Book excerpt: Titles in the Pocket Tutor series give practical guidance on subjects that medical students and foundation doctors need help with ‘on the go’, at a highly-affordable price that puts them within reach of those rotating through modular courses or working on attachment. Topics reflect information needs stemming from today’s integrated undergraduate and foundation courses: Common presentations Investigation options (e.g. ECG, imaging) Clinical and patient-orientated skills (e.g. examinations, history-taking) The highly-structured, bite-size content helps novices combat the ‘fear factor’ associated with day-to-day clinical training, and provides a detailed resource that students and junior doctors can carry in their pocket. Key points New edition features completely updated text, revised diagnostic algorithms, and higher quality photographs and figures Outlines examination techniques, investigation, and management options Clinical scenarios and concise disease descriptions teach clinical decision making and summarise disorders encountered in daily practice Third edition features links to narrated videos to help perfect clinical examination and diagnostic skills Highly-affordable price and convenient pocket-size format