Jarvis, Carolyn.

Physical examination & health assessment / Physical examination and health assessment Carolyn Jarvis - 5th edition. - St. Louis, Mo. : Saunders/Elsevier, c2008. - vi, 330 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Contents;

Unit 1: Assessment of the whole person
1. Critical thinking in health assessment
2. Developmental tasks and health promotion across the life cycle
3. Cultural competence: Cultural care
4. The interview
etc.

Unit 2: Approach to the clinical setting
8. Assessment techniques and the clinical setting
9. General survey, measurement and vital signs
10. Pain assessment: the fifth vital sign
11. Nutritional assessment

Unit 3: Physical examination
12. Skin, hair and nails
13. Head, face and neck, including regional lymphatics
14. Eyes
15. Ears
16. Nose, mouth and throat
17. Breasts and regional lymphatics
18. Thorax and lungs
19. heart and neck vessels
20. Peripheral vascular system and lymphatic system
etc.

Unit 4: Integration of the health assessment
27. The complete health assessment: Putting it all altogether
28. Reassessment of the hospitalized adult
29. The pregnant female
30. Functional assessment of the older adult




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Physical diagnosis.
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