Perform an accurate, efficient, and effective physical
examination with confidence.
Bates’ Guide to Physical Examination and History
Taking provides authoritative, step-by-step guidance on
performing the patient interview and physical examination,
applying clinical reasoning, shared decision-making, and
other core assessment skills—all based on a firm
understanding of clinical evidence.
This highly regarded text includes fully illustrated,
step-by-step techniques that outline the correct performance
of the physical examination and an easy-to-follow two-column
format featuring examination techniques on the left and
abnormalities (clearly indicated in red) with differential
diagnoses on the right.
Bates’ also
includes a unit on special populations, covering special
stages in the life cycle—infancy through adolescence,
pregnancy, and aging.
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Clinical pearls, printed in blue, highlight key
points throughout the text.
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Text boxes help readers quickly find important
summaries of clinical conditions and tips for challenging
examination techniques.
- Many new and updated photographs and
illustrations support the text, and figures are now
numbered for easy identification and reference.
- Rewritten chapter on evaluating clinical
evidence clarifies key concepts to ensure student
understanding.
- Revised and expanded chapter on the skin, hair, and
nails includes new dermatology photographs and
provides the framework for assessing common lesions and
abnormalities.
- Updated behavior and mental status chapter now
references DSM-5.
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Significantly revised information on obesity and
nutrition counseling; cardiovascular risk factor
screening and new clinical guidelines; new screening
guidelines for breast cancer, colon cancer, Papanicolau
smears, and stroke risk factors; updated information on
STIs; new geriatric assessment tools; and much more.
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New life cycle content, including an increased
emphasis on cardiovascular health promotion and child
development; updated pregnancy topics such as weight
gain, substance abuse, and intimate partner violence; and
new information on the older adult, including frailty,
immunizations, cancer screening, cognitive decline and
dementia screening, and a new algorithm for falls
prevention.
Bates’ Guide to Physical Examination and History
Taking is the #1 choice for complete, authoritative
guidance on mastering every aspect of the all-important
physical examination.
Don’t Miss These Additional Resources:
Bates’ Pocket Guide to Physical Examination and History
Taking, Eighth Edition
The Pocket Guide is an abbreviated version of the
Bates’ twelfth edition textbook, designed for
portability and convenience at the bedside.
Bates’ Visual Guide to Physical Examination
(www.batesvisualguide.com)
Recently refilmed, these 18 volumes of examination videos
(as well as 10 additional OSCEs) depict experienced
clinicians conducting each of the regional examinations.
The videos demonstrate visually the varying techniques of
inspection, palpation, percussion, and auscultation in the
regional examinations and special populations.