Advanced Health Assessment and Clinical Diagnosis in Primary Care 6th Edition

Advanced Health Assessment and Clinical Diagnosis in Primary Care 6th Edition PDF

Contents
PART I AN INTRODUCTION
TO CLINICAL
REASONING, 1
1 Clinical Reasoning, Evidence-
Based Practice, and Symptom
Analysis, l
2 Evidence-Based Clinical Practice
Guidelines, 6
PART II COMMON SYMPTOMS
IN PRIMARY CARE, 11
3 Abdominal Pain, 11
4 Affective Changes, 37
5 Amenorrhea, 54
6 Breast Lumps and Nipple
Discharge, 70
7 Breast Pain, 84
8 Chest Pain, 92
9 Confusion in Older Adults, 111
10 Constipation, 125
11 Cough, 135
12 Diarrhea, 152
13 Dizziness, 171
14 Dyspnea, 184
15 Earache, 201
16 Fatigue, 212
17 Fever, 223
18 Genitourinary Problems in
Patients With Male Genitalia, 239
19 Headache, 254
20 Heartburn and Indigestion, 271
21 Hoarseness, 286
22 Lower Extremity Limb
Pain, 295
23 Upper Extremity Limb
Pain, 319
14 Low Back Pain (Acute), 336
25 Nasal Symptoms and Sinus
Congestion, 353
26 Palpitations, 363
27 Penile Discharge, 372
28 Ra.shes and Skin Lesions, 380
29 Rectal Pain, Itching, and
Bleeding, 403
30 Red Eye, 418
31 Sleep Problems, 431
32 Sore Throat, 444
33 Syncope, 455
34 Urinary Incontinence, 464
35 Urinary Problems in Patients
With Female Genitalia, 476
36 Vaginal Bleeding, 487
37 Vaginal Discharge and
Itching, 505
38 Vision Loss, 519
39 Unintentional Weight Loss or
Gain, 532
40 Abdominal X-ray, 547
41 Chest X-ray, 557
42 Care of Transgender
Patients, 568
References, 578
Index, 599