Advanced Health Assessment & Clinical Diagnosis in Primary Care

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

Designed for advanced practice nursing students and novice clinicians, Advanced Health Assessment & Clinical Diagnosis in Primary Care, 3rd Edition is a practical resource that takes the readers to the "next step" of health assessment, beyond basic history and physical examination and into the diagnostic reasoning process. Accessible and concise, it focuses on the physical examination centering on a specific chief complaint rather than a diagnosis of a disease entity. Each chapter is organized in five major Diagnostic Focused History; Key Questions; Diagnostic Focused Physical Examination; Laboratory and Diagnostic Studies; and Differential Diagnosis. The primary care provider who masters the differential diagnoses in this text will be able to accurately diagnose the majority of patients seen in practice today!

Genres: Nursing, Medical, Medicine

576 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1998

Reviews

[Kimberly]

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]

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