Bates. Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking
- 9a. ed.
- 902 páginas : tablas, ilustraciones, figuras Impreso
Foundations of physical. Examination and history talking: Overview of physical examination and history taking. – Interviewing and the health history. –Clinical reasoning, assessment and plan. Regional examinations: Beginning the physical examination: general survey and vital sings. – The skin, hair, and nails. – The head and neck. -- The thorax and lungs. – The cardiovascular system. – The breasts and axillae. – The abdomen. – Male genitalia and hernias. – Female genitalia. –The anus, rectum and prostate. – The peripheral vascular system. – The musculoskeletal system. – The nervous system: mental status and behavior. -- The nervous system: cranial nerves, motor system, sensory system, and reflexes. Life Span examinations: Assessing children: infancy through adolescence. – The pregnant woman. – The older adult.