Bates' Pocket Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking

by Barbara Bates (Author), LynnS.Bickley (Editor), RobertA.Hoekelman (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  2003

  $3.51

  This concise, pocket-size resource presents the classic Bates approach in a two-column outline format. The Fourth Edition features new full-color design and art, complete chapter reorganization by body system, and a PDA download with an overview of the head-to-toe assessment. This guide outlines health history; provides an illustrated review of physical examinations for the adult and pediatric patient; reviews common findings; describes special techniques of assessment; and provides succinct aids to interpretation. The new content includes two new chapters on interviewing and the Health History and the Pregnant Woman, sample documentation, and increased health promotion.

• Used

  Paperback
  2009

  $11.51

  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 art program and an easy-to-follow two-column format with step-by-step examination techniques on the left and abnormalities with differential diagnoses on the right. This edition's health promotion sections have been extensively updated and expanded in all chapters. Detailed information on pain assessment is now included in the general survey, vital signs, and pain chapter. A new chapter presents assessment of mental health status and behavior to encompass the psychosocial dimensions of care.