Bates' guide to physical examination and history taking / Lynn S. Bickley, Peter G. Szilagyi.
Material type: TextPublication details: Philadelphia, Pa. ; London : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2007.Edition: 9th edDescription: xxv, 902 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cmISBN:- 9780781767187 (hbk.) :
- 0781767180 (alk. paper)
- Guide to physical examination and history taking
- 616.0754 22
- RC76 .B38 2007
- 2006 A-781
- WB 205
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Previous ed.: 2003.
CD-ROM in front pocket.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Unit I Foundations of physical examination and history taking -- Ch. 1 Overview of physical examination and history taking -- Ch. 2 Interviewing and the health history -- Ch. 3 Clinical reasoning, assessment, and plan -- Unit II Regional examinations -- Ch. 4 Beginning the physical examination: general survey and vital signs -- Ch. 5 The skin, hair, and nails -- Ch. 6 The head and neck -- Ch. 7 The thorax and lungs -- Ch. 8 The cardiovascular system -- Ch. 9 The breasts and axillae -- Ch. 10 The abdomen -- Ch. 11 The male genitalia and hernias -- Ch. 12 Female genitalia -- Ch. 13 The anus, rectum, and prostate -- Ch. 14 The peripheral vascular system -- Ch. 15 The musculoskeletal system -- Ch. 16 The nervous system: mental status and behavior -- Ch. 17 The nervous system: cranial nerves, motor system, sensory system, and reflexes -- Unit III Life span expectations -- Ch. 18 Assessing children: infancy through adolescence -- Ch. 19 The pregnant woman -- Ch. 20 The older adult
This edition aims to provide the best foundation for learning and performing physical examination and history taking. It has greater emphasis on patient communication and interview techniques and a new chapter on the older adult.
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