A Practical Guide to Health Assessment
2nd Edition
Published on 7. March 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
540 pages
978-0-7216-8989-0 (ISBN)
Description
This step-by-step, illustrated guide shows readers how to take a health history, perform a physical examination, and distinguish normal from abnormal findings. Chapters are arranged by body system, and each begins with a brief, but concise summary of that system's anatomy.
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Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Health Sciences
Target group
College/higher education
Practising and Student Nurses
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
Illustd
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Weight
355 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7216-8989-0 (9780721689890)
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Previous edition
Marilyn Shelley Leasia | Frances Donovan Monahan | Marilyn Shelley Leasua
A Practical Guide to Health Assessment
Book
04/1997
Saunders
€27.18
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Content
The Health History . The Physical Examination . The General Survey . Nutritional Assessment . Mental Status Assessment . Skin, Hair, and Nails . Head . Eye . Ear . Nose and Sinuses . Mouth and Throat . Neck . Breasts and Axillae . Chest and Lungs . Heart . Peripheral Vascular System . Abdomen . Female Genitalia (Genitourinary System) . Male Genitalia (Genitourinary System) . Anus, Rectum, and Prostate . Musculoskeletal System . Nervous System . Recommended Immunization for Children and Adults in US . Standard Precautions . Signs of Abuse . Height and Weight Tables . Daily Requirements of Basic Food Groups . Normal Laboratory Values . Bibliography . Index