This updated ninth edition of the leading medical physical examination pocket guide is your essential resource for mastering patient assessments. Providing concise, authoritative guidance on conducting patient interviews, performing physical examinations, and executing other core assessments, this trusted pocket-sized reference is designed for medical students, PA students, pharmacy students, and nursing students.
Bates’ Pocket Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking, Ninth Edition, features:
- NEW! Expanded Unit 1 that provides a comprehensive overview of the components of the patient encounter, ensuring effective information-gathering and decision-making strategies.
- NEW! Algorithms that offer clear starting approaches for patients presenting with common symptoms, enhancing clinical problem-solving skills.
- UPDATED! Restructured Regional Exam chapters that improve your understanding of examination techniques, health promotion, and counseling considerations.
- UPDATED! Enhanced photographs, illustrations, and references that reinforce key content based on the latest evidence-based medicine.
- UPDATED! Numbered text boxes that provide quick access to summaries of clinical conditions and tips for mastering challenging examination techniques.
Detailed, highly illustrated tables of abnormal conditions that present examination and clinical information in
Authors:
Lynn S. Bickley MD FACP (Author)
Edition:
Ninth, North American
Publication Date:
November 25, 2020
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