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Bates' Guide To Physical Examination and History Taking
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Purchase the new print edition of this Lippincott® Connect title includes lifetime access to the digital version of the book, plus related materials such as videos and multiple-choice Q&A and self-assessments.
Confidently Perform Accurate, Efficient, and Effective Physical Examinations.
Master the techniques for successful physical examinations with the #1 choice for complete, authoritative guidance. 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 that correlates examination techniques on the left and abnormalities (clearly indicated in red) with differential diagnoses on the right.
NEW! Expanded Unit 1 provides an overview of the components of the patient encounter and helps you ensure the most effective information-gathering and decision-making approaches.
NEW! Key terms are bolded in chapters and correspond to an online glossary with definitions.
UPDATED! Expanded coverage of special populations familiarizes you with important approaches for persons who identify as LGBTQ, persons with physical disabilities, and diverse populations throughout the life cycle.
UPDATED! Restructured Regional Exam chapters enhance your understanding of overview material, examination techniques, and health promotion and counseling considerations.
UPDATED! Photographs, illustrations, and references reinforce key content based on the latest evidence-based information.
UPDATED! Text boxes are numbered to provide quick access to important summaries of clinical conditions and tips for challenging examination techniques.
Clinical pearls, printed in blue, highlight key points at a glance.
Detailed, highly illustrated tables of abnormal conditions display examination and clinical information in an easy-to-find, quick-reference format at the end of each chapter.
Lippincott® Connect features:
Lifetime access to the digital version of the book with the ability to highlight and take notes on key passages for a more personal, efficient study experience.
Carefully curated resources, including interactive diagrams, video tutorials, flashcards, organ sounds, and self-assessment, all designed to facilitate further comprehension.
Lippincott® Connect also allows users to create Study Collections to further personalize the study experience. With Study Collections you can:
Pool content from books across your entire library into self-created Study Collections based on discipline, procedure, organ, concept or other topics.
Display related text passages, video clips and self-assessment questions from each book (if available) for efficient absorption of material.
Annotate and highlight key content for easy access later.
Navigate seamlessly between book chapters, sections, self-assessments, notes and highlights in a single view/page.
Purchase the new print edition of this Lippincott® Connect title includes lifetime access to the digital version of the book, plus related materials such as videos and multiple-choice Q&A and self-assessments.
Confidently Perform Accurate, Efficient, and Effective Physical Examinations.
Master the techniques for successful physical examinations with the #1 choice for complete, authoritative guidance. 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 that correlates examination techniques on the left and abnormalities (clearly indicated in red) with differential diagnoses on the right.
NEW! Expanded Unit 1 provides an overview of the components of the patient encounter and helps you ensure the most effective information-gathering and decision-making approaches.
NEW! Key terms are bolded in chapters and correspond to an online glossary with definitions.
UPDATED! Expanded coverage of special populations familiarizes you with important approaches for persons who identify as LGBTQ, persons with physical disabilities, and diverse populations throughout the life cycle.
UPDATED! Restructured Regional Exam chapters enhance your understanding of overview material, examination techniques, and health promotion and counseling considerations.
UPDATED! Photographs, illustrations, and references reinforce key content based on the latest evidence-based information.
UPDATED! Text boxes are numbered to provide quick access to important summaries of clinical conditions and tips for challenging examination techniques.
Clinical pearls, printed in blue, highlight key points at a glance.
Detailed, highly illustrated tables of abnormal conditions display examination and clinical information in an easy-to-find, quick-reference format at the end of each chapter.
Lippincott® Connect features:
Lifetime access to the digital version of the book with the ability to highlight and take notes on key passages for a more personal, efficient study experience.
Carefully curated resources, including interactive diagrams, video tutorials, flashcards, organ sounds, and self-assessment, all designed to facilitate further comprehension.
Lippincott® Connect also allows users to create Study Collections to further personalize the study experience. With Study Collections you can:
Pool content from books across your entire library into self-created Study Collections based on discipline, procedure, organ, concept or other topics.
Display related text passages, video clips and self-assessment questions from each book (if available) for efficient absorption of material.
Annotate and highlight key content for easy access later.
Navigate seamlessly between book chapters, sections, self-assessments, notes and highlights in a single view/page.
1024 pages, Hardcover
First published November 1, 1998
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January 29, 2019
This book is essential for any medical students.
It's well written and it has many good examples.
I will review its tables and boxes again.
حس پزشکی القا میشه!
It's well written and it has many good examples.
I will review its tables and boxes again.
حس پزشکی القا میشه!
November 30, 2023
Thank you to this book for helping me get through didactic year of PA school. Will keep it in my back pocket (filed on my computer) forever
October 24, 2023
Didn’t legit read every page but figured it deserved to be on my goodreads shelf given how much time I did spend reading this book this year
June 4, 2025
very useful and informative textbook with helpful diagrams, some portions of the book is outdated
August 6, 2012
Yes!!! Book from my bachelors degree can be reused for a masters level class thereby saving money on the purchasing of books! WIN!!!
June 9, 2020
Reading this book feels like listening to a great educator. Firstly, it would discuss anatomy, histology, and physiology as a review for certain topics. It would then discuss the physical examination and history taking parts afterward. Also, it highlights the key ideas in a blue box for the students to have easy access for reviewing later. The titles of the related topics and their corresponding pages are written on the right portion of every page as well, making it easier for the students to go back or to read in advance these topics. I learned a lot from this book and I hope that a lot of students would do too.
July 10, 2017
Literally one of the best and most USEFUL textbook I ever had to buy and use for school. Its for teaching doctors how to do a full physical exam. Lots of great information!! Wish I had had this when I had babies. This would have save me many phone calls to the doctor's office.
December 3, 2018
Very helpful. I’d love a book that combined health assessment, patho and pharmacology but it would probably be too large to lift! I also wish all medical books were kindle or online books so they could be updated faster and more frequently.
November 19, 2019
Mais uma matéria da faculdade com o conteúdo concluído, amei estudar por esse livro. Mas ele podia ser confuso às vezes. Enfim, uma das melhoras disciplinas até agora foi semiologia ♥
September 24, 2020
For school
May 18, 2009
Rarely used it during 2nd year med student but a must during clerkship and internship training.
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February 8, 2010i love that book
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October 28, 2010
If only more textbooks were like this. Didn't even need to rely on lecture notes. The prac exam went very well thanks to this book.
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February 10, 2012very useful book
November 27, 2013
Do not get the kindle version!
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March 15, 2017The main character dies in the end.
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March 28, 2014
One of the best physical Exam books
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May 10, 2020Medicina: 3er año.
Es muy útil, con rápido acceso a los signos y síntomas con respectiva explicación. Quizás más útil cuando ya tienes una base de la cátedra.
Es muy útil, con rápido acceso a los signos y síntomas con respectiva explicación. Quizás más útil cuando ya tienes una base de la cátedra.
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January 9, 2016I never rate textbooks
June 13, 2015
no texactly an actin packed read but got me through my paper
March 27, 2016
the best book!!!
November 17, 2020
Good book for learning physical assessment, lots of pictures, written clearly.
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October 13, 2008Go figure... I am headed to PA school soon... it is a recommended read for it.
December 6, 2008
Buku wajib buat blajar skills lab!
March 1, 2013
I actually read the 10th edition
May 12, 2016
بسیار کتاب مفیدی برای پزشکان هست و یک دانشجوی پزشکی حتما حتما حتما باید بخوندش
May 22, 2017
Well ordered
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February 23, 2018I can’t read the online book on iPad so must use hardcopy or computer.
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