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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Page 185
... tympanic membrane thermometer ( TMT ) is the newest development in temperature monitoring . It senses the infrared emissions of the tympanic membrane ( eardrum ) . The tympanic membrane shares the same vascular supply that perfuses the ...
... tympanic membrane thermometer ( TMT ) is the newest development in temperature monitoring . It senses the infrared emissions of the tympanic membrane ( eardrum ) . The tympanic membrane shares the same vascular supply that perfuses the ...
Page 345
... EAR LUMPS AND LESIONS ON THE EXTERNAL EAR ABNORMALITIES IN THE EAR CANAL ABNORMAL FINDINGS SEEN ON OTOSCOPY ABNORMALITIES OF THE TYMPANIC MEMBRANE TUNING FORK TESTS The ear is the sensory organ for hearing and maintain-. CHAPTER THIRTEEN.
... EAR LUMPS AND LESIONS ON THE EXTERNAL EAR ABNORMALITIES IN THE EAR CANAL ABNORMAL FINDINGS SEEN ON OTOSCOPY ABNORMALITIES OF THE TYMPANIC MEMBRANE TUNING FORK TESTS The ear is the sensory organ for hearing and maintain-. CHAPTER THIRTEEN.
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... tympanic membrane . These vibrations are carried by the middle ear ossicles to your oval window . Then the sound waves travel through your cochlea , which is coiled like a snail's shell , and are dissipated against the round window ...
... tympanic membrane . These vibrations are carried by the middle ear ossicles to your oval window . Then the sound waves travel through your cochlea , which is coiled like a snail's shell , and are dissipated against the round window ...
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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