Bates' pocket guide to physical examination and history taking

• Main Authors: Bickley, Lynn S. (Author), Szilagyi, Peter G. (Author), Bates, Barbara 1928-2002 (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Philadelphia Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2004
• Edition: Fourth Edition
• Subjects: Medical History Taking > Handbook; Physical Examination > methods > Handbook
• Online Access: Click Here to View Status and Holdings.
• Physical Description: viii, 376 pages illustrations (chiefly colour) 19 cm. 1 compact disk
• Format: System requirements for accompanying CD-ROM: Windows 98, Pentium 166
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 9780781738187; 0781738180

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. The new content includes two new chapters on interviewing and the Health History and the Pregnant Woman, sample documentation, and increased health promotion