Essential Examination, third edition: Step-by-step guides to clinical examination scenarios with practical tips and key facts for OSCEs

Used this as a medical student and now a resident. I highly recommend this book for everyone.

Very concise and clear cut for osce, also has clinical reasoning behind clinical signs following the exams. Very useful in studying for osce

I am a second year medical student, and I bought this book on the recommendation of a fifth year medical student who was teaching me. I'm going into 3rd year in September, which marks the start of my 3 clinical years of the course. I had a chance to practice with it for a few weeks during my end of year placement. I bought the book primarily because it seemed to be perfect for what I needed it for (namely - using to practice examinations) and I wasn't disappointed. The size is great, and can fit easily into a folder or a large pocket (back in the days of the doctor's white coat it would have fit perfect). It is concise, so you don't feel like you have to read through loads of text to find what you want, plus the contents page is extremely useful for quickly finding what you need. I really like the use of diagrams in the book - there are no unnecessary diagrams, but when things would be better explained that way (e.g. dermatomes) they are used, and I found them extremely helpful. I also really liked the space given for personal notes - it is so much easier than having to try and cram notes around the text, and means that the relevant notes are next to the correct page. In summary, I would thoroughly recommend this for any medical student wanting an easy way to brush up on their examination techniques, and especially for newbies, as it guides you through the exam step-by-step.

Very helpful for OSCEs. Useful to have each exam & clinical findings condensed into a page. It facilitated easy memorisation of many examinations in a short period of time.

If you are a student paramedic or doing OSCEs for BSc/MSc this book is perfect! It is similar format to Geeky Medics but gives more depth into examinations which is required for MSc level (ACP roles)When you are expected to give differentials for findings this book will help with that 👌🏼 it also covers heart murmurs, skin lesions, PR exam.