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Advanced Health Assessment & Clinical Diagnosis in Primary Care - Elsevier E-Book on VitalSource (Retail Access Card)
註釋Approx. 654 pages
  • Clear, consistent diagnostic reasoning process takes you to the next step of health assessment - beyond basic history and physical examination to diagnostic reasoning and clinical diagnosis.
  • Diagnostic Reasoning: Focused History sections use "self-questions" to walk you through the thinking process involved in obtaining a pertinent, relevant, problem-specific history that will assist in differential diagnosis.
  • Diagnostic Reasoning: Focused Physical Examination sections explain how to perform more advanced diagnostic techniques and interpret the findings.
  • Key Questions guide you through assessment and toward an accurate diagnosis by listing questions to ask the patient, followed by explanations of what the patient's responses might signify.
  • Laboratory and Diagnostic Studies sections outline the types of tests that might be appropriate based on the focused history and focused physical examination.
  • Differential Diagnosis sections offer the most common diagnoses for each patient problem and summarize the history and physical examination findings, along with recommended laboratory and diagnostic studies.
  • Differential Diagnosis tables provide a quick-reference summary of possible diagnoses for each patient problem.
  • UNIQUE! Care of Transgender and Gender-Diverse (TGD) Patients chapter equips you with the necessary knowledge to properly assess and care for this underserved patient population.
  • Content on pediatrics is integrated throughout to give a true lifespan focus.
  • Information on screening for abuse and sexual assault helps you identify patients who might need additional support or intervention.
  • Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines chapter helps you to screen for common asymptomatic conditions and promote wellness.
  • Information on screening for abuse and sexual assault helps identify patients who might need additional support or intervention.
  • List of Chapters by Body System inside the front cover provides an alternate means of accessing book content.
  • Compact, convenient size makes it easy to carry this reference in a lab-coat pocket, and colored thumb tabs make it easier to find the information you need.
  • Advanced Practice Nursing (APN) content on advanced assessment serves as a perfect complement to Ball et al.: Seidel's Guide to Physical Examination and other health assessment textbooks.
  • NEW! Updated content throughout reflects the latest evidence-based approaches to clinical diagnosis and diagnostic reasoning.
  • NEW and UNIQUE! Contemporary Approaches in Primary Care Settings chapter applies public health principles to primary care in the era of COVID-19, and also includes coverage of telehealth/telemedicine, screenings, immunizations, epidemics and pandemics, health promotion, basic epidemiological terminology, and the cultural-spiritual-holistic context of primary care.
  • NEW! Updated content on race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and gender identity includes special sensitivity to healthcare inequality related to social determinants of health.
  • NEW and UNIQUE! Veterans' Health chapter covers the health concerns of veterans, such as military sexual trauma (MST) and hazardous exposures.
  • NEW and UNIQUE! Scrotal Pain and Masses chapter addresses this common problem seen in primary care settings.
  • NEW! Updated Evidence-Based Practice boxes summarize the latest scientific literature related to the diagnosis of patient problems.