Bates’ Pocket Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking

Find the critical information you need to obtain a meaningful health history and conduct a thorough physical examination with this concise and trusted reference guide. Fully revised and updated to reflect current healthcare literature, the seventh edition allows you to elicit relevant details from patient histories, review physical examination procedures, highlight common findings, learn special assessment techniques and sharpen your interpretive skills.andnbsp key features: fully revised and updated content to reflect current health care literature increased evidence-based focus throughout information that closely parallels bates guide to physical examination and history taking, eleventh edition two-column outline format that delivers fast facts and summarizes both techniques and possible findings colorful, user-friendly, pocket-size format for on-the-go access abundant displays and tables online resources: e-book, image bank and videos from batesandamprsquo visual guide to physical assessment table of contents: overview: physical examination and history taking clinical reasoning, assessment and recording your findings interviewing and the health history beginning the physical examination: general survey, vital signs and pain behavior and mental status the skin, hair and nails the head and neck the thorax and lungs the cardiovascular system the breasts and axillae the abdomen the peripheral vascular system male genitalia and hernias female genitalia the anus, rectum and prostate the musculoskeletal system the nervous system assessing children: infancy through adolescence the pregnant woman the older adult