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    Lynn S. Bickley, MD, FACP, Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, ... Show More University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Peter G. Szilagyi, MD, MPH, Professor of Pediatrics and Executive Vice-Chair, Department of Pediatrics, University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, California ; guest editor, Richard M. Hoffman, MD, MPH, FACP, Professor of Internal Medicine and Epidemiology, Director, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa.
    Summary: Bates' Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking is designed for medical, physician assistant, nurse practitioner, and other students who are learning to interview patients, perform their physical examination, and apply clinical reasoning and shared decision making to their assessment and plan, based on a sound understanding of clinical evidence. The twelfth edition has many new features to facilitate student learning. As with previous editions, these changes spring from three sources: the feedback and reviews of students, teachers, and faculty; our commitment to making the book easier to read and more efficient to use; and the abundant new evidence that supports the techniques of examination, interviewing, and health promotion. Throughout the twelfth edition, we emphasize common or important problems rather than the rare or esoteric, though at times we include unusual findings that are classic or life threatening. We encourage students to study the strong evidence base that informs each chapter and to carefully review the clinical guidelines and citations from the health care literature. -- Provided by publisher.

    Contents:
    Foundations for clinical proficiency
    Evaluating clinical evidence
    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.