Direct study of the patient, 4th edition. Grebenev A.L., Sheptulin A.A.

The manual aims to help students in medical institutes in mastering the practical skills of direct study of the patient when studying the course of propaedeutics of internal diseases. Based on their many years of teaching experience, the authors analyze the most typical errors made by students when performing various techniques of direct study of the patient (percussion, palpation, auscultation).

The manual also discusses the basic rules for the design of the educational history of the disease, the features of the presentation of each of its sections are discussed, the most common errors are given when writing it. The new edition is supplemented by drawings that facilitate the absorption of the material.

The manual is intended for students of medical institutes studying propaedeur of internal diseases, but may also be useful for older students.