Physical examination & health assessment / Carolyn Jarvis ; original illustrations by Pat Thomas ; assessment photographs by Kevin Strandberg.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Assessment of the Whole Person--Critical Thinking in Health Assessment--Developmental Tasks and Health Promotion Across the Life Cycle--Transcultural Considerations in Assessment--The Interview--Domestic Violence Assessment--The Complete Health History--Mental Status Assessment--Nutritional Assessment--Approach to the Clinical Setting--Assessment Techniques and the Clinical Setting-General--Survey, Measurement, Vital Signs--Pain Assessment: The Fifth Vital Sign--Physical Examination--Skin, Hair, and Nails--Head and Neck, Including Regional Lymphatics--Eyes--Ears--Nose, Mouth, and Throat--Breasts and Regional Lymphatics--Thorax and Lungs--Heart and Neck Vessels--Peripheral Vascular System and Lymphatic System--Abdomen--Musculoskeletal System--Neurologic System--Male Genitalia--Anus, Rectum, and Prostate--Female Genitalia--The Pregnant Female--Integration of the Health Assessment--The Complete Health Assessment: Putting It All Together--NANDA-Approved Nursing--Diagnoses--Recommended Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedule--United States, 2003--Recommended Dietary Intakes--Pattern of Normal Prenatal Weight Gain--Body Mass Index Table--Selected Percentiles of Triceps Skinfold Thickness and Bone-Free Upper Arm Area by Height in U.S. Men, Age 25 to 54 Years, with Small, Medium, and Large Frames--Selected Percentiles of Triceps--Skinfold Thickness and Bone-Free Upper Arm Area by Height in U.S. Women, Age 25 to 54 Years, with Small, Medium, and Large Frames--Percentiles of Upper Arm Circumference (mm) and Estimated Upper--Arm Muscle Circumference (mm)--Frame Size by Elbow Breadth of Male and Female Adults in the United States--Standard Precautions--Transmission-Based Precautions--Sample Growth Charts for Girls and--Boys (Height and Weight)--Maturational Assessment of Gestational Age (New Ballard Score)--Classification of Newborns (Both Sexes) by Intrauterine Growth and Gestational Age--Blood Pressure--Levels for the 90th and 95th Percentiles of Blood Pressure for Girls Age 1 to 17 Years by Percentiles of Height--Blood Pressure Levels for the 90th and 95th Percentiles of Blood Pressure for Boys Age 1 to 17--Years by Percentiles of Height

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