Bates' Visual Guide to Physical Examination is now more practical and informative than ever.

Each of the first twelve modules in the series is devoted to a specific body region or system—letting the viewer focus on specific examination techniques and analytic skills.

Six new modules cover assessment strategies for specific patient groups across the life span.

Bates' Visual Guide to Physical Examination features:

• Step-by-step guidance with expert narration takes the viewer through each pase of a thorough patient assessment so you'll never miss a step
• Skill-building graphics illustrate critical concepts in action
• Summaries and quick review for each assessment procedure reinforce vital information
• Rationales for actions explore the how and why behind the techniques
• Six new modules offer specific guidance on approach to the patient, general survey, vital signs and skin, and head-to-toe assessment of infants, children, adults, and older adults.
• Greater emphasis on the health history helps the viewer elicit clinically relevant information during patient interviews
• Increased coverage of documentaion shows the viewer how to effectively organzie and record assessment findings
• More information on patient-practitioner interaction helps foster-effective communication skills
• New graphics offer the visual cues the viewer needs to relate key principles to practice

Contents

1. Head, Eyes, and Ears
2. Nose, Mouth, and Neck
3. Thorax and Lungs
4. Cardiovascular: Neck Vessels and Heart
5. Cardiovascular: Peripheral Vascular System
6. Breasts and Axillae
7. Abdomen
8. Male Genitalia, Hernias, Rectum, and Prostate
9. Female Genitalia, Anus, and Rectum
10. Musculoskeletal System
11. The Nervous System: Cranial Nerves and Motor System
12. The Nervous System: Sensory System and Reflexes
13. Approach to Patient
14. Head-to-Toe Assessment of the Adult
15. Head-to-Toe Assessment of the Infant
16. Head-to-Toe Assessment of the Child
17. Head-to-Toe Assessment of the Older Adult
18. General Survey, Vital Signs, and Skin
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