Bates' Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking, Eighth Edition, with Bonus CD-ROM

Bates' Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking, Eighth Edition, with Bonus CD-ROM [Hardcover]

Author: Lynn S. Bickley | Language: English | ISBN: 078175819X | Format: PDF, EPUB

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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. Two free CD-ROMs are now packaged with the book. The first contains heart sounds; the second contains videos of Head-to-Toe Assessment and Approach to the Patient. A separate book of case studies for further study is also available.

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• Hardcover: 880 pages
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 8th edition (January 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 078175819X
• ISBN-13: 978-0781758192
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.6 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.1 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #405,547 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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.

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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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