Publisher's Synopsis
Updated and revised, this companion to the TEXTBOOK OF PHYSICAL DIAGNOSIS: HISTORY AND EXAMINATION is a concise and user-friendly reference that effectively covers a vast amount of information from the parent text. Organized by patient type -- normal, pediatric, pregnant, and geriatric -- for accessibility and comprehension of essential information. The guidelines provided demonstrate how to effectively examine and assess a patient's medical condition. Also contains useful English-to-Spanish translations of common medical phrases and an appendix of common abbreviations and symbols.
