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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 616
EAN: 9780323044288
Edition: 3
ISBN: 032304428X
Label: Mosby
Manufacturer: Mosby
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 576
Publication Date: January 30, 2007
Publisher: Mosby
Studio: Mosby



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Product Description:
Designed for advanced practice nursing students and novice clinicians, Advanced Health Assessment & Clinical Diagnosis in Primary Care, 3rd Edition is a practical resource that takes the readers to the "next step" of health assessment, beyond basic history and physical examination and into the diagnostic reasoning process. Accessible and concise, it focuses on the physical examination centering on a specific chief complaint rather than a diagnosis of a disease entity. Each chapter is organized in five major areas: Diagnostic Reasoning: Focused History; Key Questions; Diagnostic Reasoning: Focused Physical Examination; Laboratory and Diagnostic Studies; and Differential Diagnosis. The primary care provider who masters the differential diagnoses in this text will be able to accurately diagnose the majority of patients seen in practice today!

  • Emphasizes a symptom- or problem-based approach to diagnosis.
  • Focuses on the use of history and physical examination to engage the process of clinical diagnosis.
  • Highlights Key Questions to ask the patient, followed by an explanation of what the patient's responses may signify, to guide the practitioner toward an accurate assessment and focus on a precise diagnosis.
  • Includes Diagnostic Reasoning: Focused Physical Examination content in each section to instruct the practitioner in what physical examination components to perform, assisting in the diagnostic process.
  • Features Laboratory and Diagnostic Studies content in each section to provide an outline of what laboratory or diagnostic tests would be appropriate for the chief complaint and/or suspected diagnosis.
  • Differential Diagnosis tables at the end of each chapter provide a comprehensive overview of previously discussed differential diagnosis content, offering the practitioner an at-a-glance summary of possible diagnoses.
  • Includes integrated content on children, providing the practitioner with important information on how symptoms and diagnoses can vary in this population group.


  • Mood, Behavior Changes, and Psychosocial Concerns chapter considers commonly encountered psychological conditions and psychosocial concerns, and provides an approach to elicit more information, determine suicidal risk, and evaluate for a diagnosable psychological disorder.
  • The Chest Film chapter offers a guided approach to reading and interpreting chest x-rays.




Customer Reviews
Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - great book for NP students
I found this book to be very helpful. Based on symptoms instead of disease, which was easier to understand and help formulate differential diagnoses in clinical practice.


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Advanced Health Assessment in Primary Care
I think this book is great! It focuses on common symptom complaints in primary care and differential diagnosis. I am a FNP student about to graduate in 8 months and find this book to be very informative and worth every penny. I plan on suggesting this book to be required for the program.


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Adv Health Assessment
Recieved this book in adequate time and it is a good book for learning. Thanks


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Comparison to 2nd edition
Nice book. I have the 2nd edition and compared it with the newer edition. The 3rd edition is much the same as the 2nd but with 2 additional chapters--one on "Mood Changes, Behavior Changes..." and then one on clinical CXR (chest x-rays). Helpful book for students.


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - easy to read and helpful
great book for health care providers just starting out or for students like myself. It's well- organized and concise. Worth the price.






 






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