Bates' guide to physical examination and history taking.
Guide to physical examination and history taking
- 10th ed. / Lynn S. Bickley, Peter G. Szilagyi.
- xxii, 964 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (12 cm)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Overview: physical examination and history taking -- Clinical reasoning, assessment, and recording your findings -- 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.