Professional Guide to Assessment.

Assessment -- Contents -- Contributors and consultants -- Foreword -- Health history -- Fundamental physical assessment techniques -- Mental health assessment -- Nutrition -- Integumentary system -- Eyes -- Ears, nose,and throat -- Respiratory system -- Cardiovascular system -- Breasts and axillae -- Gastrointestinal system -- Endocrine system -- Hematologic and immune systems -- Female genitourinary system -- Male genitourinary system -- Musculoskeletal system -- Neurologic system -- Assessing the pregnant patient -- Assessing the neonate -- Appendices -- Quick-reference guide to laboratory test results -- Quick guide to head-to-toe assessment -- Normal laboratory value changes in elderly patients -- Resources for professionals, patients, and caregivers -- Selected references -- Color photo credits -- Index.

Continuing the tradition of comprehensive coverage found in other titles of the Professional Guide Series, Professional Guide to Assessment provides in-depth, detailed, essential how-to information about patient assessment for all health professionals. This complete, yet concise reference uses a structured, organized approach to assessment, highlighting basic as well as more advanced techniques in an easy-to-use, highly visual format appropriate for any health care professional, regardless of the practice setting. An 8-page full-color insert highlights cardiac and respiratory assessment techniques and landmarks and abnormal dermatologic findings. The appendices succinctly cover a head-to-toe assessment, a guide to laboratory test results, laboratory value changes in elderly patients, and resources for professionals, patients, and caregivers.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.