Author:Lynn S Bickley, Peter G Szilagyi Binding: Paperback ISBN: 0781793483 Availability:
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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 design with over 500 drawings and photographs and an easy-to-follow two-column format with examination techniques on the left and abnormalities and interpretations on the right. Highlights of this edition include greater emphasis on patient communication and interview techniques, a new chapter on the older adult, and new drawings and photographs of abnormalities. A bound-in CD-ROM contains a free PDA download with outlines of examination procedures and techniques.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
brief overview of physical exam:
nice small size to be able to take with you. pictures were useful. i wouldn't spend the money on the larger bates (ooops). as a second year med student, this had all i needed to learn the major components of a history and physical
H&P Guide:
I have not begun using this material due to the semester not starting until the Fall but it is a required text.
non reciept of the book even after 1 month:
i have not yet recieved the book ( 02/25/08), though i am supposed to reciev it by 02/13/08
It's good for the pictures...:
Since a few of the other reviews are too over-the-top to take seriously, I thought I would add my comments: It's nice 'cause it fits in your pocket, & it's nice cause it has lots of the Bates pictures in it. Unfortunately, it includes a lot of basic text at the expense of the more uncommon presentations and PE tests. I'm in the middle of my PA rotation year and I already ignore this book most of the time for that reason. If you have already memorized the more basic aspects of the larger Bates text,... more info
