Bickley, Lynn S.

Bates' guide to physical examination and history taking / Lynn S. Bickley, Peter G. Szilagyi. Guide to physical examination and history taking - 9th edition - Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2007. - xxv, 902 p. : ill. col. ; 29 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

CONTENTS

Unit I Foundations of physical examination and history taking
Chapter. 1 Overview of physical examination and history taking
Chapter. 2 Interviewing and the health history
Chapter. 3 Clinical reasoning, assessment, and plan

Unit II Regional examinations
Chapter. 4 Beginning the physical examination: general survey and vital signs
Chapter. 5 The skin, hair, and nails
Chapter. 6 The head and neck
Chapter. 7 The thorax and lungs
Chapter. 8 The cardiovascular system
Chapter. 9 The breasts and axillae
Chapter. 10 The abdomen
Chapter. 11 The male genitalia and hernias
Chapter. 12 Female genitalia
Chapter. 13 The anus, rectum, and prostate
Chapter. 14 The peripheral vascular system
Chapter. 15 The musculoskeletal system
Chapter. 16 The nervous system: mental status and behavior
Chapter. 17 The nervous system: cranial nerves, motor system, sensory system, and reflexes

Unit III Life span expectations
Chapter. 18 Assessing children: infancy through adolescence
Chapter. 19 The pregnant woman
Chapter. 20 The older adult.

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Physical diagnosis.
Medical history taking.
Physical Examination--methods.
Medical History Taking--methods.

WB 205 B583b 2007