Advanced Health Assessment & Clinical Diagnosis in Primary Care

by Joyce E. Dains, Linda Ciofu Baumann, Pamela Scheibel

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 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 Focused History; Key Questions; Diagnostic Focused Physical Examination; Laboratory and Diagnostic Studies; and Differential Diagnosis.

Genres: Nursing, Medical, Medicine

528 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1998

Reviews

[Kimberly · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was the most helpful book that I used all semester and will continue to use in the future. It's so logical and laid out so simply--definitely recommended!

[Urwah.wahab]

Just i want read this book

[Travis Callender · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent review of common symptoms with focus on diagnostic exams and differential diagnosis.
Would be great to read repeatedly.