Pocket Guide to Clinical Examination
- ISBN-10
- 0723432309
- ISBN-13
- 9780723432302
- Pages
- 274
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004
- Publisher
- Mosby
- Author
- Owen Epstein
Description
Pocket Guide to Clinical Examination is a handy, well illustrated guide to all aspects of patient examination. Carry this practical text with you so you can review the questions you should include as part of your history taking, the examination techniques you should use for different body systems and the presenting signs of common disorders. The new third edition includes colour illustrations and colour coded chapters to help you get to the information you need with minimum delay. More sample Questions to Ask boxes have been included, as well as helpful advice on what to do in Emergency situations.
- Signs and symptoms sections describe the most important diseases associated with each body system.
- Boxes highlight important information on a range of issues-the elderly, emergency situations, "Questions to Ask".
- Color photographs and diagrams illustrate examination techniques and clinical manifestations.
- "Questions to Ask" boxes and advice on what to do in an emergency make important information easy to find.
