Bates' Pocket Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking

By - Bickley, Lynn S.; Szilagyi, Peter G.; Bates, Barbara,Hoffman, Richard M.

Floor - Floor 2

ISBN 10 - 0781793483

ISBN 13 - 9780781793483

Book Status - 1 Qnty Available with us.

Subject - Physical diagnosis

Shelf No - 8

Call Number - 616.0754 BIC 2007

Edition - 5th ed

Physical Description - vii, 455 pages : color illustrations ; 18 cm + 1 CD-ROM (3 1/4 in.)

Notes - Includes Index

Book Information

This concise, pocket-size resource presents the classic Bates approach in a two-column outline format. The Fourth Edition features new full-color design and art, complete chapter reorganization by body system, and a PDA download with an overview of the head-to-toe assessment. This guide outlines health history; provides an illustrated review of physical examinations for the adult and pediatric patient; reviews common findings; describes special techniques of assessment; and provides succinct aids to interpretation. New content includes two new chapters on interviewing and the Health History and the Pregnant Woman, sample documentation, and increased health promotion.

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