Bates Guide to Physical Examination and History-Taking

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Bates’ Visual Guide to Physical Examination delivers videos featuring step-by-step, head-to-toe, and systems-based physical examination techniques, as well as interactive OSCE clinical reasoning modules and new communication and interpersonal skills videos. Excellent book for those who want to learn more about the dynamics of the patient interview and of the physical examination.

These videos are designed to help prepare students for Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) by testing their clinical reasoning skills covering typical/common complaints. 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.

This book presents an approach that retains the two-column format placing examination procedures and proper techniques on the left, and common abnormalities and possible interpretations on the right.

Expanded coverage of special populations familiarizes you with important approaches for persons who identify as LGBTQ, persons with physical disabilities, and diverse populations throughout the life cycle. Now in its 5th Edition and featuring completely reshot content and new clinical skills videos, Bates’ Visual Guide delivers head-to-toe and systems-based physical examination techniques for the (Advanced) Assessment or Introduction to Clinical Medicine course. Highlights of this edition include greater emphasis on patient communication and interview techniques, a new chapter on the older adult, and over 200 new drawings and photographs of abnormalities.In addition to practicing clinicians, this resource is ideal for any institution’s assessment or clinical medicine courses within medical, nursing, physician assistant, physical or occupational therapy, and pharmacy programs. Provides a foundation for learning and performing physical examination techniques and history taking.

I also wish all medical books were kindle or online books so they could be updated faster and more frequently. Bates' also includes a unit on special populations, covering special stages in the life cycle--infancy through adolescence, pregnancy, and aging. Additional student resources now available include an online e-book, more than 15 medical and nursing journal articles, and new videos including Cardiovascular: Neck Vessels and Heart, and Thorax and Lungs. This updated ninth edition of the leading medical physical examination pocket guide available today provides concise, authoritative guidance on how to perform the patient interview, physical examination, and other core assessments. Trusted clinical technology and evidence-based solutions that drive effective decision-making and outcomes across healthcare.The Pocket Guide is an abbreviated version of the Bates' twelfth edition textbook, designed for portability and convenience at the bedside. Highlights include: New information on guidelines for assessing obesity and nutrition, and managing acute and chronic pain. Read more about the condition New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. New screening guidelines for peripheral vascular disease, pap smears, prostate cancer, colon cancer, and risk factors for stroke and new information on sexually transmitted infections.