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Bates' guide to physical examination and history taking / Lynn S. Bickley, Peter G. Szilagyi, Richard M. Hoffman ; guest editor, Rainier P. Soriano.

By: Bickley, Lynn S [author.].
Contributor(s): Szilagyi, Peter G [author.] | Hoffman, Richard M [author.] | Soriano, Rainier P [editor.].
Publisher: Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer, ©2021Edition: Thirteenth edition.Description: 1201 p: illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 1496398173; 9781496398178.Other title: Guide to physical examination and history taking.Subject(s): Physical diagnosis | Medical history taking -- Methods | Physical diagnosis -- Textbooks | Physical Examination -- methods | Medical History Taking -- methodsGenre/Form: Textbooks. | Textbooks. | Print books.
Contents:
Foundations of health assessment. Approach to the clinical encounter -- Interviewing, communication, and interpersonal skills -- Health history -- Physical examination -- Clinical reasoning, assessment, and plan -- Health maintenance and screening -- Evauating clinical evidence ; Regional examinations. General survey, vital signs, and pain -- Cognition, behavior, and mental status -- Skin, hair, and nails -- Head and neck -- Eyes -- Ears and nose -- Throat and oral cavity -- Thorax and lungs -- Cardiovascular system -- Peripheral vascular system -- Beasts and axillae -- Chapter 19. Abdomen -- Male genitalia -- Female genitalia -- Anus, rectum, and prostate -- Musculoskeletal system -- Nervous system ; Special populations. Children: infancy through adolescence -- Pregnant woman -- Older adult.
Summary: "The thirteenth edition of Bates' Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking is your comprehensive guide to learning to effectively conduct the health interview and physical examination. This section introduces you to the features and learning tools that will lead to successful health assessments, regional examinations, and working with special patient populations. At the start of every chapter, you will see a list of additional learning resources that complement the book in order to build your knowledge and confidence in history taking and examination. The Bates' Visual Guide to Physical Examination offers over more than 8 hours of video content and delivers head-to-toe and systems-based physical examination techniques. When used alongside the book, you have a complete learning solution for preparedness for the boards and patient encounters"--
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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 -- Chapter 24. Nervous system ; Unit 3. Special populations. Chapter 25. Children: infancy through adolescence -- Chapter 26. Pregnant woman -- Chapter 27. Older adult.

"The thirteenth edition of Bates' Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking is your comprehensive guide to learning to effectively conduct the health interview and physical examination. This section introduces you to the features and learning tools that will lead to successful health assessments, regional examinations, and working with special patient populations. At the start of every chapter, you will see a list of additional learning resources that complement the book in order to build your knowledge and confidence in history taking and examination. The Bates' Visual Guide to Physical Examination offers over more than 8 hours of video content and delivers head-to-toe and systems-based physical examination techniques. When used alongside the book, you have a complete learning solution for preparedness for the boards and patient encounters"--

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