Case Studies to Accompany Bates' Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking [Paperback]

Lynn S. Bickley MD (Author), Fiona R. Prabhu (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0781792215 | ISBN-13: 978-0781792219 | Publication Date: November 8, 2005 | Edition: Ninth

Using actual case vignettes, this resource will help students apply their skills in history taking and physical examination and test their knowledge by answering case-based questions. This edition includes additional cases on the older adult and other new topics covered in the Ninth Edition of Bates' Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking.

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Ninth edition (November 8, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0781792215
• ISBN-13: 978-0781792219
• Product Dimensions: 0.5 x 8.5 x 11 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #40,818 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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  • #56 in Books > Medical Books > Medicine > Diagnosis

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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not all that great., May 15, 2008

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D. Hackenson (Michigan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Case Studies to Accompany Bates' Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking (Paperback)

For me, the book worked because our instructors used many of the vignettes and questions on our exam.

However, for the general student of medicine, this book is ridiculous. For example, after presenting a short patient vignette, it asks for a differential. Working with friends, I tried to come up with three reasonable diagnoses given the symptoms. The book would give three, but two of the three would be completely UNreasonable. It would say something like, "Diagnosis #1 relies on findings of A, B, C, and D. However, our patient does not report A, C, or D, so this diagnosis is unlikely."

I didn't find that to be at all helpful.

Additionally, the multiple choice and matching questions are quite easy, probably too easy to be useful for anyone more than a few months into your training, regardless of field (RN, PA, MD, etc...).

All in all, I think this book is a waste of money for most people. Just read the margin notes in Bates, and review the tables at the end of each chapter, and you'll get a much better review than this will provide.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent resource, October 30, 2010

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Brown Nel "Brownnel" (OK, USA) - See all my reviews

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

Since I bought this book as an added companion for my Advanced Health Assessment textbook, my grades have improved by approx 10%-12%. If that doesn't speak about the quality and usefulness of this material, I don't know what does!

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bates case studies, January 24, 2008

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Teaching graduate nursing students is always a challenge. Case studies are a good way to challenge them. This set of case studies works well when using the Bates textbook.