Derive the maximum diagnostic information from interviewing and examining patients with Textbook of Physical Diagnosis. Employing a compassionate, humanistic approach, Dr. Swartz explores how cultural differences can influence communication, diet, family relationships, and health practices and beliefs, and demonstrates that your interpersonal awareness is just as essential in physical diagnosis as your level of technical skill. This medical reference book features numerous high-quality color images, an easy-to-use design, and detailed descriptions of exam techniques, making it an essential guide for physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants.
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Section I The Art of Interviewing Chapter 1 The Interviewer's Questions Chapter 2 The Patient's Responses Chapter 3 Caring for Patients in a Culturally Diverse Society Chapter 4 Understanding Complementary and Alternative Medicine Chapter 5 Assessment of Nutritional Status Chapter 6 Putting the History Together Section II The Science of the Physical Examination Chapter 7 The Physical Examination Chapter 8 The Skin Chapter 9 The Head and Neck Chapter 10 The Eye Chapter 11 The Ear and Nose Chapter 12 The Oral Cavity and Pharynx Chapter 13 The Chest Chapter 14 The Heart Chapter 15 The Peripheral Vascular System Chapter 16 The Breast Chapter 17 The Abdomen Chapter 18 Male Genitalia and Hernias Chapter 19 Female Genitalia Chapter 20 The Musculoskeletal System Chapter 21 The Nervous System Chapter 22 Putting the Examination Together Section III Evaluation of Specific Patients Chapter 23 The Pregnant Patient Chapter 24 The Pediatric Patient Chapter 25 The Geriatric Patient Chapter 26 The Acutely Ill Patient Section IV Putting the Data to Work Chapter 27 Diagnostic Reasoning in Physical Diagnosis Chapter 28 The Clinical Record Chapter 29 Focusing on the Focused History and Physical Examination Epilogue Appendix A Commonly Abused Drugs Appendix B Signs and Symptoms in Deficiency States Appendix C Conversion Tables
