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".

Table of Contents

1 Beginning the Physical Examination: General Survey and Vital Signs 1 2 The Skin, Hair, and Nails 7 3 The Head and Neck 12 4 The Thorax and Lungs 23 5 The Cardiovascular System 33 6 The Breasts and Axillae 39 7 The Abdomen 42 8 Male Genitalia and Hernias 47 9 Female Genitalia 50 10 The Anus, Rectum, and Prostate 54 11 The Peripheral Vascular System 62 12 The Musculoskeletal System 66 13 The Nervous System: Mental Status 77 14 The Nervous System: Cranial Nerves, Motor, Sensory, and Reflexes 81 15 Infants Through Adolescents 89 16 The Pregnant Woman 91 17 The Older Adult 93 References 101 Answers and Explanations 107