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Using actual case vignettes, this resource will help students apply their skills in history taking and physical examination and test their knowledge by answering case-based questions. This edition includes additional cases on the older adult and other new topics covered in the Ninth Edition of "Bates' Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking".
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Format:Paperback
The case histories are a little barren, and the Differential Diagnoses (DDs) that the author suggests sometimes seem way off the mark in my opinion (and also in the opinion of my collegues). It would be nice for the book to be expanded to include the questions that a practioner might ask the patient, along with the reasoning behind the questions. Admittedly, a DD is only an opinion, not a certainty, so as a learning tool, students should be comfortable disagreeing with the published DDs. Perhaps its an exercise in critical and independent thinking.
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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Not all that great.
15 May 2008
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
For me, the book worked because our instructors used many of the vignettes and questions on our exam.
However, for the general student of medicine, this book is ridiculous. For example, after presenting a short patient vignette, it asks for a differential. Working with friends, I tried to come up with three reasonable diagnoses given the symptoms. The book would give three, but two of the three would be completely UNreasonable. It would say something like, "Diagnosis #1 relies on findings of A, B, C, and D. However, our patient does not report A, C, or D, so this diagnosis is unlikely."
I didn't find that to be at all helpful.
Additionally, the multiple choice and matching questions are quite easy, probably too easy to be useful for anyone more than a few months into your training, regardless of field (RN, PA, MD, etc...).
All in all, I think this book is a waste of money for most people. Just read the margin notes in Bates, and review the tables at the end of each chapter, and you'll get a much better review than this will provide.
However, for the general student of medicine, this book is ridiculous. For example, after presenting a short patient vignette, it asks for a differential. Working with friends, I tried to come up with three reasonable diagnoses given the symptoms. The book would give three, but two of the three would be completely UNreasonable. It would say something like, "Diagnosis #1 relies on findings of A, B, C, and D. However, our patient does not report A, C, or D, so this diagnosis is unlikely."
I didn't find that to be at all helpful.
Additionally, the multiple choice and matching questions are quite easy, probably too easy to be useful for anyone more than a few months into your training, regardless of field (RN, PA, MD, etc...).
All in all, I think this book is a waste of money for most people. Just read the margin notes in Bates, and review the tables at the end of each chapter, and you'll get a much better review than this will provide.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Excellent resource
30 Oct 2010
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
Since I bought this book as an added companion for my Advanced Health Assessment textbook, my grades have improved by approx 10%-12%. If that doesn't speak about the quality and usefulness of this material, I don't know what does!
4 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Bates case studies
24 Jan 2008
Format:Paperback
Teaching graduate nursing students is always a challenge. Case studies are a good way to challenge them. This set of case studies works well when using the Bates textbook.
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