Full Description
"Advanced Health Assessment and Clinical Diagnosis in Primary Care, 2/e" is designed for beginning advanced practice students and/or novice clinicians who will be using history and physical examination skills in the clinical setting. Its purpose is to take the reader to the next step of health assessment, beyond basic history and physical examination and into a diagnostic reasoning process. It picks up where books like Seidel: "Mosby's Guide to Physical Examination" end. The text focuses the physical examination around a specific chief complaint rather than a diagnosis or disease entity. The primary care provider who masters the differential diagnosis in this text will be able to accurately diagnose the majority of patients seen in practice today. Each chapter is organized in five major areas. They are: Diagnostic Reasoning; Focused History; Key Questions; Focused Physical Examination; Laboratory and Diagnostic Studies; and Differential Diagnosis.
Contents
Introduction Clinical Reasoning and Differential Diagnosis 1. Common Problems of the Head, Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat 2. Earache 3. Sore throat 4. Nasal symptoms and sinus congestion 5. Hoarseness, 6. Red eye 7. Vision loss NEW Common Problems of the Skin 8. Rashes and skin lesions Common Problems of the Cardiovascular 9. Chest pain 10. Syncope NEW Common Problems of the Respiratory Systems, 11. Dyspnea 12. Cough Common Problems of the Abdomen and Gastrointestinal System, 13. Abdominal pain 14. Diarrhea 15. Constipation 16. Rectal pain, itching and bleeding Common Problems of the Genitourinary System 17. Urinary incontinence 18. Urinary problems in females and children 19. Genitourinary problems in males 20. Penile discharge Common Gynecological Problems 21. Vaginal discharge and itching 22. Vaginal bleeding 23. Amenorrhea Common Problems of the Breasts 24. Breast lumps and nipple discharge 25. Breast pain NEW Common Problems of the Musculoskeletal System 26. Limb pain (new--includes special Musculoskeletal System problems in kids) 27. Acute low back pain Common Problems of the Neurological System 28. Headache 29. Dizziness Common Problems in Mental Status 30. Confusion in older adults 31. Sleep problems NEW Common Systemic Problems 32. Fever 33. Fatigue NEW
