TY - BOOK AU - Bickley,Lynn S. AU - Szilagyi,Peter G. AU - Bates,Barbara TI - Bates' guide to physical examination and history taking SN - 9780781780582 (alk. paper) AV - RC76 .B38 2009 U1 - 616.0754 22 PY - 2009/// CY - Philadelphia PB - Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins KW - Physical diagnosis KW - Medical history taking KW - Methodology KW - Physical Examination KW - methods N1 - 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 ER -