Mosby's Physical Examination Handbook

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Mosby, 2003 - Medical - 344 pages
A concise, pocket-sized guide to physical examination and companion to Seidel et al, Mosby's Guide to Physical Examination, 5th Edition, this beautifully illustrated, full-color clinical manual provides convenient, portable access to comprehensive guidance in physical examination.
  • Each chapter begins with a concise, clearly identified equipment list.
  • Easy-to-follow, color-coded tables summarize the core examination content in each chapter. "Examination Techniques" appear in red, "Expected Findings" appear in blue, and "Unexpected Findings" appear in green.
  • "Pediatric Variations" tables, also color coded for easy reference, highlight differences in younger patients' disease presentations.
  • "Sample Documentation" sections at the end of each chapter provide straightforward examples of good documentation practice.
  • A removable, pocket-sized quick-reference card inside the back cover presents a comprehensive at-a-glance reminder list of key elements of assessment for every body system and region. One side covers "Physical Examination-Objective Data," and the other covers "History-Subjective Data."
  • Pages for Clinical and Reference Notes are interspersed throughout the book for personal clinical note-taking.
  • Handy, two-column "Aids to Differential Diagnosis" tables summarize abnormalities and their distinguishing characteristics.
  • A separate chapter on "Blood Vessels" provides expanded coverage on examination of the vascular system
  • An appendix entitled Quick Reference to Special Histories includes the CAGE Questionnaire, the TACE Questionnaire, the RAFFT Questionnaire
  • Each chapter begins with a concise, clearly identified equipment list
  • "Pediatric Variations" tables, color coded for easy reference, highlight differences in younger patients' disease presentations
  • "Sample Documentation" sections at the end of each chapter provide straightforward examples of good documentation practice
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    Contents

    The History
    		1
    Mental Status
    		9
    Nutrition and Growth and Measurement
    		19
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    abdominal ABNORMALITY appropriate arms Ask patient Assess bilaterally blood body breast breath cause cervix characteristics chest child color Condition cranial nerve deep DESCRIPTION discharge disease enlargement Evaluate examination extension external extremities eyes feel figure FINDINGS EXPECTED finger firm flex flexion foot growth hair hand head heart hold Increased infants Inspect joint knee lateral lesions light loss lower masses Measure MICHIGAN midline months motion motor mouth move movement muscle neck nerve nodes Note object Observe pain Palpate pattern PEDIATRIC Percuss Perform Physical plantar flexion position possible posterior present pressure problem pulse quadrants reflex resistance response rotate shape shown side skin smooth soft sounds standing strength Superficial supine surface swelling symmetry symptoms TECHNIQUE tenderness Test thumb tion tongue touch UNEXPECTED upper usually vaginal wall weight

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    TitleMosby's Physical Examination Handbook
    AuthorHenry M. Seidel
    Edition3, illustrated
    PublisherMosby, 2003
    Original fromthe University of Michigan
    Digitized1 Aug 2008
    ISBN0323016790, 9780323016797
    Length344 pages
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    Medical / Diagnosis
    Medical / Nursing / Assessment & Diagnosis
    Medical / Nursing / General
      
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