Bates' Pocket Guide to Physical Examination And History Taking
by Bickley, Lynn S.; Szilagyi, Peter G.Edition: 5th
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2005-12-22
Publisher(s): LWW
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Summary
This concise pocket-sized guide presents the classic Bates approach to physical examination and history taking in a quick-reference outline format. The book features a beautiful full-color design with over 500 drawings and photographs and an easy-to-follow two-column format with examination techniques on the left and abnormalities and interpretations on the right. Highlights of this edition include greater emphasis on patient communication and interview techniques, a new chapter on the older adult, and new drawings and photographs of abnormalities. A bound-in CD-ROM contains a free PDA download with outlines of examination procedures and techniques.
Table of Contents
| An Overview of Physical Examination and History Taking | |
| Interviewing and the Health History NEW! | |
| Beginning the Physical Examination: General Survey and Vital Signs | |
| The Skin, Hair, and Nails | |
| The Head and Neck | |
| The Thorax and Lungs | |
| The Cardiovascular System | |
| The Breasts and Axillae | |
| The Abdomen | |
| The Male Genitalia | |
| The Female Genitalia | |
| The Pregnant Woman NEW! | |
| The Anus, Rectum, and Prostate | |
| The Peripheral Vascular System | |
| The Musculoskeletal System | |
| The Neurological System | |
| Assessing Children: Infancy Through Adolescence | |
| Clinical Reasoning, Assessment, and Plan | |
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