Bickley Lynn S. (ed.) Bates' Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking

10th edition. — Wolters Kluwer, 2009.— 990 p.Bates’ Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking – 10th edition. The Tenth Edition of this classic text provides the best foundation for performing physical examinations and taking patient history. The book features a beautiful full-color art program and a clear, simple two-column format, with highly visual 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, with new and revised national guidelines, pertinent screening tools, and more information about ways to help patients prevent disease and optimize their health across all settings and age groups. 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. Evidence-based content has been increased, with pertinent findings, avenues for research, and references/suggested readings added across the entire book. More than 50 new line drawings and photos have been added.Foundations of Health Assessment
Overview: physical examination and history taking
Clinical reasoning, assessment, and recording your findings
Interviewing and the health history
Regional Examinations
Beginning the physical examination: general survey, vital signs, and pain
Behavior and mental status
The skin, hair, and nails
The head and neck
The thorax and lungs
The cardiovascular system
The breasts and axillae
The abdomen
The peripheral vascular system
Male genitalia and hernias
Female genitalia
The anus, rectum, and prostate
The musculoskeletal system
The nervous system
Special Populations
Assessing children: infancy through adolescence
The pregnant woman
The older adult.