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Essential Health Assessment (2nd Edition) - eBook

Essential Health Assessment (2nd Edition) – eBook

eBook Details

  • Author: Janice Thompson
  • File Size: 76 MB, 85 MB
  • Format: ePub (original), PDF (converted)
  • Length: 714 pages
  • Publisher: F.A. Davis Company; Second edition
  • Publication Date: ‎February 2, 2022
  • Language: ‎English
  • ISBN-10: 171964232X, 1719647003
  • ISBN-13: 9781719642323, 9781719647007

Original price was: $65.95.Current price is: $18.00.

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About The Author

Janice J. Thompson

Janice J. Thompson

Dr. Janice Thompson earned a doctorate in nutrition and exercise physiology at Arizona State University. She is currently Professor of Public Health Nutrition and Exercise at the University of Birmingham, UK. Her research focuses on designing and assessing the impact of physical activity and nutrition interventions to reduce the risks for cardiovascular disease, obesity, and type 2 diabetes in high-risk populations. She also teaches nutrition and research methods courses and mentors graduate research students.

Janice is a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), a member of the American Society for Nutrition (ASN), the British Association of Sport and Exercise Science (BASES), and the Nutrition Society and a member of the Scientific Committee of the European College of Sports Science. She won an undergraduate teaching award while at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte, a Community Engagement Award while at the University of Bristol, and the ACSM Citation Award for her contributions to education, research and service to the Exercise Sciences.

In addition to The Science of Nutrition, Janice coauthored the Pearson textbooks Nutrition: An Applied Approach and Nutrition for Life with Melinda Manore. Professor Thompson loves yoga, hiking, traveling, and cooking delicious food. She likes almost every vegetable except fennel and believes chocolate should be listed as a food group.

Essential Health Assessment 2nd Edition is a hands-on, practical method, centered around what is typical to recognize what is not. This resource provides you with all the how-tos, what-tos, when-tos, and why-tos necessary for mastering content in a clear, well-structured, and illustrative format that simplifies both learning now and referencing later.

Initially, it emphasizes the standard and typical variations among adults, children, the elderly, and pregnant individuals commonly encountered in practice. When results deviate from these norms, you will be equipped to spot them as abnormal. Furthermore, the assessment is organized in a straightforward and systematic manner, ensuring that you follow the same steps each time, which minimizes the risk of overlooking important details.

A code included in new printed textbooks grants access to online resources at FADavis, which features Advanced Assessment Techniques, an Audio Library with examples of auscultation and percussion sounds, Case Studies with real situations, and Performance Checklists that outline each technique’s steps.

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