient ischaemic attack and stroke |
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351 | (6) |
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Chapter 13 Other important long cases |
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357 | (27) |
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Pyrexia of unknown origin: |
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357 | (4) |
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361 | (11) |
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Falls and the risk of falls |
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372 | (2) |
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374 | (2) |
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The preoperative assessment |
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376 | (3) |
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379 | (5) |
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Chapter 14 Think like a physician, think like an examiner - an approach with long-case examples |
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384 | (20) |
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400 | (4) |
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Chapter 15 The short case |
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404 | (7) |
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404 | (1) |
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405 | (1) |
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406 | (1) |
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407 | (1) |
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Understanding the role of the examiners |
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408 | (1) |
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409 | (1) |
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Understanding the examiners' thinking |
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410 | (1) |
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Chapter 16 Common short cases |
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The cardiovascular system |
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412 | (1) |
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The cardiovascular examination |
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412 | (10) |
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422 | (18) |
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The hypertensive examination |
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440 | (3) |
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443 | (1) |
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443 | (2) |
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445 | (1) |
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The respiratory examination |
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445 | (6) |
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451 | (9) |
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The gastrointestinal system |
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460 | (1) |
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The abdominal examination |
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460 | (7) |
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The haematological system |
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467 | (1) |
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The haemopoietic examination |
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467 | (5) |
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472 | (1) |
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472 | (5) |
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477 | (2) |
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479 | (2) |
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481 | (3) |
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484 | (3) |
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487 | (4) |
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491 | (2) |
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The rheumatological system |
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493 | (1) |
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493 | (11) |
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504 | (4) |
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508 | (5) |
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513 | (4) |
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517 | (1) |
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Notes on the neurological short case |
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517 | (1) |
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518 | (7) |
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525 | (1) |
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526 | (1) |
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526 | (1) |
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Notes on the cranial nerves |
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527 | (14) |
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541 | (2) |
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543 | (3) |
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546 | (4) |
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Shoulder girdle examination |
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550 | (1) |
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551 | (3) |
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Notes on the neurological examination of the limbs |
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554 | (9) |
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Notes on spinal cord lesions |
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563 | (6) |
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569 | (2) |
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571 | (1) |
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572 | (3) |
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575 | (1) |
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576 | (2) |
Index |
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