Advanced Assessment 5th Edition is your essential guide in the assessment and diagnostic process.
Step by step, you’ll be able to refine and perfect your skills in conducting thorough health assessments, obtaining reliable and valid data, interpreting the results, and identifying the wide array of conditions that can be indicated by specific clinical findings to arrive at a precise differential diagnosis. You’ll have immediate access to detailed coverage of 170 various conditions and symptoms that span the entire human lifespan right at your fingertips.
This is a powerful little clinical assessment tool that is essential for any graduate nursing course, and it certainly did not disappoint! I found it especially beneficial when it came to formulating the differential diagnoses in my care plan…—Susan, Online Reviewer
I really appreciated the organization of the material in this text. It contains helpful descriptions and makes it super easy to locate information quickly. “I actually really liked this textbook for my Advanced Assessment course. The way it was structured by area or body system, and then further categorized by differential diagnosis, made it logical and effortless to skim through to find exactly what I needed—which enhanced my learning experience tremendously!”—Alexx, University Online Reviewer
- New Chapter! Differential Studies
- New & Expanded! Content in Chapter 1 on history taking-techniques and skills for special populations
- New Content! Genetic testing for pharmacologic prescriptions for psychiatric mental health conditions
- Expanded! Lab diagnostics information, as well as discussions of health disparities, cultural humility, and competency
- New! Diagnosis algorithm decision trees designed to help nurses assess and diagnose conditions such as chronic sore throat, chronic insomnia, and more
- Expanded, Revised & Updated! Thoroughly updated to reflect the art and the science of primary care practice as well as the newest evidence and changes in health care
- Prediction rules for selected disorders
- Complaint-focused approach organized by body system, including discussions of complex conditions
- Guidance on selecting diagnostic tests and interpreting those studies to help narrow down the diagnoses
- Coverage of 170 conditions and symptoms across the life span—including children, older adults, and pregnant patients.
- Quick-reference features, including red flags Ÿ assessment pearls Ÿ medications causing symptoms Ÿ and selected causes of symptoms
- Step-by-step how tos for taking a focused history, performing a physical based on presenting complaints/problems, and interpreting the findings
978-1719645935, 978-1719648318
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NOTE: This only consists of Advanced Assessment: Interpreting Findings and Formulating Differential Diagnoses, 5th Edition, in the original ePub. A converted PDF (page numbers won’t match the physical book) is also included for free. No access codes are included.
