Product Overview
Want to learn real diagnostic skills?
Start with real cases!
The perfect companion toBates' Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking, this practical study resource uses actual case vignettes to help you enhance your physical examination, diagnostic, and critical thinking skills.
Following the structure of the parent textbook, most chapters feature one or more case vignettes, providing a chief complaint and a brief medical history. Based on this information, you'll then select the appropriate physical exam techniques, integrate informatin from the patient's history and physical exam, and formulate hypotheses leading to a differential diagnosis.
Enchance your clinical judgment with these features:
Start with real cases!
The perfect companion toBates' Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking, this practical study resource uses actual case vignettes to help you enhance your physical examination, diagnostic, and critical thinking skills.
Following the structure of the parent textbook, most chapters feature one or more case vignettes, providing a chief complaint and a brief medical history. Based on this information, you'll then select the appropriate physical exam techniques, integrate informatin from the patient's history and physical exam, and formulate hypotheses leading to a differential diagnosis.
Enchance your clinical judgment with these features:
- Primary care focusaddresses a range of common complaints--including unexplained weight loss, earache, stomach pain, persistent cough, breast lumps, constipation, low back pain, and dizziness.
- Lists of physical findings for each casehelp you understand the importance of proper documentation.
- Multiple choice, matching, and labeling activities help toreaffirm your understanding.
- Appendix with answerslets you check the accuracy of your responses and identify areas in need of further study.
