Seidel’s Guide to Physical Examination 2015

With a strong patient-centered approach to care and an author team comprised of nurses and physicians, Seidel's Guide to Physical Examination, 8th Edition, addresses teaching and learning health assessment in nursing, medical, and a wide variety of other health-care programs, at both undergraduate and graduate levels. This new edition offers an increased focus on evidence-based practice and improved readability, along with integrated lifespan content and numerous special features such as Clinical Pearls and Physical Variations, Functional Assessment, and Staying Well boxes.

• Evidence-Based Practice in Physical Examination boxes supply you with current data on the most effective techniques for delivering quality patient care.
• Clinical Pearls lend insights and clinical expertise to help you develop clinical judgment skills.
• Functional Assessment boxes present a more holistic approach to patient care that extends beyond the physical exam to patients' functional ability.
• Staying Well boxes focus you on patient wellness and health promotion.
• Risk Factor boxes provide opportunities for patient teaching or genetic testing for a variety of conditions.
• Differential diagnosis content offers you an understanding of how disease presentations vary and specific information for how to make diagnoses from similar abnormal findings.
• Abnormal Findings tables equip you with a quick, illustrated reference that allows for comparisons of various abnormalities along with key symptoms and underlying pathophysiology.
• Sample Documentation boxes clarify appropriate professional language for the process of recording patient assessment data.

• NEW! Advance Practice Skills highlighted throughout text makes identification and reference easier for students.
• NEW! Updated content throughout provides you with cutting-edge research and a strong evidence-based approach to care.
• NEW! Vital Signs and Pain Assessment Chapter groups important, foundational tasks together for easy reference in one location.
• NEW! Improve readability ensures content remains clear, straightforward, and easy to understand.
• NEW! Updated illustrations and photographs enhances visual appeal and clarifies anatomic concepts and exam techniques.