Bates' Pocket Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking (Professional Guide Series)
Authors: Lynn S Bickley, Peter G Szilagyi Manufacturer: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Keywords: Nursing ISBN: 0781793483
Book 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.
Book review: Bates Pocket guide to physical exams and history taking This is a very informative reference. I am a Hospital Corpsman in the U.S. Navy and I see a wide variety of patients on a daily basis. This guide helps me out in performing the correct exams or tests.… This book is a very thorough review of the physical diagnostic exam. It provides a thorough review of systems that is brief and to the point. While not a substitute for the text, it is quick and easy… |
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