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Bates' guide to physical examination and history taking /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Soriano, Rainier P. (Author, Editor)
Other Authors: Szilagyi, Peter G. (Editor), Hoffman, Richard M. (Editor), Bickley, Lynn S. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer, [2026]
Edition:Fourteenth edition.
Subjects:
Physical Examination > methods.
Medical History Taking > methods.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book.
Table of Contents:
  • Foundational Skills Essential to the Clinical Encounter
  • Interviewing, Communication, and Interpersonal Skills
  • Health History
  • Physical Examination
  • Clinical Reasoning, Assessment and Plan
  • Clinical Documentation and Presentation
  • Health Maintenance and Screening
  • Evaluating Clinical Evidence
  • Basic Principles & Techniques: Point of Care Ultrasound
  • General Survey, Vital Signs and Pain
  • Cognition, Behavior and Mental Status
  • Skin, Hair, and Nails
  • Head and Neck
  • Eyes
  • Ears and Nose
  • Throat and Oral Cavity
  • Thorax and Lungs
  • Cardiovascular System
  • Peripheral Vascular System
  • Breasts/Chest and Axillae
  • Abdomen
  • Anus and Rectum
  • Pelvis and Genitourinary System: Penis, Scrotum
  • Pelvis and Genitourinary System: Vulva, Vagina, Uterus and Adnexa
  • Musculoskeletal System: Neck, Shoulders, and Upper Extremities
  • Musculoskeletal System: Lumbosacral Spine, Hip, and Lower Extremities
  • Nervous System
  • Children: Infancy through Adolescence
  • Pregnant Persons
  • Older Adults.