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Assessment
Bates’ Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking,
Eleventh Edition, International Edition
Lynn S. Bickley, MD
978-1-4511-7564-6 • November 2012 • Hardbound • 8.375” x 10.875” • 976 pp. • 1351 Illus. • 400Tables
978-1-60913-762-5 • North American Edition: Available in US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands only
The Eleventh Edition of the pre-eminent textbook on physical
examination contains foundational content to guide students’
approaches to history taking, interviewing, and other core assessment
skills, as well as fully illustrated, step-by-step techniques that outline
correct performance of physical examination. The book features a
vibrantfull-color art programand an easy-to-followtwo-columnformat
with step-by-step examination techniques on the left and abnormalities
with differential diagnoses on the right. The comprehensive, evidence-
based content is intended for medical students, high-level nursing
education and practice markets, as well as related health professions
such as physician assistants.
Features
•
NEW!
Content has been fully revised and updated to reflect the
most recent health care literature.
•
NEW!
More than 200 new and revised photographs and drawings
have been added to better illustrate key points in the accompanying
text.
•
NEW!
Design and layout has been revised to increase discoverability
of core material and special assessment tips.
•
NEW!
Techniques of interviewing chapter have been reorganized to
provide clearer insights into the skills of empathic listening.
• Detailed, highly illustrated
Tables of Abnormalities
.
• Extensive pediatric chapter.
•
Illustrated Anatomy and Physiology Review
begins each
examination chapter.
• Two-column format serves as guide for physical assessment.
• Useful clinical tips throughout.
Table of Contents
Unit 1:
Foundations of Health
Assessment
Ch. 1: Overview: Physical Examination and
History Taking
Ch. 2: Clinical Reasoning, Assessment, and
Recording Your Findings
Ch. 3: Interviewing and the Health History
Unit 2:
Regional Examinations
Ch. 4: Beginning the Physical Examination:
General Survey, Vital Signs, and Pain
Ch. 5: Behavior and Mental Status
Ch. 6: The Skin, Hair, and Nails
Ch. 7: The Head and Neck
Ch. 8: The Thorax and Lungs
Ch. 9: The Cardiovascular System
Ch. 10: The Breasts and Axillae
Ch. 11: The Abdomen
Ch. 12: The Peripheral Vascular System
Ch. 13: Male Genitalia and Hernias
Ch. 14: Female Genitalia
Ch. 15: The Anus, Rectum, and Prostate
Ch. 16: The Musculoskeletal System
Ch. 17: The Nervous System
Unit 3:
Special Populations
Ch. 18: Assessing Children: Infancy Through
Adolescence
Ch. 19: The Pregnant Woman
Ch. 20: The Older Adult
Bates’ Pocket Guide to Physical Examination and
History Taking, Seventh Edition, International Edition
Lynn S. Bickley, MD
978-1-4511-7565-3 •October2012 •Softbound •4.25”x7.125” •432pp.
978-1-4511-7322-2 •NorthAmericanEdition:Available inUS,Canada,Australia,NewZealand,PuertoRico
andUSVirgin Islandsonly
Bates’ Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking
Twelfth Edition
Lynn S. Bickley, MD
978-1-4698-9341-9 •September2016 •Hardbound •8.5”x11”
NEW
Bates’ Pocket Guide to Physical Examination and History
Taking Eighth Edition
Lynn S. Bickley, MD
978-1-4963-3848-8 •November2016 •Softbound •4.25”x7.125” •432pp.
NEW