Pocket companion for physical examination & health assessment /

Jarvis, Carolyn.

Pocket companion for physical examination & health assessment / Pocket companion for physical examination and health assessment Carolyn Jarvis ; original illustrations by Pat Thomas ; assessment photographs by Kevin Strandberg. - 6th edition - St. Louis, Mo. : Elsevier/Saunders, c2012. - vi, 291 p. : col. ill. ; 21 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

1. The Interview and the Health History
2. Mental Status
3. Assessment Techniques and the Clinical Setting
4. The General Survey, Measurement, Vital Signs, and Pain Assessment
5. Skin, Hair, and Nails
6. Head, Face, and Neck, Including Regional Lymphatics
7. Eyes
8. Ears
9. Nose, Mouth, and Throat
10. Breasts and Axillae, Including Regional Lymphatics
11. Thorax and Lungs
12. Heart and Neck Vessels
13. Peripheral Vascular System and Lymphatics
14. Abdomen
15. Musculoskeletal System
16. Neurologic System
17. Male Genitourinary System
18. Female Genitourinary System
19. Anus, Rectum, and Prostate
20. Integration of the Complete Physical Examination
21. Bedside Assessment of the Hospitalized Patient NEW!

9781437714425 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1437714420 (pbk. : alk. paper)


Medical history taking--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Nursing assessment--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Physical Examination--methods--Handbooks.
Physical Examination--methods--Nurses' Instruction.
Medical History Taking--Handbooks.
Medical History Taking--Nurses' Instruction.
Nursing Assessment--Handbooks.
Nursing Assessment--Nurses' Instruction.

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