Despite the advanced technologies at our disposal today, a complete health history and physical examination remain the most crucial diagnostic tools in any healthcare practitioner's arsenal. And no one teaches these all-important skills better than Mark H. Swartz, MD, FACP. For nearly two decades, Dr. Swartz's textbook has shown readers how to derive the maximum diagnostic information from interviewing and examining patients. Using a compassionate, humanistic approach, Dr. Swartz explores how cultural differences can influence communication, diet, family relationships, and health practices and beliefs, and demonstrates that your interpersonal awareness is just as essential in physical diagnosis as your level of technical skill. In this 6th Edition, a new chapter on the focused physical exam prepares you for the USMLE Step 2 CS and the OSCE. Over 3 hours of video on DVD demonstrate how to examine adult male and female patients as well as pediatric and geriatric patients. Plus you can ac

尽管当今我们可以使用许多先进的技术，但对于任何医疗保健人员而言，完整的病史全和体格检查仍然是最重要的诊断手段。并且在教授这些重要技能方面，没有谁能与医师Mark H. Swartz匹敌。在近20年的时间中，Swartz博士的课本向读者展示了如何从问诊及对患者的检查中最大程度地获得诊断信息。利用一种富于感情的、人性化的方法，Swartz博士探索了不同文化是如何影响交流、饮食、家庭关系以及行医和信仰的，证实了在物理诊断中，人际意识与您的医疗技能一样重要。在第六版中，新添加的章节重点介绍你如何准备的美国医师执照临床技能考试（USMLE step 2 CS）和客观结构化临床考试（OSCE）。在长达3个多小时的DVD录像中，向您演示了如何检查成年男性和女性患者以及儿科和老年科患者。此外，你还可以…

* Discussions of special considerations emphasize cultural differences that may affect your approach to patients ... guide you through assessment of nutritional status ... and inform you of things to look for and remember when examining children, pregnant women, older patients, and acutely ill patients. * Pathophysiology explanations help you understand the causes of the symptoms you encounter. * Abundant color photographs capture the real appearance of various diseases. * Coverage of complementary and alternative medicine alerts you to the clinical implications of these increasingly popular modalities. * An appendix on examination of the Spanish-speaking patient provides translations for commonly used medical phrases and questions is available on www.studentconsult.com

* Over 3 hours of video on DVD demonstrate the complete physical exam of an adult male patient, the breast and pelvic exam of an adult female patient, and the examination of pediatric and geriatric patients. * Student Consult access lets you reference the complete contents of the book online, anywhere you go ... perform quick searches ... and add your own notes and bookmarks. * A new chapter on the focused physical exam prepares you for the USMLE Step 2 CS and OSCEs.