Bates' Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking
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Bates’ Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking
Clinical pearls, printed in blue, highlight key points throughout the text.
Text boxes help readers quickly find important summaries of clinical conditions and tips for challenging examination techniques.
Many New and updated photographs and illustrations support the text, and figures are now numbered for easy identification and reference.
Rewritten chapter on evaluating clinical evidence clarifies key concepts to ensure student understanding.
Revised and expanded chapter on the skin, hair, and nails includes New dermatology photographs and provides the framework for assessing common lesions and abnormalities.
Updated behavior and mental status chapter now references DSM-5 .
Significantly revised information on obesity and nutrition counseling; cardiovascular risk factor screening and New clinical guidelines; New screening guidelines for breast cancer, colon cancer, Papanicolau smears, and stroke risk factors; updated information on STIs; New geriatric assessment tools; and much more.
New life cycle content, including an increased emphasis on cardiovascular health promotion and child development; updated pregnancy topics such as weight gain, substance abuse, and intimate partner violence; and New information on the older adult, including frailty, immunizations, cancer screening, cognitive decline and dementia screening, and a New algorithm for falls prevention.
Don’t Miss These Additional Resources also Available for Purchase:
Bates’ Pocket Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking, Eighth Edition
Bates’ Visual Guide to Physical Examination
Bates’ Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking
Clinical pearls, printed in blue, highlight key points throughout the text.
Text boxes help readers quickly find important summaries of clinical conditions and tips for challenging examination techniques.
Many New and updated photographs and illustrations support the text, and figures are now numbered for easy identification and reference.
Rewritten chapter on evaluating clinical evidence clarifies key concepts to ensure student understanding.
Revised and expanded chapter on the skin, hair, and nails includes New dermatology photographs and provides the framework for assessing common lesions and abnormalities.
Updated behavior and mental status chapter now references DSM-5 .
Significantly revised information on obesity and nutrition counseling; cardiovascular risk factor screening and New clinical guidelines; New screening guidelines for breast cancer, colon cancer, Papanicolau smears, and stroke risk factors; updated information on STIs; New geriatric assessment tools; and much more.
New life cycle content, including an increased emphasis on cardiovascular health promotion and child development; updated pregnancy topics such as weight gain, substance abuse, and intimate partner violence; and New information on the older adult, including frailty, immunizations, cancer screening, cognitive decline and dementia screening, and a New algorithm for falls prevention.
Don’t Miss These Additional Resources also Available for Purchase:
Bates’ Pocket Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking, Eighth Edition
Bates’ Visual Guide to Physical Examination