Physical Examination and Health AssessmentThis comprehensive, easy-to-read, full-color textbook is a standard in physical assessment that features a holistic approach and a strong nursing perspective. Step-by-step guidelines demonstrate the skills necessary to take a complete health history and perform a thorough physical examination on clients of all ages and cultural backgrounds, as well as pregnant women. This edition includes over 240 new full-color photographs and illustrations depicting a wide range of conditions. It also contains a new chapter on the pregnant female. Video Critical Thinking Questions in each body system chapter correspond with the Saunders Physical Examination and Health Assessment Series. Nursing diagnoses are separated into Risk and Wellness categories. This edition also includes updated appendices on the 1999 Recommended Childhood Immunization Schedule for the U.S. and the CDC Standard Precautions and Transmission-Based Precautions. (Includes a CD ROM with case studies and a FREE SIMON website at: www.harcourthealth.com/SIMON/Jarvis/) |
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... lateral edge of the scapula , deep in the posterior axillary fold 4. Lateral - along the humerus , inside the upper arm From the central axillary nodes , drainage flows up to the infraclavicular and supraclavicular nodes . A smaller ...
... lateral edge of the scapula , deep in the posterior axillary fold 4. Lateral - along the humerus , inside the upper arm From the central axillary nodes , drainage flows up to the infraclavicular and supraclavicular nodes . A smaller ...
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Carolyn Jarvis. Lateral . Laterally , lung tissue extends from the apex of the axilla down to the seventh or eighth rib . The right upper lobe extends from the apex of the axilla down to the horizontal fissure at the fifth rib ( Fig . 16 ...
Carolyn Jarvis. Lateral . Laterally , lung tissue extends from the apex of the axilla down to the seventh or eighth rib . The right upper lobe extends from the apex of the axilla down to the horizontal fissure at the fifth rib ( Fig . 16 ...
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... Lateral epicondyle of femur Anterior cruciate ligament ( joint opened to show detail ) Lateral meniscus Lateral condyle of tibia Lateral collateral ligament Fibula LANDMARKS OF THE KNEE JOINT superior iliac spine and the ischial ...
... Lateral epicondyle of femur Anterior cruciate ligament ( joint opened to show detail ) Lateral meniscus Lateral condyle of tibia Lateral collateral ligament Fibula LANDMARKS OF THE KNEE JOINT superior iliac spine and the ischial ...
Contents
Assessment of the Whole Person 1 CHAPTER NINETEEN | 3 |
Physical Examination | 163 |
Assessment for Health and Illness 3 CHAPTER TWENTY | 625 |
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