• Summarizes stepwise account of the history taking and physical examination techniques used in internal medicine, psychiatry, dermatology, ophthalmology, paediatric, obstetrics and gynaecology, general surgery, orthopaedics, ENT and dentistry. • Gives essential and critical information needed to obtain a clinically meaningful history from the patient and conduct physical examination in clinical settings. • The content has been thoroughly updated in this edition. • Contains compact, lightweight and pocket-sized book to be carried around workplace easily.