A. Attia, AdelLecturer of Medicine at University of Benghazi and Consultant Physician and Medical Oncologist, Benghazi Medical Centre, Benghazi, Libya.

Detailed and thorough medical history remains the key not only to disease diagnosis but also patient management. Most presenting complaints are due to one of the organs of the body trying to tell someone that there is a problem, hence the title "organs talk and history taking in medicine". This book is projected chiefly towards medical students and residents. Also postgraduate hospital doctors can benefit from this book, particularly those studying for higher clinical degrees. Use friendly format ideal for exam preparation and clinical practice. The unique approach used in this book allows review of history taking in 35 symptoms from A to Z in a problem-solving process and introduces the basic skills of history taking including how to present cases on clinical teaching, ward rounds and medical conferences. The focused questions are followed by logic explanations about the benefit of asking every question.It is rich in footnote explanations, simple mind maps of different symptoms (which will help the reader to create and remember differential diagnosis lists), mnemonics, differential diagnosis and alarm symptoms boxes.