Despite the advanced technologies at our disposal today, a complete health history and physical examination remain the most crucial diagnostic tools in anyhealthcare practitioner's arsenal. And no one teaches these all-important skills better than Mark H. Swartz, MD, FACP. For nearly two decades, Dr. Swartz'stextbook has shown readers how to derive the maximum diagnostic information from interviewing and examining patients. Using 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. In this 6th Edition, a new chapter on thefocused physical exam prepares you for the USMLE Step 2 CS and the OSCE. Over3 hours of video on DVD demonstrate how to examine adult male and female patients as well as pediatric and geriatric patients. Plus you can access the complete contents of the book online at www.studentconsult.com. INDICE: Section I The Art of InterviewingChapter 1 The Interviewer's QuestionsChapter 2 The Patient's ResponsesChapter 3 Caring for Patients in a Culturally Diverse Society Chapter 4 Understanding Complementary and Alternative MedicineChapter 5 Assessment of Nutritional StatusChapter 6 Putting the History TogetherSection II The Science of the Physical ExaminationChapter 7 The Physical ExaminationChapter 8 The SkinChapter 9 The Head and Neck Chapter 10 The Eye Chapter 11 The Ear and NoseChapter 12 The Oral Cavity and PharynxChapter 13 The ChestChapter 14 The Heart Chapter 15 The Peripheral Vascular System Chapter 16 The Breast Chapter 17 The Abdomen Chapter 18 Male Genitalia and HerniasChapter 19 Female Genitalia Chapter 20 The Musculoskeletal System Chapter 21 The Nervous System Chapter 22 Putting the Examination Together Section III Evaluation of Specific PatientsChapter 23 The Pregnant Patient Chapter 24 The Pediatric PatientChapter 25 The Geriatric Patient Chapter 26 The Acutely Ill PatientSection IV Putting the Data to WorkChapter 27 Diagnostic Reasoning in Physical DiagnosisChapter 28 The Clinical Record Chapter 29 Focusing on the Focused History and Physical Examination EpilogueAppendix A Commonly Abused DrugsAppendix B Signs and Symptoms in Deficiency StatesAppendix C Conversion Tables
- ISBN: 978-1-4160-6203-5
- Editorial: Saunders
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 928
- Fecha Publicación: 13/04/2009
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Desconocido