An Introduction to the Symptoms and Signs of Clinical Medicine: A Hands-on Guide to Developing Core Skills

I am writing to say how much I enjoyed reading Symptoms and Signs in Clinical Medicine. It is clear, beautifully illustrated, and it admirably fulfils the objective of being instructive. I wish it had been available when I was a student, but that was a long time ago.
DL October 2001

I remember how it felt as a medical student coming to the ward for the first time. Your head is full of anatomy, biochemistry and the like but the challenge from now on will be a real patient-with symptoms, social circumstances and signs. What you need is a friendly and reliable guide. Failing a senior colleague with ample time, Gray and Toghill's Introduction to Symptoms and Signs in Clinical Medicine will serve the purpose very well. A good aspect of this book is that all the chapters are short and the subheadings are frequent. Besides, there are numerous boxes named revision panels and practical-points boxes that highlight the most important not-to-forget principles; and lots of diagrams and pictures accompany the text. Although Gray and Toghill's book may not be as comprehensive as some of the academic classics on clinical examination, it is more practical and memorable. Clearly the authors know how students feel and what they look for.
Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine