This well-known textbook guides the student in careful history-taking and observation of the patient, and shows how the symptoms and physical signs of disease may be pieced together to form a diagnosis. For this edition, each chapter has been revised and new material added. Parts of the book have been made less discursive, particularly the introductory chapter where the student is brought more rapidly to the patient’s bedside to practice observation of symptoms. The chapter on the endocrine system has been completely rewritten and expanded with a series of new illustrations. Cardiac signs continue to be illustrated with phono- and echo-cardiographs, which provide a visual display and explanation of the abnormal sounds heard.