Bickley, Lynn S.
Bates' guide to physical examination and history taking. Guide to physical examination and history taking. - 10th ed. / Lynn S. Bickley, Peter G. Szilagyi. - Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2009. - xxii, 964 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
"The 10th edition of the pre-eminent textbook on physical examination and history taking contains foundational content to guide students' approaches to history taking, interviewing, and other core assessment concepts, as well as fully illustrated, step-by-step techniques that outline correct performance of physical examination. The comprehensive content is intended for high-level nursing education and practice markets, medical students, and related health professions (eg, physician assistants). Text includes head-to-toe assessment and techniques of communication videos."--Jacket.
9780781780582 (alk. paper) 0781780586 (alk. paper) 9781605474007 (hbk.) 1605474002 (hbk.)
Physical diagnosis.
Medical history taking.
Physical Examination--methods.
Medical History Taking--methods.
616.0754 / BAB
Bates' guide to physical examination and history taking. Guide to physical examination and history taking. - 10th ed. / Lynn S. Bickley, Peter G. Szilagyi. - Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2009. - xxii, 964 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
"The 10th edition of the pre-eminent textbook on physical examination and history taking contains foundational content to guide students' approaches to history taking, interviewing, and other core assessment concepts, as well as fully illustrated, step-by-step techniques that outline correct performance of physical examination. The comprehensive content is intended for high-level nursing education and practice markets, medical students, and related health professions (eg, physician assistants). Text includes head-to-toe assessment and techniques of communication videos."--Jacket.
9780781780582 (alk. paper) 0781780586 (alk. paper) 9781605474007 (hbk.) 1605474002 (hbk.)
Physical diagnosis.
Medical history taking.
Physical Examination--methods.
Medical History Taking--methods.
616.0754 / BAB