A Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking/a Guide to Clinical Thinking

by Bates, Barbara; Bickley, Lynn S.; Hoekelman, Robert A.

• ISBN13: 9780397550531
• ISBN10: 0397550537
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1995-01-01
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Table of Contents

List of Tables
Introduction
Interviewing and the Health History	p. 1
An Approach to Symptoms	p. 31
Mental Status	p. 95
Physical Examination: Approach and Overview	p. 115
The General Survey	p. 123
The Skin	p. 131
The Head and Neck	p. 147
The Thorax and Lungs	p. 229
The Cardiovascular System	p. 259
The Breasts and Axillae	p. 313
The Abdomen	p. 331
Male Genitalia and Hernias	p. 361
Female Genitalia	p. 377
The Pregnant Woman	p. 401
The Anus, Rectum, and Prostate	p. 417
The Peripheral Vascular System	p. 427
The Musculoskeletal System	p. 449
The Nervous System	p. 491
The Physical Examination of Infants and Children	p. 555
Clinical Thinking: From Data to Plan	p. 635
The Patient's Record	p. 649
Bibliography	p. 663
Index	p. 677
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