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Physical Examination & Health Assessment (Jarvis, Physical Examination & Health Assessment)

Carolyn Jarvis

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Total reviews: 25 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Editorial Review:

With a clear, student-friendly approach, this text provides a solid understanding of how to perform a health assessment. Head-to-toe presentations show the steps of a physical examination in a logical sequence. Detailed illustrations, summary checklists, and new learning resources ensure that you learn all the skills you need to know. It's easy to see why this text is, far and away, #1 in this market!

• Clear, approachable style of writing.
• Over 1,000 full-color illustrations present anatomy and physiology plus examination techniques.
• A two-column format distinguishes normal findings from abnormal findings, using color, step-by-step photos.
• Summary checklists in each body system chapter provide a quick review of exam steps.
• Documentation examples show the charting of normal findings.
• Extensive coverage of culture reflects the importance of diversity and cultural awareness.
• Nursing Diagnoses reflecting the most recent NANDA Taxonomy II terminology.
• Lifespan content is integrated throughout the text to show common variations for all age groups.
• Developmental Care sections cover age-specific content for pediatric, pregnant, and older adult patients.
• Clinical case studies cover focused assessment techniques for patients of different ages in different clinical situations.
• Spanish language translation chart includes key phrases for better communication during a physical examination.

• More than 100 color photographs and drawings are added.
• Abnormal Findings section, in full-color, large-photo atlas format, now differentiates abnormal findings for the student from those for advanced practice.
• Promoting a Healthy Lifestyle boxes highlight essential health promotion material, based on Healthy People 2010 guidelines.
• Unique Reassessment of the Hospitalized Patient chapter provides a focus for hospital-based assessments.
• Functional Assessment of the Older Adult chapter covers the special assessment techniques and findings for geriatric clients.
• A companion CD-ROM helps you apply your skills to realistic patient scenarios, with additional in-depth case studies, a complete head-to-toe examination video, printable health promotion handouts, heart and lung sounds, new bedside reassessment, and the 20 Most Common Conditions.

Bates' Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking, Ninth Edition with E-Book (Guide to Physical Exam & History Taking (Bates))

Lynn S Bickley, Peter G Szilagyi

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Total reviews: 32 Average rating: 3.5 of 5

Bates' Guide to PE-Great information 4 out of 5 stars.
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Great book on physical examination and history taking. Will recommend to other healthcare/medical providers.

Great Buy 5 out of 5 stars.
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I am a Physician Assistant Student and i have to admit that every semester we are required to buy books and at the end of every semester i sell my books buy. This was the only one i did not sell back. Its great for a person who is beginning the medical field and is great for someone who just wants to brush up on technique. The CD located in the back of the books is really not that helpful because it skips critical parts of the physical exam however its good to see how to do certain things. Most of the books chapters are well organized except for the HEENT chapter bc its all over the place. However i LOVE my Bates and i still use it on clinical rotations.

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The Ninth Edition of this classic text provides the best foundation for performing physical examination and taking the patient history. The book features a vibrant full-color design with over 1,400 drawings and photographs and a clear, simple two-column format with examination techniques on the left and abnormalities and interpretations on the right. Highlights of this edition include greater emphasis on patient communication and interview techniques, a new chapter on the older adult, and over 200 new drawings and photographs of abnormalities. A front-of-book CD-ROM includes videos of head-to-toe examination. Additional student resources now available include an online e-book, more than 15 medical and nursing journal articles, and new videos including Cardiovascular: Neck Vessels and Heart, and Thorax and Lungs.

Rapid Interpretation of EKG's, Sixth Edition

Dale Dubin

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Total reviews: 110 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Flows very well 5 out of 5 stars.
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This book was recommended by my cardiologist as the best way to help me read 12 leads better. It works. It is easy to read and the knowledge builds page by page. Highly recommended.

Editorial Review:

YES! You have the right book!!

For thirty (30!) years the world's best seller (printed in 28 languages), RAPID INTERPRETATION OF EKG's is the most popular and most referenced of all EKG (ECG) texts. But beware... success breeds imitations.

Competitors, aware of its longstanding success, imitate this classic by using synonyms for RAPID or INTERPRETATION or by substituting "ECG's" for EKG's. Don't be deceived by the numerous look-alikes with enticing titles. There is only one RAPID INTERPRETATION OF EKG's.

Now it is the most current text of its kind, since it is updated yearly. Extensively illustrated and simplified to assure rapid comprehension, an entire chapter is easily consumed and mastered in a sitting. In the process of learning EKG interpretation, the reader gains a deeper understanding of cardiac physiology. Emphasis is on UNDERSTANDING rather than memorizing, so readers quickly acquire a lifetime of practical knowledge.

Mosby's Manual of Diagnostic and Laboratory Tests

Kathleen Deska Pagana, Timothy J. Pagana

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Total reviews: 24 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

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The 3rd edition of this widely used resource offers superb guidance on diagnostic and laboratory testing for health professionals in both academic and clinical settings. The chapters are organized by test type and each chapter begins with a list of the tests covered within the test type, as well as an overview of that category including specimen collection techniques. The tests are presented in a consistent format that includes normal findings, indications, contraindications, potential complications, interfering factors, procedure and patient care, test results and clinical significance, and related tests. This full-color book is easy to use and covers virtually every clinically significant test, including more than 50 new to this edition.

• A full color interior design and over 140 vivid color photographs and illustrations depict procedures, equipment, techniques, and concepts, making the content more visually appealing to the reader and the concepts easier to understand.
  
• Comprehensive coverage of all diagnostic and laboratory tests routinely performed today. Over 700 individual tests are covered in approximately 360 entries.
  
• Clinical Significances of test results, indicated in italic type, explain the pathophysiology of disease processes and how they relate to test results.
  
• Color-coded chapter thumb-tabs, alphabetically organized chapters, and two lists of all tests (Appendix A, Alphabetical List of Tests and Appendix B, List of Tests by Body System) make every test easy to find.
  
• Critical Values are highlighted with color to alert the reader to situations requiring immediate intervention.
  
• Related Tests that provide similar information or are used to evaluate the same body system, disease process, or symptom, are listed after each test entry along with the page number and the purpose of each related test.
  
• SI units are included in the Normal Findings of appropriate tests.
  
• Clinical Priorities boxes emphasize especially pertinent information that must be kept in mind when performing or evaluating a test or preparing a patient for a test.
  
• A special symbol for drug-related interfering factors alerts readers to the effects of pharmacologic agents on tests.
  
• Icon for patient teaching-related care indicates information that should be shared with patients and their families.
  
• Home Care Responsibilities provide important patient teaching guidelines and instructions for patients outside of acute care settings.
  
• Age-Related Concerns boxes address the special needs of pediatric and geriatric patients and critical age-related variations in values.
  
• Abbreviations for tests are listed in an appendix, and symbols and units of measurement are listed on the front inside cover.
  
• Increased and decreased abnormal findings are highlighted with directional arrows.

• More than 50 new tests have been added, including discussions of the most recently introduced tests such as bioterrorism infectious agents testing, bone turnover biochemical markers (osteocalcin), diabetes mellitus autoantibody panel, mammary ductoscopy, HIV viral load, natriuretic peptides (including BNP), and thryoglobulin.
  
• The appendix on Disease and Organ Panels lists the tests in 26 common panels, along with a page reference to the main discussion of each test.

Mosby's Diagnostic and Laboratory Test Reference

Kathleen Deska Pagana, Timothy J. Pagana

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Total reviews: 15 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

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With up-to-date, clinically relevant information, Mosby's Diagnostic and Laboratory Test Reference, 8th Edition is the perfect user-friendly guide to everything you need to know about laboratory and diagnostic tests. Test entries are organized alphabetically, making it perfect for quick reference, and extensive page references help tie together related tests and studies. Each test entry includes, where relevant: alternate or abbreviated test names; type of test; normal findings; possible critical values; test explanation and related physiology; contraindications; potential complications; interfering factors; procedure and patient care (before, during, and after); and abnormal findings. Related tests are extensively cross-referenced throughout the book. Plus, the book's small, portable size and durable cover make it a handy, on-the-spot reference.

• Possible critical values are highlighted to alert the reader to situations requiring immediate intervention.
• A symbol next to drug-related interfering factors highlight the effects of pharmacologic agents on tests.
• Increased and decreased abnormal findings are highlighted with directional arrows.
• Icon for patient teaching-related care indicates information that should be shared with patients and their families.
• Home Care Responsibilities boxes provide important patient teaching guidelines and instructions for patients outside of acute care settings.
• Each test concludes with a Notes section that enables readers to add their own information.
• User's Guide to Test Preparation and Performance provides an overview and guidelines for each type of laboratory test and diagnostic procedure to ensure safety and accuracy.
• Lists of tests by body system and test type allow the reader to quickly locate related studies.
• Abbreviations for tests are listed on the end papers and symbols and units of measurement are listed in an appendix.

• 17 new test entriesincluding Ductoscopy, Thyroglobulin, Lactoferrin, and Human Papillomaviruspresent the latest tests and procedures.

Nurse's Pocket Guide: Diagnoses, Prioritized Interventions, and Rationales (Nurses Pocket Guide)

Marilynn E. Doenges, Mary Frances Moorhouse, Alice C. Murr

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Total reviews: 20 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

T. Kennedy ADN nursing student 5 out of 5 stars.
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Hello, I recommend this book to anyone going into nursing. It has helped me and many of my colleagues in writing our care plans/care maps. It really helps to get you started by giving you different ideas to work with such as objective and subjective data, actions/interventions, desired outcomes/evaluations. I can't really say enough about this book and don't know what I'd do without it.

Excellent for students! 5 out of 5 stars.
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This is very helpful for formulating Nursing Dx and Interventions. I especially like the bookmark in back that lists all NANDA approved Dx(s).

very helpful for any nursing students needing to make care plans 5 out of 5 stars.
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This book has every nursing diagnosis with the "related to" and "as evidenced by" parts of the diagnosis. Listed underneath the diagnoses are about 4 different nursing priorities with many interventions underneath.

Nurses pocket guide. 4 out of 5 stars.
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Every student nurse should have one of these. Has everything you need for those care plans no one uses anymore.

Where are the rationales? 2 out of 5 stars.
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I should have paid attention to the other reviewer. There are very few rationales in this book. If you are a student and need to provide a rationale for every diagnosis, then this book is NOT for you. I don't understand why the word "rationale" is even in the title. I think it's some kind of ploy to get someone to buy the book. The book is good for Nanda Diagnosis listings. It's nice and compact. But if you need individual rationales, you're better off getting a care plan book. The author even tells the reader to do that in the foreword. Too late for me, I bought the book already. I'm going to return it today.

Current Medical Diagnosis and Treatment 2008 (Current Medical Diagnosis and Treatment)

Stephen J. McPhee, Maxine A. Papadakis, Lawrence M. Tierney

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The ultimate clinical companion: know what the experts know -- and make it part of your practice!

In this trusted text, you'll find the most current insights into symptoms, signs, epidemiology, etiology, and treatment for over 1,000 diseases and disorders. Turn to any topic, and you'll find on-the-spot answers to your questions for both hospital and ambulatory medicine. This streamlined, authoritative reference gets you up to speed-fast-on the latest medical advances, prevention strategies, cost-effective treatments, and more. No wonder it's the most popular annually updated text in internal medicine!

CURRENT Medicine in the right dose: exactly what you need for optimum patient care - in exactly the right amount of information

• Comprehensive coverage of inpatient and outpatient care, highlighting only the diagnostic and treatment tools pertinent to your practice
• A-to-Z overview of internal medicine and primary care topics from gynecology and neurology to toxicology and urology
• Only text with an annual HIV infection update
• “Essentials of Diagnosis” for most diseases/disorders
• Hundreds of drug treatment tables, with indexed trade names and updated prices-plus helpful diagnostic and treatment algorithms
• Recent references with PMID numbers for fast access to abstracts or full-text articles

Evidence-based standards for 1,000+ diseases and disorders

New to this edition:

• New 8-page color insert
• Extensively revised chapters on Ear, Nose and Throat; Hypertension; Disorders of the Blood Vessels and Lymphatics; and Protozoal and Helmithic Diseases
• Updated chapter on preventive medicine emphasizes disease prevention and health promotion
• Revamped cancer chapter delivers the very latest treatment advances
• Common Symptoms chapter expanded to provide more information on treatment
• Reworked chapter on end-of-life now addresses palliative care and pain management

Pocket Companion for Physical Examination & Health Assessment (Pocket Companion)

Carolyn Jarvis

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Great handheld reference for nursing students! 5 out of 5 stars.
40 of 40 people found this review helpful.

I use this handheld book for quick references at clinicals and in class. It has great color illustrations and is very easy to read. The full sized text was assigned in my assessment class so I went ahead and bought the handheld. I would reccomend it to any nursing student. It covers everything, and at the end it has a full scale assessment in detail that I found very helpful on my final grade for a head to toe assessment.

Invaluable clinical reference! 5 out of 5 stars.
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Jarvis entire textbook and pocket guide system is top-rate. My MSN program uses them, and am I grateful! I will cherish and reference Jarvis form many years to come!

Thank you, Prof Jarvis!

worth it 5 out of 5 stars.
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Excellent and concise pocket reference. Flexible binding with nice illustrations. Fits easily into your pocket. A must have for anyone learning complete physical exams.

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Ideal for quick reference in the clinical setting, this guide summarizes essential assessment skills with color pathology photos and illustrations, examination steps for each body system, normal versus abnormal findings, lifespan and cross-cultural considerations, nursing diagnoses, and summary checklists.

The Merck Manual 18th Edition

Mark H. Beers

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Classic Medical Reference 5 out of 5 stars.
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This latest edition of the Merck Manual has been signifigantly updated and refreshed. The breadth is exceptional, and the hundreds of contributors have produced a tight, concise overview of medical coditions. You won't get any hand-holding, so if you are unfamiliar with medical language get a good medical dictionary and before long you'll be off and running. An invaluable reference for medical professionals and patients who like to read it straight up. It's interesting to compare earlier editions and realize that medical knowledge is still incomplete, even with the authoritative tone. The human system is so intricate and amazing. I'm glad that there are people trying to figure it out. Carry on!

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This is serious stuff. The most widely used medical text in the world and the hypochondriac's bible, the Merck has the lowdown on the vast expanse of human diseases, disorders and injuries, as well as their symptoms and recommended therapy. It's intended for physicians and medical students, but though the type is tiny and the language technical, the Merck's a valuable volume for anyone with more than a passing interest in bodily ills.

Bates' Pocket Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking (Professional Guide Series)

Lynn S Bickley, Peter G Szilagyi

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EASY-TO-COMPREHEND POCKET GUIDE 4 out of 5 stars.
18 of 19 people found this review helpful.

This "Bates' Pocket Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking" is an easy-to-comprehend manual which was structured in a way that should meet the needs of both doctors and nurses. The information contained in this book are simple and straightforward; and just like the complete edition, they included paediatric coverage. The chapters of this book examined both morphological and physiological abnormalities and/or irregularities. They included several illustrative charts and tables, which facilitate comparative analyses of clinical data.
If appropriately adhered to, the supervisory procedures outlined in this book would assist medics in making correct evaluation of each case they encounter. Also worth pointing out, is the way the book paid attention to drug administration.
In all, this is a good medical adviser, which inexperienced medics should have in their lab-coat pockets.

Editorial Review:

This concise pocket-sized guide presents the classic Bates approach to physical examination and history taking in a quick-reference outline format. The book features a beautiful full-color design with over 500 drawings and photographs and an easy-to-follow two-column format with examination techniques on the left and abnormalities and interpretations on the right. Highlights of this edition include greater emphasis on patient communication and interview techniques, a new chapter on the older adult, and new drawings and photographs of abnormalities. A bound-in CD-ROM contains a free PDA download with outlines of examination procedures and techniques.