Bates' Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking, 12th Edition
by Lynn S. Bickley, Peter G. Szilagyi · Wolters Kluwer / Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
The gold-standard guide to physical examination — interviewing, history taking, and head-to-toe assessment with hundreds of photographs.
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About this book
Overview
Bates' Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking, 12th Edition by Lynn S. Bickley and Peter G. Szilagyi is the long-standing gold-standard reference for clinical assessment. Trusted in medical, nursing, physician assistant, and advanced practice programs around the world, it provides a complete, evidence-based approach to interviewing, taking a health history, and performing the physical examination across the lifespan.
Key Features
- Published by Wolters Kluwer / Lippincott Williams & Wilkins — a trusted name in physical examination & assessment publishing
- 2016 edition with current, peer-reviewed content
- Hardcover print edition — comfortable long-form reading and easy annotation
- Structured for coursework, exam preparation, and clinical reference
- Ships new and shrink-wrapped from our US warehouse
Who Should Read This Book
Nursing, NP, PA, and medical students; practicing clinicians.
Educational Value
The text walks students step-by-step through each body system, presenting techniques of examination on the right-hand page and corresponding normal and abnormal findings on the left for easy comparison. Hundreds of full-color photographs, anatomical illustrations, and tables of abnormalities illustrate exactly what clinicians should see, hear, and palpate. Dedicated chapters cover the health history, clinical reasoning, recording the encounter, and assessment of infants, children, adolescents, pregnant patients, and older adults.
The 12th edition expands content on health promotion, cultural competence, the patient interview, and the use of evidence in clinical decision-making. Clinical pearls, examples of recorded findings, and case studies prepare learners for real-world practice.
The essential head-to-toe assessment reference for nursing, NP, PA, and medical students and practicing clinicians.