Seidel’s Physical Examination Handbook, eighth edition, is a portable clinical
reference on physical examination that is suitable for students of nursing,
medicine, chiropractic, osteopathic, and other allied health disciplines,
as well as for practicing health care providers. It offers brief descriptions of
examination techniques and guidelines on how the examination should proceed,
step by step. This handbook is intended to be an aid to review and
recall the procedures of physical examination. Because of its brevity specific
techniques of history taking by organ system are not described.
The handbook begins with an outline of what information should be obtained
for the patient’s medical history and review of systems. Subsequent
chapters for each of the body systems list equipment needed to perform the
examination and present the techniques to be used. Expected and Unexpected
Findings follow the description of each technique, presented in distinctive
color type for easy recognition. Numerous illustrations interspersed
throughout the text reinforce techniques and possible findings. Pediatric examination
variations are highlighted in each body systems chapter.
Each chapter offers Aids to Differential Diagnosis and also provides
Sample Documentation, which is focused on a specific patient concern to
illustrate good documentation practice. Subjective Data and Objective Data
are clearly differentiated for each abnormality in the Aids to Differential Diagnosis
section of each chapter in the eighth edition…
reference on physical examination that is suitable for students of nursing,
medicine, chiropractic, osteopathic, and other allied health disciplines,
as well as for practicing health care providers. It offers brief descriptions of
examination techniques and guidelines on how the examination should proceed,
step by step. This handbook is intended to be an aid to review and
recall the procedures of physical examination. Because of its brevity specific
techniques of history taking by organ system are not described.
The handbook begins with an outline of what information should be obtained
for the patient’s medical history and review of systems. Subsequent
chapters for each of the body systems list equipment needed to perform the
examination and present the techniques to be used. Expected and Unexpected
Findings follow the description of each technique, presented in distinctive
color type for easy recognition. Numerous illustrations interspersed
throughout the text reinforce techniques and possible findings. Pediatric examination
variations are highlighted in each body systems chapter.
Each chapter offers Aids to Differential Diagnosis and also provides
Sample Documentation, which is focused on a specific patient concern to
illustrate good documentation practice. Subjective Data and Objective Data
are clearly differentiated for each abnormality in the Aids to Differential Diagnosis
section of each chapter in the eighth edition…
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