- Hardcover: 880 pages
- Publisher: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins; 8th Revised edition edition (1 Aug 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0781735114
- ISBN-13: 978-0781735117
- Product Dimensions: 29.5 x 21.8 x 3.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 585,903 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A classic in assessment, this Eighth Edition revision still provides the best foundation for learning and performing physical examination techniques and history taking. It features a clean, straightforward approach that retains the two-column format placing examination procedures and proper techniques on the left, and common abnormalities and possible interpretations on the right. Its highly visual four-color design includes 400 new pieces of art and formerly featured black and white photos into color. Also in this edition are four completely revised chapters including pediatrics rewritten by specialist Peter G. Szilaygi, MD. A CD-ROM, Heart Sounds, is available in the back of the book and a separate book of case studies for further study.
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45 of 45 people found the following review helpful:
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This review is from: Bates' Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking (Hardcover)
The newest edition of this superb book is much prettier! Lots of colour both photographic and diagramatic. The fact that it is an American book, makes no difference if you are a UK student and there is sufficient A&P in each section (just in case you haven't read up on it much lately!)to allow you to work without another tome by your side.The notes, in red, in the margin provide either further differential diagnoses or refer you to other areas in the book. Although I rarely work with children the sections on assessment, examination techniques and basic childhood problems is superb. Set out with an initial overview of history taking and a general over view of the patient I found that this both added to my skills as well as helping define the pattern I used in history taking and how I could refine it - I found that worth a straight 'read through'. The other areas I have found excellent to dip in and out of and the written directions for examination are so well written that carrying out examinations in new areas of practice is much easier. Backed with a good evidence base and obviously refined and improved since the last edition it really is a must for any independent practitioner or those working towards nurse practitioner. An invaluable addition to any general practice - though a little on the pricey side.
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3.4 out of 5 stars (11 customer reviews) 12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
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Good overall book but not for ortho exam,
By Interested reader - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Bates' Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking (Hardcover)
I liked this book but the one thing I wanted from it that it didn't have was a good musculoskeletal exam. For that, I highly recommend Pocket Guide to Musculoskeletal Diagnosis. Hoppenfeld is okay too, but Pocket Guide is better. I like Bates as a reference but it's not very practical for day-to-day use.
17 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
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Excellent Physical Examination textbook.,
By Jonathan Smaley - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Bates' Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking (Hardcover)
I am a first year medical student and use this book in our physical diagnosis course. I found this book easy to read with good illustrations. Diagrams were useful in understanding the text. I found the heart sounds CD to be extremely useful in understanding the cardiac cycle and how it relates to heart murmurs. I haven't seen other physical diagnosis textbooks but I can say that this one is very user friendly.
28 of 36 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good, but maybe you'll want better.,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Bates' Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking (Hardcover)
This is an excellent and thorough text on the physical exam. The only problem is that its based on "the way things have always been done" instead of emerging controlled trials evaluating H+P techniques objectively. You might consider purchasing one of the new evidence-based medicine physical exam texts that are beginning to pop up (Ask your docs about recommendations). Preview them first, because not all of them teach the actual techniques or present the differential diagnosis of findings as well as Bates. They do, however, actually include numbers (percentages, Likelihood ratios, etc) to tell you how sensitive and specific (read how useful) these methods really are. These numbers will be critical to you later in evidence-based practice (which is not what all physicians now practice) in order to determine the pre- and post-test (lab, X-ray, etc.) probabilities of your differential diagnoses. Buying an evidence-based text now would save you from having to buy both like I did. |
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