BookLynn 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.