本书是中国科学院教材建设专家委员会规划教材，医学英文原版改编双语教材之一，该套教材是国内第一套改编自经典英文原版的医学教材，语言纯正，并保留原书图文并茂的特色，低价满足国内医药教育需求。由知名院士及资深教授参与改编，国外专家审定，内容和编排与教育部教学指导方案及全国规划教材一致，符合国内教学实际。适合双语教学，与国际医学教育接轨：既吸收原版教材之精华，又融入国内教材之经典，并有创新发展供医药院校本科、长学制、研究生、留学生双语及全英文教学使用。

Part A Common Symptoms and History Taking

Chapter 1 Common Symptoms

  Fever

  Headache

  Edema

  Mucocutaneous hemorrhage

  Cough and expectoration

  Hemoptysis

  Cyanosis

  Palpitation

  Dyspnea

  Chest pain

  Abdominal pain

  Jaundice

  Hematuria

  Frequent micturition, urgent micturition and dysuria

  Vertigo

  Tics, twitches, convulsion and seizures 

  Disturbance of consciousness

Chapter 2 History Taking

  Component of inquisition

  Method and techniques of inquisition

Part B Physical Examination

Chapter 3 Methods and Physical Examin-

  ation

  Inspection 

 Palpation

 Percussion

 Auscultation

 Smell

Chapter 4 Vital Signs and Anthropomor

 phic Data 

 Vital signs

 Anthropomorphic data 

 Skin 

 Lymphatic system 

Chapter 5 Head 

 Hair, scalp and skull 

  Eyes 

  Ears

  Nose

  Mouth and parotid gland

Chapter 6 Neck

  Shape and movement

  Blood vessels

  Thyroid gland and trachea

Chapter 7 Chest

  Superficial thoracic anatomy

  Chest wall, thorax and breast

  Lungs and pleura

  Main symptoms and signs of common pulmonary diseases

  Heart

  Blood vessels

  Main symptoms and signs of common cardiovascular diseases

Chapter 8 Abdomen

 Superficial anatomy and subregion of the abdomen

 Examination

  Main symptoms and signs of common abdominal diseases

Chapter 9 Anus, Rectum and Genitalia

 Anus and rectum

 The male genitalia and reproductive tract

 The female genitalia and reproductive system

Chapter 10 Spine and Extremities

 Spine

 Extremities and joints

Chapter 11 The Neurologic Examination

 Mental status

 Cranial nerve examination

 Sensory function examination

 Motor Examination

 Reflexes

Chapter 12 Procedure for the Screening

 Physical Examination

  Preparation 

  Performance 

Part C Instrumental Examination

Chapter 13 Electrocardiography

  Basic knowledge

  Measurement and normal ECG

  Atrial and ventricular enlargement 

  Myocardial ischemia and changes of ST-T

  Myocardial infarction

  Arrhythmias 

  Medication and electrolyte effects 

  Clinical interpretation of the ECG 

  ECG of stress test (245)

Chapter 14 Pulmonary Function Test

  Ventilatory function

  Gas exchange (248)

  Arterial blood gases and acid-base balance

Part D Laboratory Examination

Chapter 15 Principles of Diagnostic Test

 Use and Interpretation 

  Benefits, costs, and risks 

  Performance of diagnostic tests 

Chapter 16 Laboratory Examination of

 Hematology

  Blood smears 

  Bone man'ow 

  Bleeding and thrombotic disorders 

Chapter 17 Urinalysis and Renal Function

  Urinalysis 

  Renal function

Chapter 18 Blood Chemistries 

  Liver function and other enzyme tests

  Serum cardiac markers 

  Plasma proteins

  Glucose

  Lipids 

  Electrolytes

  pH tests

  Endocrine hormones

Chapter 19 Clinical Common Assay in Immunology

  Serum immunoglubulins tests

  Cellular inmmnity tests

  Hepatitis markers tests

  Immunologic tests of infection

  Tmnor markers tests

Chapter 20 Clinical Tests of Etiologic Agents 

 Pathogenic diagrrosis of bacterial infection

Chapter 21 Laboratory Diagnosis of Genetic Diseases

  Cytogenetic analysis

  Genetic diseases diagnosed by molecular techniques

Chapter 22 Tests of Excretion, Secretion and Body Fluid

  Cerebrospinal fluid

  Serous membrane effusion

  Feces tests

Part E Medical Record and Diagnostic Framework

Chapter 23 Medical Records

  Significance of medical record

  Denomination, tormat and content of medical record

  Commonly used medical documentation

Chapter 24 Diagnostic Framework

  Procedure in diagnostic examination

  Exhuastive method

Appendix 1 Laboratory Reference Ranges

Appendix 2 Case Record(English--Chinese)

Appendix 3 English-Chinese Vocabulary

Appendix 4 List of Figures