Take the next step in health assessment by building your skills in diagnostic and clinical reasoning! Advanced Health Assessment & Clinical Diagnosis in Primary Care, 7th Edition goes beyond the basic physical examination to help you learn to accurately evaluate common conditions. Organized by patient symptoms or complaints, the book follows a systematic approach beginning with a chief concern rather than a specific diagnosis or disease entity, then guides you step-by-step through a diagnostic reasoning process to lead to a clinical diagnosis. This edition includes new chapters on veterans’ health and on contemporary approaches in primary care settings, as well as updated content on issues such as race, ethnicity, and gender identity. Written by a team of advanced practitioners led by Joyce E. Dains, this AJN award-winning text helps you learn to think like an expert clinician.
1. Introduction - p. Page ix 2. Contents - p. Page x 3. List of Illustrations - p. Page xi 4. List of Tables - p. Page xii 5. CHAPTER 1 : Clinical reasoning, evidence-based practice, and symptom analysis - p. Page xii 6. CHAPTER 2 : Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines - p. Page 5 7. CHAPTER 3 : Contemporary approaches in primary care settings - p. Page 10 8. CHAPTER 4 : Abdominal pain - p. Page 17 9. CHAPTER 5 : Affective changes - p. Page 38 10. CHAPTER 6 : Amenorrhea - p. Page 56 11. CHAPTER 7 : Breast lumps and nipple discharge - p. Page 75 12. CHAPTER 8 : Breast pain - p. Page 89 13. CHAPTER 9 : Chest pain - p. Page 98 14. CHAPTER 10 : Confusion in older adults - p. Page 115 15. CHAPTER 11 : Constipation - p. Page 131 16. CHAPTER 12 : Cough - p. Page 143 17. CHAPTER 13 : Diarrhea - p. Page 160 18. CHAPTER 14 : Dizziness - p. Page 180 19. CHAPTER 15 : Dyspnea - p. Page 194 20. CHAPTER 16 : Earache - p. Page 212 21. CHAPTER 17 : Fatigue - p. Page 224 22. CHAPTER 18 : Fever - p. Page 235 23. CHAPTER 19 : Genitourinary problems in patients with a penis or prostate gland - p. Page 251 24. CHAPTER 20 : Headache - p. Page 266 25. CHAPTER 21 : Heartburn and indigestion - p. Page 283 26. CHAPTER 22 : Hoarseness - p. Page 295 27. CHAPTER 23 : Limb pain: Lower extremity - p. Page 308 28. CHAPTER 24 : Limb pain: Upper extremity - p. Page 329 29. CHAPTER 25 : Low back pain - p. Page 347 30. CHAPTER 26 : Nasal symptoms and sinus congestion - p. Page 365 31. CHAPTER 27 : Palpitations - p. Page 377 32. CHAPTER 28 : Penile discharge - p. Page 387 33. CHAPTER 29 : Rashes and skin lesions - p. Page 395 34. CHAPTER 30 : Rectal pain, itching, and bleeding - p. Page 414 35. CHAPTER 31 : Red eye - p. Page 433 36. CHAPTER 32 : Scrotal pain and masses - p. Page 446 37. CHAPTER 33 : Sleep problems - p. Page 456 38. CHAPTER 34 : Sore throat - p. Page 470 39. CHAPTER 35 : Syncope - p. Page 481 40. CHAPTER 36 : Urinary incontinence - p. Page 490 41. CHAPTER 37 : Urinary problems in patients with a vagina and associated anatomical structures - p. Page 502 42. CHAPTER 38 : Vaginal bleeding - p. Page 513 43. CHAPTER 39 : Vaginal discharge and itching - p. Page 530 44. CHAPTER 40 : Vision loss - p. Page 546 45. CHAPTER 41 : Unintentional weight loss or gain - p. Page 560 46. CHAPTER 42 : Care of transgender and gender-diverse patients - p. Page 575 47. CHAPTER 43 : Veterans’ health - p. Page 586 48. CHAPTER 44 : Abdominal x-ray - p. Page 598 49. CHAPTER 45 : Chest x-ray - p. Page 607 50. GENERIC-TITLE - p. Page 618 51. GENERIC-TITLE - p. Page 618 52. Inside Back Cover - p. Page 618
Take the next step in health assessment by building your skills in diagnostic and clinical reasoning! Advanced Health Assessment & Clinical Diagnosis in Primary Care, 7th Edition goes beyond the basic physical examination to help you learn to accurately evaluate common conditions. Organized by patient symptoms or complaints, the book follows a systematic approach beginning with a chief concern rather than a specific diagnosis or disease entity, then guides you step-by-step through a diagnostic reasoning process to lead to a clinical diagnosis. This edition includes new chapters on veterans’ health and on contemporary approaches in primary care settings, as well as updated content on issues such as race, ethnicity, and gender identity. Written by a team of advanced practitioners led by Joyce E. Dains, this AJN award-winning text helps you learn to think like an expert clinician.
1. Introduction - p. Page ix 2. Contents - p. Page x 3. List of Illustrations - p. Page xi 4. List of Tables - p. Page xii 5. CHAPTER 1 : Clinical reasoning, evidence-based practice, and symptom analysis - p. Page xii 6. CHAPTER 2 : Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines - p. Page 5 7. CHAPTER 3 : Contemporary approaches in primary care settings - p. Page 10 8. CHAPTER 4 : Abdominal pain - p. Page 17 9. CHAPTER 5 : Affective changes - p. Page 38 10. CHAPTER 6 : Amenorrhea - p. Page 56 11. CHAPTER 7 : Breast lumps and nipple discharge - p. Page 75 12. CHAPTER 8 : Breast pain - p. Page 89 13. CHAPTER 9 : Chest pain - p. Page 98 14. CHAPTER 10 : Confusion in older adults - p. Page 115 15. CHAPTER 11 : Constipation - p. Page 131 16. CHAPTER 12 : Cough - p. Page 143 17. CHAPTER 13 : Diarrhea - p. Page 160 18. CHAPTER 14 : Dizziness - p. Page 180 19. CHAPTER 15 : Dyspnea - p. Page 194 20. CHAPTER 16 : Earache - p. Page 212 21. CHAPTER 17 : Fatigue - p. Page 224 22. CHAPTER 18 : Fever - p. Page 235 23. CHAPTER 19 : Genitourinary problems in patients with a penis or prostate gland - p. Page 251 24. CHAPTER 20 : Headache - p. Page 266 25. CHAPTER 21 : Heartburn and indigestion - p. Page 283 26. CHAPTER 22 : Hoarseness - p. Page 295 27. CHAPTER 23 : Limb pain: Lower extremity - p. Page 308 28. CHAPTER 24 : Limb pain: Upper extremity - p. Page 329 29. CHAPTER 25 : Low back pain - p. Page 347 30. CHAPTER 26 : Nasal symptoms and sinus congestion - p. Page 365 31. CHAPTER 27 : Palpitations - p. Page 377 32. CHAPTER 28 : Penile discharge - p. Page 387 33. CHAPTER 29 : Rashes and skin lesions - p. Page 395 34. CHAPTER 30 : Rectal pain, itching, and bleeding - p. Page 414 35. CHAPTER 31 : Red eye - p. Page 433 36. CHAPTER 32 : Scrotal pain and masses - p. Page 446 37. CHAPTER 33 : Sleep problems - p. Page 456 38. CHAPTER 34 : Sore throat - p. Page 470 39. CHAPTER 35 : Syncope - p. Page 481 40. CHAPTER 36 : Urinary incontinence - p. Page 490 41. CHAPTER 37 : Urinary problems in patients with a vagina and associated anatomical structures - p. Page 502 42. CHAPTER 38 : Vaginal bleeding - p. Page 513 43. CHAPTER 39 : Vaginal discharge and itching - p. Page 530 44. CHAPTER 40 : Vision loss - p. Page 546 45. CHAPTER 41 : Unintentional weight loss or gain - p. Page 560 46. CHAPTER 42 : Care of transgender and gender-diverse patients - p. Page 575 47. CHAPTER 43 : Veterans’ health - p. Page 586 48. CHAPTER 44 : Abdominal x-ray - p. Page 598 49. CHAPTER 45 : Chest x-ray - p. Page 607 50. GENERIC-TITLE - p. Page 618 51. GENERIC-TITLE - p. Page 618 52. Inside Back Cover - p. Page 618
