Physical examination & health assessment. / Carolyn Jarvis - 4th ed. - St Louis, Missouri: Saunders, 2004. - xvii, 910 p.: ills.;
Includes index.
Contents: Assessment of the whole person: Critical thinking in health assessment -- Developmental tasks and health promotion across the life cycle -- Transcultural considerations in assessment -- The interview -- Domestic violence assessment -- The complete health history -- Mental status assessment -- Nutritional assessment -- Approach to the clinical setting: Assessment techniques and the clinical setting -- General survey, measurement, vital signs -- Pain assessment: the fifth vital sign -- Physical examination: Skin, hair and nails -- Head and neck, including regional lymphatics, -- Eyes -- Ears -- Nose, mouth and throat -- Breasts and regional lymphatics -- Thorax and lungs -- Heart and neck vessels -- Peripheral vascular system and lymphatic system -- Abdomen -- Musculoskeletal system -- Neurologic system -- Male genitalia -- Anus, rectum and prostate -- Female genitalia --The pregnant female -- Integration of the health system: The complete health assessment: putting it all together, --
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