Bates Guide to Physical Examination and History-Taking

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The Tenth Edition of this classic text provides the best foundation for performing physical examinations and taking patient history. The first contains heart sounds; the second contains videos of Head-to-Toe Assessment and Approach to the Patient. This highly regarded text includes fully illustrated, step-by-step techniques that outline the correct performance of the physical examination and an easy-to-follow two-column format featuring examination techniques on the left and abnormalities (clearly indicated in red) with differential diagnoses on the right. 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.

The book features a vibrant 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. Bates' also includes a unit on special populations, covering special stages in the life cycle-infancy through adolescence, pregnancy, and aging.

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.

Key performance insights are reported in a user-friendly dashboard that allows you to tailor your learning experiences. Topics include active and attentive listening, disclosing serious news, rapport with LGBTQ adults, and more. Detailed, highly illustrated tables of abnormal conditions display examination and clinical information in an easy-to-find, quick-reference format at the end of each chapter. Also, it highlights the key ideas in a blue box for the students to have easy access for reviewing later.A classic in assessment, this Eighth Edition revision still provides the best foundation for learning and performing physical examination techniques and history taking. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Photographs, illustrations, and references reinforce key content based on the latest evidence-based information. I also wish all medical books were kindle or online books so they could be updated faster and more frequently. Expanded Unit 1 provides an overview of the components of the patient encounter and helps you ensure the most effective information-gathering and decision-making approaches.

Bates’ Visual Guide to Physical Examination has now expanded its video collection to include nearly 30 brand-new videos focusing on communication and interpersonal skills, which are covered on the USMLE step 1, to train your students for better, more holistic patient care. Serving legal professionals in law firms, General Counsel offices and corporate legal departments with data-driven decision-making tools.Restructured Regional Exam chapters enhance your understanding of overview material, examination techniques, and health promotion and counseling considerations. Bundled with Lippincott® Connect, Bates’ Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking, 13th Edition is more informative and approachable than ever.

This highly regarded text includes fully-illustrated, step-by-step techniques that outline the correct performance of the physical examination and an easy-to-follow two-column format that correlates examination techniques on the left and abnormalities (clearly indicated in red) with differential diagnoses on the right. 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.Bates' Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking provides authoritative, step-by-step guidance on performing the patient interview and physical examination, applying clinical reasoning, shared decision-making, and other core assessment skills-all based on a firm understanding of clinical evidence. Text boxes help readers quickly find important summaries of clinical conditions and tips for challenging examination techniques. Text boxes are numbered to provide quick access to important summaries of clinical conditions and tips for challenging examination techniques.