A guide to physical examination and history taking / Barbara Bates, Lynn S. Bickley, Robert A. Hoekelman ; with a chapter on the pregnant woman by Joyce E. (Beebe) Thompson ; illustrations by Susan Shapiro Brenman.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 663-675) and index.
Contents
Interviewing and the health history -- Approach to symptoms -- Mental status -- Components of mental function -- Techniques of examination -- Tables of abnormalities -- Physical examination: approach and overview -- General survey -- Skin -- Head and neck -- Thorax and lungs -- Cardiovascular system -- Breasts and axillae -- Abdomen -- Male genitalia and hernias -- Female genitalia -- Pregnant woman -- Anus, rectum and prostate -- Peripheral vascular system -- Musculoskeletal system -- Nervous system -- Physical examination of infants and chlidren.
Clinical thinking: from data to plan -- Patient's record.
