Mosby's Guide to Physical Examination is a comprehensive textbook of physical examination, history-taking, and health assessment with a unique emphasis on differential diagnosis and variations across the lifespan. The book conveys a uniquely compassionate, patient-centered approach to physical examination with a strong evidence-based foundation.
- Clinical Pearls boxes give brief clinical insights with expert tips on techniques, findings, and patient teaching.
- Mnemonic boxes deliver engaging auditory, visual, and other memory cues to help you remember series of assessment or exam steps.
- Physical Variations boxes detail multicultural considerations for assessing patients from diverse ethnic and cultural groups.
- Staying Well boxes describe holistic approaches to health promotion and patient teaching.
- Risk Factors boxes highlight modifiable and nonmodifiable risk factors for a variety of conditions.
- Differential Diagnosis boxes give comparisons of expected findings for similar conditions and explain how disease presentations vary.
- Physical Examination boxes provide current data on the most effective techniques for delivering quality patient care.
- Functional Assessment boxes focus on the patient's functional abilities and present a holistic approach to patient care.
- Downloadable text and PDA summaries allow for quick review of the key steps in each system exam.
- Dynamic learning exercises on the companion website test your knowledge and provide instant feedback on your progress.
- Updates throughout reflect the latest research findings and evidence-based practice for techniques, normal and abnormal findings, genetics, and assessment.
- 60 video clips demonstrate exam techniques for each system and are downloadable for use on Video iPod devices.
- 25 new anatomy and physiology animations provide narrated explanations of processes beneath the skin.
- New audio chapter summaries, downloadable for use on MP3 players, offer a convenient way to review key content on the go.
- New 3-column tables featuring Pathophysiology, Subjective Data, and Objective Data provide an illustrated reference that allows for quick and accurate comparisons.
- 75 new illustrations and dozens of new photos of normal and abnormal findings help to clarify anatomic concepts and exam techniques.
Chapter 1: The History and Interviewing Process
Chapter 2: Cultural Awareness
Chapter 3: Examination Techniques and Equipment
Chapter 4: Mental Status
Chapter 5: Growth and Measurement
Chapter 6: Nutrition
Chapter 7: Assessment of Pain
Chapter 8: Skin, Hair, and Nails
Chapter 9: Lymphatic System
Chapter 10: Head and Neck
Chapter 11: Eyes
Chapter 12: Ears, Nose, and Throat
Chapter 13: Chest and Lungs
Chapter 14: Heart
Chapter 15: Blood Vessels
Chapter 16: Breasts and Axillae
Chapter 17: Abdomen
Chapter 18: Female Genitalia
Chapter 19: Male Genitalia
Chapter 20: Anus, Rectum, and Prostate
Chapter 21: Musculoskeletal System
Chapter 22: Neurologic System
Chapter 23: Sports Participation Evaluation
Chapter 24: Putting It All Together
Chapter 25: Taking the Next Steps: Critical Thinking
Chapter 26: Recording Information
Chapter 27: Emergency or Life-Threatening Situations
Appendix A: Growth Charts
- Preterm infant growth chart
-Boy - birth to 36 months
-Girl - birth to 36 months
-Boys - 2 to 20 years
-Girls - 2 to 20 years
Appendix B:
-Tables B-1 and B-2: Weight and Length Conversion Charts
-Table B-3: Body Mass Index (BMI)
Appendix C: Denver II Development Tool
Appendix D: Temperature Conversion Chart
