Mosby's Guide to Physical Examination

Mosby's Guide to Physical Examination is a comprehensive textbook of physical examination, history-taking, and health assessment with a unique emphasis on differential diagnosis and variations across the lifespan. The book conveys a uniquely compassionate, patient-centered approach to physical examination with a strong evidence-based foundation.
Key Features

* Clinical Pearls boxes give brief clinical insights with expert tips on techniques, findings, and patient teaching.

* Mnemonic boxes deliver engaging auditory, visual, and other memory cues to help you remember series of assessment or exam steps.

* Physical Variations boxes detail multicultural considerations for assessing patients from diverse ethnic and cultural groups.

* Staying Well boxes describe holistic approaches to health promotion and patient teaching.

* Risk Factors boxes highlight modifiable and nonmodifiable risk factors for a variety of conditions.

* Differential Diagnosis boxes give comparisons of expected findings for similar conditions and explain how disease presentations vary.

* Physical Examination boxes provide current data on the most effective techniques for delivering quality patient care.

* Functional Assessment boxes focus on the patient’s functional abilities and present a holistic approach to patient care.

* Downloadable text and PDA summaries allow for quick review of the key steps in each system exam.

* Dynamic learning exercises on the companion website test your knowledge and provide instant feedback on your progress.

New to this Edition

* Updates throughout reflect the latest research findings and evidence-based practice for techniques, normal and abnormal findings, genetics, and assessment.

* 60 video clips demonstrate exam techniques for each system and are downloadable for use on Video iPod devices.

* 25 new anatomy and physiology animations provide narrated explanations of processes beneath the skin.

* New audio chapter summaries, downloadable for use on MP3 players, offer a convenient way to review key content on the go.

* New 3-column tables featuring Pathophysiology, Subjective Data, and Objective Data provide an illustrated reference that allows for quick and accurate comparisons.

* 75 new illustrations and dozens of new photos of normal and abnormal findings help to clarify anatomic concepts and exam techniques.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: The History and Interviewing Process

Chapter 2: Cultural Awareness

Chapter 3: Examination Techniques and Equipment

Chapter 4: Mental Status

Chapter 5: Growth and Measurement

Chapter 6: Nutrition

Chapter 7: Assessment of Pain

Chapter 8: Skin, Hair, and Nails

Chapter 9: Lymphatic System

Chapter 10: Head and Neck

Chapter 11: Eyes

Chapter 12: Ears, Nose, and Throat

Chapter 13: Chest and Lungs

Chapter 14: Heart

Chapter 15: Blood Vessels

Chapter 16: Breasts and Axillae

Chapter 17: Abdomen

Chapter 18: Female Genitalia

Chapter 19: Male Genitalia

Chapter 20: Anus, Rectum, and Prostate

Chapter 21: Musculoskeletal System

Chapter 22: Neurologic System

Chapter 23: Sports Participation Evaluation

Chapter 24: Putting It All Together

Chapter 25: Taking the Next Steps: Critical Thinking

Chapter 26: Recording Information

Chapter 27: Emergency or Life-Threatening Situations



Appendix A: Growth Charts

- Preterm infant growth chart

-Boy – birth to 36 months

-Girl – birth to 36 months

-Boys – 2 to 20 years

-Girls – 2 to 20 years

Appendix B:

-Tables B-1 and B-2: Weight and Length Conversion Charts

-Table B-3: Body Mass Index (BMI)

Appendix C: Denver II Development Tool

Appendix D: Temperature Conversion Chart