Bickley, Lynn S.

Bate's pocket guide to physical examination and history taking / Lynn S. Bickley, Peter G. Szilagyi - Sixth edition - viii, 453 pages : illustrations

Includes index.

Overview : physical examination and history taking Clinical reasoning, assessment, and recording your findings Interviewing and the health history 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 Assessing children: infancy through adolescence The pregnant woman The older adult

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Physical diagnosis--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Medical history taking--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

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