Mosby's Expert Physical Exam Handbook - E-Book: Rapid Inpatient and Outpatient Assessments

With the most up-to-date information on assessment techniques, normal and abnormal findings, and the assessment of patients with specific diseases and disorders, Mosby's Expert Physical Exam Handbook: Rapid Inpatient and Outpatient Assessments, 3rd Edition is an essential resource for the medical-surgical setting. Detailed instructions and tips help you effectively apply your physical examination skills. From basic examination techniques to step-by-step guides for examining each body region and system, this handbook has everything you need to perform quick and thorough physical examinations. UNIQUE! Action Stats identify immediate actions for critical situations and explain what to do for a patient with a potentially life-threatening condition.UNIQUE! Disorder Close-Ups enable you to identify abnormalities and determine when further analysis or treatment is needed. Normal Findings summarize characteristic findings and acceptable variations based on age, sex, and condition of the patient. UNIQUE! Interpreting Abnormal Findings helps you analyze irregular findings and determine their causes. A chapter on documentation highlights key information to record during the initial assessment, with guidelines for documenting findings for over 20 selected conditions. Examination Tips save you time with practical advice on how to examine patients more efficiently. Lifespan Considerations provide guidelines for assessing patients of all ages to help you individualize exams. Cultural Considerations include valuable information on variations in findings and transcultural considerations for the increasingly multicultural population. Anatomy Reviews with detailed anatomical illustrations refresh your knowledge of anatomy for more accurate physical examinations. A chapter covering health history, equipment, examination techniques, and procedures provides a solid foundation for learning to conduct more effective exams. UNIQUE! The easy-to-follow, step-by-step format covers all aspects of physical examination – inspection, palpation, percussion, and auscultation – promoting an efficient and logical approach to physical exams. Interview questions and guidelines help you hone your interviewing skills to focus your physical assessments. How-to tips on individualizing the physical exam for patients with handicaps, pain, and serious illnesses enable you to effectively and accurately assess patients with special situations. UNIQUE! Expert Exam Checklists available in the book and on the companion Evolve website provide handy reminders for assessing each body region. Thoroughly updated content reflects the latest research findings and evidence-based practice for techniques, normal and abnormal findings, and more. More illustrations and photographs than ever before clearly show normal anatomy, as well as normal and abnormal assessment findings. Dual-function table of contents, with body systems cross-referencing in addition to a body regions organization, helps you quickly find the information you need. Spanish/English assessment terms enable you to accurately communicate with Spanish-speaking patients. With the most up-to-date information on assessment techniques, normal and abnormal findings, and the assessment of patients with specific diseases and disorders, Mosby’s Expert Physical Exam Handbook: Rapid Inpatient and Outpatient Assessments, 3rd Edition is an essential resource for the medical-surgical setting. Detailed instructions and tips help you effectively apply your physical examination skills. From basic examination techniques to step-by-step guides for examining each body region and system, this handbook has everything you need to perform quick and thorough physical examinations.

• UNIQUE! Action Stats identify immediate actions for critical situations and explain what to do for a patient with a potentially life-threatening condition.UNIQUE! Disorder Close-Ups enable you to identify abnormalities and determine when further analysis or treatment is needed.
• Normal Findings summarize characteristic findings and acceptable variations based on age, sex, and condition of the patient.
• UNIQUE! Interpreting Abnormal Findings helps you analyze irregular findings and determine their causes.
• A chapter on documentation highlights key information to record during the initial assessment, with guidelines for documenting findings for over 20 selected conditions.
• Examination Tips save you time with practical advice on how to examine patients more efficiently.
• Lifespan Considerations provide guidelines for assessing patients of all ages to help you individualize exams.
• Cultural Considerations include valuable information on variations in findings and transcultural considerations for the increasingly multicultural population.
• Anatomy Reviews with detailed anatomical illustrations refresh your knowledge of anatomy for more accurate physical examinations.
• A chapter covering health history, equipment, examination techniques, and procedures provides a solid foundation for learning to conduct more effective exams.
• UNIQUE! The easy-to-follow, step-by-step format covers all aspects of physical examination – inspection, palpation, percussion, and auscultation – promoting an efficient and logical approach to physical exams.
• Interview questions and guidelines help you hone your interviewing skills to focus your physical assessments.
• How-to tips on individualizing the physical exam for patients with handicaps, pain, and serious illnesses enable you to effectively and accurately assess patients with special situations.

• UNIQUE! Expert Exam Checklists available in the book and on the companion Evolve website provide handy reminders for assessing each body region.
• Thoroughly updated content reflects the latest research findings and evidence-based practice for techniques, normal and abnormal findings, and more.
• More illustrations and photographs than ever before clearly show normal anatomy, as well as normal and abnormal assessment findings.
• Dual-function table of contents, with body systems cross-referencing in addition to a body regions organization, helps you quickly find the information you need.
• Spanish/English assessment terms enable you to accurately communicate with Spanish-speaking patients.

Front Cover......Page 1 Mosby's Expert Physical Exam Handbook: Rapid Inpatient and Outpatient Assessments......Page 4 Copyright Page......Page 5 REVIEWERS......Page 7 PREFACE......Page 8 CONTENTS......Page 10 CHAPTER 1. HEALTH HISTORY AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION REVIEW......Page 12 OBTAINING THE HEALTH HISTORY: A SYSTEMATIC APPROACH......Page 13 PHYSICAL EXAMINATION TECHNIQUES......Page 25 USING PHYSICAL EXAMINATION EQUIPMENT CORRECTLY......Page 29 SERIOUSLY ILL PATIENTS......Page 32 ANXIOUS PATIENTS......Page 34 WITHDRAWN PATIENTS......Page 35 OVERLY TALKATIVE PATIENTS......Page 36 HOSTILE PATIENTS......Page 37 COGNITIVELY IMPAIRED PATIENTS......Page 39 HEARING-IMPAIRED PATIENTS......Page 41 OLDER ADULTS......Page 42 OBESE PATIENTS......Page 44 PREGNANT PATIENTS......Page 45 ASSESSING GENERAL PRESENTATION......Page 48 EVALUATING BODY BUILD AND POSTURE......Page 57 ASSESSING BODY MOVEMENTS AND GAIT......Page 59 ASSESSING BALANCE, COORDINATION, AND POSITION SENSE......Page 62 ASSESSING LEVEL OF CONSCIOUSNESS......Page 65 ASSESSING SKIN, HAIR, AND NAILS......Page 66 EVALUATING NUTRITIONAL STATUS......Page 75 CHAPTER 4. EXAMINING THE HEAD AND NECK......Page 77 EXAMINATION STEPS AND FINDINGS......Page 83 EXPLORING CHIEF COMPLAINTS......Page 101 EYE EXAMINATION STEPS AND FINDINGS......Page 111 EXPLORING EYE COMPLAINTS......Page 124 EAR EXAMINATION STEPS AND FINDINGS......Page 131 EXPLORING EAR COMPLAINTS......Page 136 CHAPTER 6. EXAMINING THE CHEST AND BACK......Page 142 EXAMINATION STEPS AND FINDINGS......Page 145 EXPLORING CHIEF COMPLAINTS......Page 182 CHAPTER 7. EXAMINING THE UPPER EXTREMITIES......Page 207 EXAMINATION STEPS AND FINDINGS......Page 209 EXPLORING CHIEF COMPLAINTS......Page 223 CHAPTER 8. EXAMINING THE ABDOMINAL REGION......Page 236 EXAMINATION STEPS AND FINDINGS......Page 242 EXPLORING CHIEF COMPLAINTS......Page 256 CHAPTER 9. EXAMINING THE LOWER EXTREMITIES......Page 285 EXAMINATION STEPS AND FINDINGS......Page 288 EXPLORING CHIEF COMPLAINTS......Page 302 FIRST THINGS FIRST......Page 316 PERFORMING AN EXPERT RAPID EXAMINATION......Page 317 KNOWING WHEN TO SHIFT GEARS......Page 324 CHAPTER 11. DOCUMENTING YOUR FINDINGS ACCURATELY......Page 325 DOCUMENTING PRIORITY HEALTH PROBLEMS......Page 328 A ......Page 366 B......Page 369 C......Page 370 D......Page 372 E......Page 373 G......Page 375 H......Page 376 I ......Page 378 K ......Page 379 L......Page 380 M......Page 381 N......Page 382 P......Page 383 R ......Page 387 S......Page 388 T......Page 389 U......Page 390 W......Page 391 Z ......Page 392 ENGLISH-SPANISH TRANSLATIONS......Page 393 "Perform an expert physical exam in less time? With its focus on both the inpatient hospital and the outpatient office settings, this edition helps you perform rapid and thorough examinations of any patient you might encounter in the medical-surgical setting."--Jacket Offers information on assessment techniques, normal and abnormal findings, and the assessment of patients with specific diseases and disorders. This book presents basic examination techniques and step-by-step guides for examining each body region and system.