Advanced Health Assessment & Clinical Diagnosis in Primary Care

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

Book Overview

576 pagesEmphasizes a symptom- or problem-based approach to diagnosis.Focuses on the use of history and physical examination to engage the process of clinical diagnosis.Highlights Key Questions to ask the patient, followed by an explanation of what the patient's responses may signify, to guide the practitioner toward an accurate assessment and focus on a precise diagnosis.Includes Diagnostic Reasoning: Focused Physical Examination content in each section to instruct the practitioner in what physical examination components to perform, assisting in the diagnostic process.Features Laboratory and Diagnostic Studies content in each section to provide an outline of what laboratory or diagnostic tests would be appropriate for the chief complaint and/or suspected diagnosis.Differential Diagnosis tables at the end of each chapter provide a comprehensive overview of previously discussed differential diagnosis content, offering the practitioner an at-a-glance summary of possible diagnoses.Includes integrated content on children, providing the practitioner with important information on how symptoms and diagnoses can vary in this population group.Mood, Behavior Changes, and Psychosocial Concerns chapter considers commonly encountered psychological conditions and psychosocial concerns, and provides an approach to elicit more information, determine suicidal risk, and evaluate for a diagnosable psychological disorder.The Chest Film chapter offers a guided approach to reading and interpreting chest x-rays.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 032304428X
• ISBN13: 9780323044288
• Release Date: February 2007
• Publisher: Mosby
• Length: 576 Pages
• Weight: 1.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 1.0" x 6.5"

Customer Reviews

great book for NP students

I found this book to be very helpful. Based on symptoms instead of disease, which was easier to understand and help formulate differential diagnoses in clinical practice.

Advanced Health Assessment in Primary Care

I think this book is great! It focuses on common symptom complaints in primary care and differential diagnosis. I am a FNP student about to graduate in 8 months and find this book to be very informative and worth every penny. I plan on suggesting this book to be required for the program.

Comparison to 2nd edition

Nice book. I have the 2nd edition and compared it with the newer edition. The 3rd edition is much the same as the 2nd but with 2 additional chapters--one on "Mood Changes, Behavior Changes..." and then one on clinical CXR (chest x-rays). Helpful book for students.

easy to read and helpful

great book for health care providers just starting out or for students like myself. It's well- organized and concise. Worth the price.

A great resource for the novice or experienced NP!

Although the initial chapter on Clinical Reasoning and Differential Diagnosis is limited, it is a concisely written prelude to a wealth of focused symptom assessment strategies. As a practitioner and a faculty member in a nurse practitioner program, I have found this book to be an excellent teaching resource. Each chapter contains several of the most common symptoms related to a specific body system. For example, the cardiovascular and respiratory systems are represented by the symptoms of dyspnea, chest pain and cough. The overlapping of these systems is artfully woven together is a manner that consistently prompts the reader to be focused yet complete. Each chapter outlines key questions to ask and also provides analysis of the possible patient responses. Included is a relational inference between each symptom and age specific concerns. At the end of each chapter, the authors have developed "Differential Diagnosis" tables that are particulary useful to the novice nurse practitioner in a clinical setting. Overall the book's pocket size format lends it to easy reading and convenience.