Books for Prep

• Mosby's Guide to Physical Examination
• Advanced Health Assessment & Clinical Diagnosis in Primary Care
• Pathophysiology: The Biologic Basis for Disease in Adults And Children Fifth Edition
• Health Assessment Online for Mosby's Guide to Physical Examination (User Guide, Access Code, and Textbook Package)
• Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association
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• Each chapter begins with a concise, clearly identified Equipment List
• Core Examination content in each chapter is presented in a unique, easy-to-follow, color-coded table
• Each clinical chapter includes Aids to Differential Diagnosis - a handy two-column table summarizing abnormalities and describing them
• Each clinical chapter continues with a Pediatric Variations table, also coded in three colors for easy reference
• A Sample Documentation section concludes each chapter to provide a straightforward example of good documentation practice
• A Quick Reference to Special Histories appendix provides important tools such as the CAGE questionnaire, the TACE questionnaire, the RAFFT Questionnaire, and more
• Pages for Clinical and Reference Notes are interspersed throughout the book for personal clinical note-taking

• All examination photos have been reshot and replaced, giving the handbook a more up-to-date and approachable feel
• Staying Well boxes are now supplied, providing important tips for patient teaching
• What Drugs May Do chart outlines physical findings and the commonly used drugs that can cause them, and is found on the inside back cover for quick reference
• The appendix entitled Quick Reference to Special Histories now includes the updated adolescent HEADSSS questionnaire

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