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Bates' Pocket Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking Paperback – January 1, 2008

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This concise pocket-sized guide presents the classic Bates approach to physical examination and history taking in a quick-reference outline format. The book features a beautiful full-color art program and an easy-to-follow two-column format with step-by-step examination techniques on the left and abnormalities with differential diagnoses on the right.

This edition's health promotion sections have been extensively updated and expanded in all chapters. Detailed information on pain assessment is now included in the general survey, vital signs, and pain chapter. A new chapter presents assessment of mental health status and behavior to encompass the psychosocial dimensions of care.

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  1. Print length
    453 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
  4. Publication date
    January 1, 2008
  5. Dimensions
    4.25 x 0.75 x 7 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0781780667
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0781780667
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 6th edition (January 1, 2008)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 453 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0781780667
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0781780667
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.25 x 0.75 x 7 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 132 ratings

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4.7 out of 5 stars
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Ba86
5.0 out of 5 stars Love it
Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2023
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I love using this book at clinical
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Rhandhali
5.0 out of 5 stars Clinical Essential
Reviewed in the United States on November 6, 2011
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I picked up a copy of this to replace a lost copy of  Oxford Handbook of Clinical Examination  and, on comparison, I find the Bates book to be much more useful, particularly for a novice such as myself. While it does not have the wonderful vinyl cover of the Oxford handbook (which lets it double as a coaster) the writing is much clearer and much more concise. As a pocket reference it is far superior in it's brevity than other pocket manuals are in their verbosity.

What sets this book apart from others is the heavy use of illustration. Every pocket reference has pictures to some extent, but this Bates book substitutes the wall of text I've seen used to describe an examination in other books and substitutes it with a series of illustrations with brief textual narration. Procedures will be shown, rather than described, which is really what I'm looking for when I'm refreshing myself on a particular exam. While this is not necessarily desirable in a reference textbook such as  the big version of Bates  it works great when you are searching for a prompt or a reminder on a particular exam procedure. The organization is anatomical, basically head to toe followed by separate sections for musculoskeletal and neurological. The layout of the discrete, clean and simple. The graphics are all well done and photographs are clear and all excellent, unambiguous examples. The book is color throughout and printed on nice thick paper.

The only improvements I would add would be color coding for different sections and maybe a more durable cover; the paperboard cover is the weakest point of this book and I can envision terrible things for it after slinging it around for a year or two.
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heavyd
5.0 out of 5 stars Essential Information, Methodically Presented
Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2012
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I am a 4th semester ADN student. Personally, I think my initial assessment skills have been subpar for my first year in school. I decided to look for supplemental material to assist with refining these skills. This book is exactly what I have been needing. I have not had the book for a long period of time (I have not read word for word), but thus far I have a better understanding of various assessment skills and a patient's history. For me, this book will be a must for clinical in rotations for school and my future career. I contemplated on purchasing the text-book version, but this book has the complete basic and advanced skills needed for everyday initial and routine assessment. Also, this book is "compact" so it is favorable to take to clinical.
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Crumbsonhisjaket
5.0 out of 5 stars Great for Rotations
Reviewed in the United States on June 6, 2012
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This book is a little gem. It is succinct and has all the pertinent information that you need to complete a physical exam while on med school rotations. I used this in my first two years as well and it really helped with our intro to medicine course. I have the larger bates (way too much info and too heavy to carry around), but this is the one that I use b/c it has what I need and is small enough for the white coat. Get it!
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Taysir Awad
5.0 out of 5 stars Very Useful
Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2013
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As a medical student, we used the full version of Bates' in order to learn our physical exams. I wanted one that I could review in my down time without having to carry around the entire textbook so this was a great option. There is a newer edition but I was already used to the formatting of this one. It's a great reference to have but, like someone already stated, if you want a more detailed review, get the full version.
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jball63
4.0 out of 5 stars Nice to have for medical professionals and students
Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2015
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Nice quick and handy reference guide to use while I'm at work. Im definitely going to put this pocket guide to use during my NP clinical rotations. Colored pictures and small brief explanations make this a handy little pocket reference. No complaints.

I saved money buying this edition as opposed to the newer edition. Not much has changed in performing clinical assessments and history taking in patients over the years.
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OhioCal
5.0 out of 5 stars Great for med students!
Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2012
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Best thing I ever did was buy a kindle for med school! It's super thin and fits easily in my white coat! Plus I can carry hundreds of books in it like bates!

Bates is an essential resource for H&P/progress note writing and physical exam interpretation! Buy it early in your med school career. You'll use it thoughout all four years and likely beyond!
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Amy
5.0 out of 5 stars Great alternative to lugging big book around
Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2017
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Great pocket version on the original Bate's. Nice to be able to quickly look something up without having to lug the bigger version around. Of course, not all of the detail or side notes the original has...
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T.Wilkinson
5.0 out of 5 stars Just what I needed
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 6, 2019
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Patrick R. Callas
5.0 out of 5 stars Concise and very helpful for PE review
Reviewed in Canada on May 18, 2010
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A very helpful and easily portable PE exam guide to accompany the full-sized Bates PE textbook. A great way to review PE with relevant notes on charting and DDx.
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Nom48
5.0 out of 5 stars 学生教育にぴったりだと思う。
Reviewed in Japan on July 9, 2011
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自分自身は蔵書版で教える側に回り、学生さんにポケット版をもってもらえば、臨床所見の取り方が伝えられるのでは？取りあえず、どの程度の本か見てみた。写真や図が多く、印象に残りやすい。値段的にも十分だと考える。
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ICHITAKA
5.0 out of 5 stars simple and easy to use
Reviewed in Japan on April 2, 2009
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蔵書版に対するpocket portable type.
蔵書版の内容を熟知していれば、英語記載の要点などpocket版はとても重宝される。
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Hannable
3.0 out of 5 stars Not my cup of tea
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 21, 2013
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Yes this is a patient assessment compact book. However, personally I have found it to be too Americanised and not as beneficial as the Oxford Handbook of clinical examination and practical skills for UK based healthcare professionals
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