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.