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• Half Title Page
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Faculty Reviewers
• Preface
• Contents
• Additional Resources
• CHAPTER 1: Foundations for Clinical Proficiency
• The Comprehensive Adult Health History
• Chief Complaint(s)
• Present Illness
• Past History
• Family History
• Personal and Social History
• Review of Systems (ROS)
• The Comprehensive Physical Examination
• Beginning the Examination: Setting the Stage
• The Physical Examination: Head to Toe
• Clinical Reasoning, Assessment, and Plan
• Clinical Reasoning and Assessment
• Use Shared Decision-Making to Develop a Plan
• The Quality Clinical Record: The Case of Mrs. N.
• The Importance of the Problem List
• Recording Your Findings
• CHAPTER 2: Evaluating Clinical Evidence
• The History and Physical Examination as Diagnostic Tests
• Evaluating Diagnostic Tests
• Validity
• Reproducibility
• Health Promotion
• Critical Appraisal
• Understanding Bias
• Results
• Generalizability
• Guideline Recommendations
• Aids to Interpretation
• CHAPTER 3: Interviewing and the Health History
• The Fundamentals of Skilled Interviewing
• The Sequence and Context of the Interview
• Preparation, Sequence, and Cultural Context
• The Sequence of the Interview
• The Cultural Context of the Interview
• Advanced Interviewing
• Interviewing the Challenging Patient
• Sensitive Topics
• Ethics and Professionalism
• CHAPTER 4: Beginning the Physical Examination: General Survey, Vital Signs, and Pain
• The Health History
• Health Promotion and Counseling: Evidence and Recommendations
• Techniques of Examination
• General Survey
• Height and Weight
• The Vital Signs: Blood Pressure, Heart Rate, Respiratory Rate, and Temperature
• Acute and Chronic Pain
• Recording Your Findings
• Aids to Interpretation
• CHAPTER 5: Behavior and Mental Status
• The Health History
• Health Promotion and Counseling: Evidence and Recommendations
• Techniques of Examination
• Appearance and Behavior
• Speech and Language
• Mood
• Thought and Perceptions
• Cognitive Functions
• Higher Cognitive Functions
• Special Technique
• Recording Your Findings
• Aids to Interpretation
• CHAPTER 6: The Skin, Hair, and Nails
• The Health History
• Health Promotion and Counseling: Evidence and Recommendations
• Techniques of Examination
• Full-Body and Integrated Skin Examinations
• Preparing for the Examination
• Special Techniques
• Recording Your Findings
• Aids to Interpretation
• CHAPTER 7: The Head and Neck
• The Health History
• The Head
• The Eyes
• The Ears
• The Nose and Sinuses
• The Mouth, Throat, and Neck
• Health Promotion and Counseling: Evidence and Recommendations
• Techniques of Examination
• The Head
• The Eyes
• The Ears
• The Nose and Sinuses
• The Mouth and Pharynx
• The Neck
• Recording Your Findings
• Aids to Interpretation
• CHAPTER 8: The Thorax and Lungs
• The Health History
• Health Promotion and Counseling: Evidence and Recommendations
• Techniques of Examination
• Initial Inspection of Thorax
• The Posterior Chest
• The Anterior Chest
• Special Techniques
• Recording Your Findings
• Aids to Interpretation
• CHAPTER 9: The Cardiovascular System
• The Health History
• Health Promotion and Counseling: Evidence and Recommendations
• Special Populations at Risk
• Screening for Cardiovascular Risk Factors
• Promoting Lifestyle Change and Risk Factor Modification
• Techniques of Examination
• Heart Rate and Blood Pressure
• Jugular Veins
• Carotid Pulse
• The Heart
• Special Techniques
• Recording Your Findings
• Aids to Interpretation
• CHAPTER 10: The Breasts and Axillae
• The Health History
• Health Promotion and Counseling: Evidence and Recommendations
• Techniques of Examination
• The Female Breast
• The Male Breast
• Axillae
• Special Technique
• Recording Your Findings
• Aids to Interpretation
• CHAPTER 11: The Abdomen
• The Health History
• Mechanisms of Abdominal Pain
• The Gastrointestinal Tract
• The Urinary Tract
• Health Promotion and Counseling: Evidence and Recommendations
• Techniques of Examination
• The Abdomen
• The Liver
• The Spleen
• The Kidneys
• The Aorta
• Assessing Ascites
• Assessing Possible Appendicitis
• Assessing Possible Acute Cholecystitis
• Recording Your Findings
• Aids to Interpretation
• CHAPTER 12: The Peripheral Vascular System
• The Health History
• Health Promotion and Counseling: Evidence and Recommendations
• Techniques of Examination
• Arms
• Abdomen
• Legs
• Special Techniques
• Recording Your Findings
• Aids to Interpretation
• CHAPTER 13: Male Genitalia and Hernias
• The Health History
• Health Promotion and Counseling: Evidence and Recommendations
• Techniques of Examination
• Male Genitalia
• Hernias
• Special Technique
• Recording Your Findings
• Aids to Interpretation
• CHAPTER 14: Female Genitalia
• The Health History
• Health Promotion and Counseling: Evidence and Recommendations
• Techniques of Examination
• External Genitalia
• Internal Genitalia and Pap Smear
• Hernias
• Special Technique
• Recording Your Findings
• Aids to Interpretation
• CHAPTER 15: The Anus, Rectum, and Prostate
• The Health History
• Health Promotion and Counseling: Evidence and Recommendations
• Techniques of Examination
• Male
• Female
• Recording Your Findings
• Aids to Interpretation
• CHAPTER 16: The Musculoskeletal System
• Fundamentals for Assessing Joints
• The Health History
• Health Promotion and Counseling: Evidence and Recommendations
• Techniques of Examination
• Temporomandibular Joint
• Shoulders
• Elbows
• Wrists and Hands
• Spine
• Hips
• Knees
• Ankles and Feet
• Special Techniques
• Recording Your Findings
• Aids to Interpretation
• CHAPTER 17: The Nervous System
• Fundamentals for Assessing the Nervous System
• Approach to Assessment
• Central and Peripheral Nervous Systems
• The Health History
• Health Promotion and Counseling: Evidence and Recommendations
• Techniques of Examination
• Cranial Nerves
• The Motor System
• The Sensory System
• Reflexes
• Cutaneous or Superficial Stimulation Reflexes
• Special Techniques
• Neurologic Examination
• Recording Your Findings
• Aids to Interpretation
• CHAPTER 18: Assessing Children: Infancy through Adolescence
• Child Development
• The Health History
• Identifying Data
• Chief Complaints
• Present Illness
• History
• Current Health Status
• Health Promotion and Counseling: Evidence and Recommendations
• Techniques of Examination
• Assessing Newborns
• Immediate Assessment at Birth
• Assessment Several Hours After Birth
• Assessing Infants
• Mental and Physical Status
• General Survey
• Vital Signs
• The Skin
• The Head
• The Eyes
• The Ears
• The Nose
• The Mouth and Pharynx
• The Neck
• The Thorax and Lungs
• The Heart
• The Breasts
• The Abdomen
• Male Genitalia
• Female Genitalia
• The Musculoskeletal System
• The Nervous System
• Assessing Children (1 to 10 Years)
• Mental and Physical Status
• The Eyes
• Special Technique
• The Ears
• The Mouth and Pharynx
• The Heart
• The Abdomen
• Male Genitalia
• Female Genitalia
• The Musculoskeletal System
• The Nervous System
• Assessing Adolescents
• The Breasts
• Special Technique
• Male and Female Genitalia
• Recording Your Findings
• Aids to Interpretation
• CHAPTER 19: The Pregnant Woman
• The Health History
• Health Promotion and Counseling: Evidence and Recommendations
• Techniques of Examination
• Height, Weight, and Vital Signs
• Head and Neck
• Thorax and Lungs
• Heart
• Breasts
• Abdomen
• Genitalia, Anus, and Rectum
• Extremities
• Special Techniques
• Recording Your Findings
• CHAPTER 20: The Older Adult
• The Health History
• Approach to the Older Adult
• Health Promotion and Counseling: Evidence and Recommendations
• Techniques of Examination
• Assessing Functional Status: The “Sixth Vital Sign”
• Physical Examination of the Older Adult
• Recording Your Findings
• Aids to Interpretation
• Index