Bates' pocket guide to physical examination and history taking

Author(s)

• Bickley, Lynn S.
• Szilagyi, Peter G.
• Bates, Barbara

Bibliographic Information

Bates' pocket guide to physical examination and history taking

Lynn S. Bickley, Peter G. Szilagyi

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2007

5th ed

Other Title

Pocket guide to physical examination and history taking

Note

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This concise pocket-sized guide presents the classic Bates approach to physical examination and history taking in a quick-reference outline format. The book features a beautiful full-color design with over 500 drawings and photographs and an easy-to-follow two-column format with examination techniques on the left and abnormalities and interpretations on the right. Highlights of this edition include greater emphasis on patient communication and interview techniques, a new chapter on the older adult, and new drawings and photographs of abnormalities. A bound-in CD-ROM contains a free PDA download with outlines of examination procedures and techniques.

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BA76311486
• ISBN:
  • 0781793483
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Philadelphia
• Pages/Volumes: vii, 455 p.
• Size: 19 cm.
• Attached Material: 1 CD-ROM
• Classification:
  • LCC : RC76
  • NLM : WB 39
  • DC21 : 616.07/54
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Physical diagnosis
  • MESH : Medical History Taking -- Handbooks
  • MESH : Physical Examination -- methods -- Handbooks