Bates' guide to physical examination and history taking /

Bickley, Lynn S.

Bates' guide to physical examination and history taking / Lynn S. Bickley, Peter G. Szilagyi, Richard M. Hoffman ; guest editor, Rainier P. Soriano. - Thirteenth edition - Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer, c2021. - xxxviii, 1201 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm

"International edition. Not authorized for sale in United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Puerto Rico or the US Virgin Islands."--Front and back cover
Includes bibliographical references and index.

Unit 1. Foundations of health assessment. Chapter 1. Approach to the clinical encounter -- Chapter 2. Interviewing, communication, and interpersonal skills -- Chapter 3. Health history -- Chapter 4. Physical examination -- Chapter 5. Clinical reasoning, assessment, and plan -- Chapter 6. Health maintenance and screening -- Chapter 7. Evauating clinical evidence ; Unit 2. Regional examinations. Chapter 8. General survey, vital signs, and pain -- Chapter 9. Cognition, behavior, and mental status -- Chapter 10. Skin, hair, and nails -- Chapter 11. Head and neck -- Chapter 12. Eyes -- Chapter 13. Ears and nose -- Chapter 14. Throat and oral cavity -- Chapter 15. Thorax and lungs -- Chapter 16. Cardiovascular system -- Chapter 17. Peripheral vascular system -- Chapter 18. Beasts and axillae -- Chapter 19. Abdomen -- Chapter 20. Male genitalia -- Chapter 21. Female genitalia -- Chapter 22. Anus, rectum, and prostate -- Chapter 23. Musculoskeletal system -- Nervous system -- Unit 3. Special populations. Children: infancy through adolescence -- Pregnant woman -- Older adult.

"Master the techniques for successful physical examinations with the #1 choice for complete, authoritative guidance. This highly regarded text includes fully illustrated, step-by-step techniques that outline the correct performance of the physical examination and an easy-to-follow two-column format that correlates examination techniques on the left and abnormalities (clearly indicated in red) with differential diagnoses on the right. Master the techniques for successful physical examinations with the #1 choice for complete, authoritative guidance. This highly regarded text includes fully illustrated, step-by-step techniques that outline the correct performance of the physical examination and an easy-to-follow two-column format that correlates examination techniques on the left and abnormalities (clearly indicated in red) with differential diagnoses on the right."--Back cover


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Physical diagnosis
Medical history taking

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