TY  - BOOK
AU  - Springhouse
TI  - Professional Guide to Assessment
T2  - Professional Guide Series
SN  - 9781469885865
AV  - RC71 -- .P758 2006eb 
U1  - 616.07/5 
PY  - 2005///
CY  - Philadelphia
PB  - Wolters Kluwer Health
KW  - Diagnosis -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
KW  - Nursing assessment -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
KW  - Physical diagnosis -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
UR  - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=2032446
ER  -