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!
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.