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Seidel's Guide to Physical Examination

An Interprofessional Approach

  • 10th Edition - November 30, 2021
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: Jane W. Ball, Joyce E. Dains, John A. Flynn, Barry S. Solomon, Rosalyn W. Stewart
  • Language: English

**Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 in Diagnosis/Assessment**Learn how to conduct a patient-centered health history and physical examination! Seidel's Guide to Ph… Read more

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**Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 in Diagnosis/Assessment**

Learn how to conduct a patient-centered health history and physical examination! Seidel's Guide to Physical Examination: An Interprofessional Approach, 10th Edition takes a uniquely interprofessional collaborative approach to health assessment, with a strong emphasis on lifespan considerations and differential diagnosis of unexpected findings. Each core chapter is organized into four sections — Anatomy and Physiology, Review of Related History, Examination and Findings, and Abnormalities — with lifespan content integrated into each area. Written by a team of nurse practitioners and physicians, this one-of-a-kind textbook uses evidence-based guidelines to help you master hands-on exam techniques as well as communication skills that build rapport and trust with the patient.

Key features

  • UNIQUE! Interprofessional collaborative approach is written by two advanced practice nurses and three physicians, providing balanced expertise in both pediatric and adult-geriatric health
  • UNIQUE! Integrated lifespan content provides separate sections in each chapter for Infants and Children, Adolescents, Pregnant Patients, and Older Adults
  • UNIQUE! Compassionate, patient-centered approach emphasizes developing good communication skills, use of effective hands-on examination techniques, and reliance on clinical reasoning and clinical decision-making skills
  • UNIQUE! Strong emphasis on social inclusiveness and patient-centeredness incorporates LGBTQ+ patients and providers, with special emphasis on cultural competency, history taking, and special considerations for examination of the breasts, female and male genitalia, reproductive health, thyroid, and the anus/rectum/prostate
  • UNIQUE! Cross-references to Dains’ Advanced Health Assessment & Clinical Diagnosis in Primary Care help you take the next step in clinical reasoning and also develop diagnostic reasoning skills
  • Differential Diagnosis tables are provided throughout the text
  • Clinical Pearls offer insights and practical, real-world expertise
  • Evolve website includes assessment video clips, animations, review questions, performance checklists, and more

Readership

Advanced practice and undergraduate nursing, medical, Physician Assistant, Physical Therapy, and other health professions students

Table of contents

1. The History and Interviewing Process

2. Cultural Competency

3. Examination Techniques and Equipment

4. Taking the Next Steps: Clinical Reasoning

5. The Patient Record

6. Vital Signs and Pain Assessment

7. Mental Status

8. Growth, Measurement, and Nutrition

9. Skin, Hair, and Nails

10. Lymphatic System

11. Head and Neck

12. Eyes

13. Ears, Nose, and Throat

14. Chest and Lungs

15. Heart

16. Blood Vessels

17. Breasts and Axillae

18. Abdomen

19. Female Genitalia

20. Male Genitalia

21. Anus, Rectum, and Prostate

22. Musculoskeletal System

23. Neurologic System

24. Head-to-Toe Examination

25. Sports Participation Evaluation

26. Emergency or Life-Threatening Situations

Review quotes

“…provides a comprehensive approach to patient-centered history and physical examination, information gathering and sharing, clinical reasoning, as well as clinical decision-making and problem solving. The book begins with information on culture competence and humility and developing a relationship with patients.…. Each chapter includes evidence-based practice in physical examination boxes, clinical pearls, tables, illustrations, pictures, and information on specific patient populations such as children, the elderly, and transgender and gender-diverse patients…. This updated book…continues to provide interprofessional health professionals with the essentials of the history and physical examination while adding information in important areas including care of LGBTQ+ populations, updated information regarding controversaries, such as in cancer care, and updated evidence for incorporating new research into clinical practice and decision-making…. The handbook and online resource are helpful to use in the clinical setting. *4 stars*" --©Doody’s Review Service, 2023, Suzanne M Allen, MD, MPH (University of Washington School of Medicine)

Product details

  • Edition: 10
  • Latest edition
  • Published: March 2, 2022
  • Language: English

About the authors

JB

Jane W. Ball

Affiliations and expertise
Chief Nursing and Content O? cer,Triaj, Inc, Havre de Grace, Maryland, USA

JD

Joyce E. Dains

Affiliations and expertise
Professor and Executive Director, Advanced Practice, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA

JF

John A. Flynn

Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Medicine; The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA

BS

Barry S. Solomon

Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Pediatrics, Chief, Division of General Pediatrics; Assistant Dean for Medical Students, The Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

RS

Rosalyn W. Stewart

Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics; The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA