Bates' Pocket Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking by Lynn S Bickley, Peter G. Szilagyi, Peter G Szilagyi

From the Publisher

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.

Judson C. Jones

This is a concise, portable, and easy to carry guide to physical examination and history taking. The previous edition was published in 1995. This book is to be used as a reference for review and recall of a comprehensive list of key elements in physical examination and history taking. The editors give readers a concise and convenient guide for review, as well as a reference for special techniques or maneuvers in the art and history of physical assessment. Due to the fundamental nature of the text, it can be used by essentially any medical provider. It is intended, however, as a guide for recall and review and not as a primary instructional guide for the novice. With this edition, a change in editor is made. Dr. Bickley is an associate professor of medicine and neuropsychiatry. Techniques and maneuvers necessary for proper history taking and physical examination are provided. These are presented in a well-organized format with a discussion of each body system in succession. There are sections on the adult and pediatric patient. A chapter entitled ""Aids to Interpretation"" is extremely well organized and useful in use of tables, charts, photographs, and illustrations to address specific topics in physical assessment. This is a remarkably concise text, given the breadth of the topic and the portable size of the book. It is a worthy reference for the student in need of review to reinforce proper technique for common procedures, as well as for the seasoned practitioner in need of reference for a specific maneuver or technique. This third edition contains material on health promotion, aging, and sports medicine not found in previous editions.

Doody Review Services

Reviewer:Judson C. Jones, MD(Creighton University Medical Center)
Description:This is a concise, portable, and easy to carry guide to physical examination and history taking. The previous edition was published in 1995.
Purpose:This book is to be used as a reference for review and recall of a comprehensive list of key elements in physical examination and history taking. The editors give readers a concise and convenient guide for review, as well as a reference for special techniques or maneuvers in the art and history of physical assessment.
Audience:Due to the fundamental nature of the text, it can be used by essentially any medical provider. It is intended, however, as a guide for recall and review and not as a primary instructional guide for the novice. With this edition, a change in editor is made. Dr. Bickley is an associate professor of medicine and neuropsychiatry.
Features:Techniques and maneuvers necessary for proper history taking and physical examination are provided. These are presented in a well-organized format with a discussion of each body system in succession. There are sections on the adult and pediatric patient. A chapter entitled "Aids to Interpretation" is extremely well organized and useful in use of tables, charts, photographs, and illustrations to address specific topics in physical assessment.
Assessment:This is a remarkably concise text, given the breadth of the topic and the portable size of the book. It is a worthy reference for the student in need of review to reinforce proper technique for common procedures, as well as for the seasoned practitioner in need ofreference for a specific maneuver or technique. This third edition contains material on health promotion, aging, and sports medicine not found in previous editions.

Booknews

Updated from the 1995 edition, this reference and review pocket guide succinctly covers the health history and the physical exam (with b&w drawings and photographs), addresses common findings, describes special techniques, and offers interpretive aids. (4x7<">) Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Rating

3 Stars from Doody

Product Details

• ISBN: 0781793483
  
• ISBN-13: 9780781793483
• Format: Textbook Paperback, 416pp
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
• Pub. Date: December 2005
• Edition Description: Fifth Edition
• Edition Number: 5
• Series: Professional Guide Series Series

• Table of Contents

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