Bates' Pocket Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking [Paperback]

Lynn S. Bickley MD (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0781780667 | ISBN-13: 978-0781780667 | Publication Date: December 4, 2008 | Edition: Sixth, North American Edition

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.

Product Details

• Paperback: 416 pages
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Sixth, North American Edition edition (December 4, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0781780667
• ISBN-13: 978-0781780667
• Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 4.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
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45 of 49 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bates Pocket guide to physical exams and history taking, June 4, 2000

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"jcckruse" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bates' Pocket Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking (Paperback)

This is a very informative reference. I am a Hospital Corpsman in the U.S. Navy and I see a wide variety of patients on a daily basis. This guide helps me out in performing the correct exams or tests. It also helps the doctor out when he reads my write up. This allows less time for the patient in medical, less time for the doctor, so he doesn't have to see the patient. It also helps me out when a patient is presented to medical with a complaint that I have not heard of or seen yet. I have learned so much more with this book. Thank You and if you are in the medical field and see patients like I do, I recommend this book.

25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars EASY-TO-COMPREHEND POCKET GUIDE, March 30, 2003

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This review is from: Bates' Pocket Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking (Paperback)

This "Bates' Pocket Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking" is an easy-to-comprehend manual which was structured in a way that should meet the needs of both doctors and nurses. The information contained in this book are simple and straightforward; and just like the complete edition, they included paediatric coverage. The chapters of this book examined both morphological and physiological abnormalities and/or irregularities. They included several illustrative charts and tables, which facilitate comparative analyses of clinical data.
If appropriately adhered to, the supervisory procedures outlined in this book would assist medics in making correct evaluation of each case they encounter. Also worth pointing out, is the way the book paid attention to drug administration.
In all, this is a good medical adviser, which inexperienced medics should have in their lab-coat pockets.

26 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What a find!, July 29, 2000

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"silverweb1" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bates' Pocket Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking (Paperback)

This book is a very thorough review of the physical diagnostic exam. It provides a thorough review of systems that is brief and to the point. While not a substitute for the text, it is quick and easy to use. To top it all off, it REALLY is a perfect sized book for the pocket.