Advanced Health Assessment & Clinical Diagnosis in Primary Care 6th Edition Dains Test Bank

Test Bank For Progressed Health Assessment & Clinical Analysis in Primary Care 6th Edition Dains

1. ISBN-10

   0275972232
2. ISBN-13

   978-0275972233
3. Obtained second position in the 2019 AJN Electronic book of the 12 months Awards in the Adult Primary Care class. Master to precisely diagnose the vast majority of patients seen in today’s primary care settings! Progressed Health Assessment and Clinical Analysis in Primary Care, 6th Edition extends beyond basic history and physical examination skills to help you learn the diagnostic reasoning process. You will nurture this critical skill by adhering to assessment guidelines that concentrate on a specific complaint rather than commencing with a pre-established diagnosis or disease entity. Scripted by advanced practitioners, this edition incorporates a fresh chapter on The Transgender Patient that equips you with the knowledge needed to effectively assess and tend to this marginalized patient demographic. It also boasts expanded coverage of geriatrics, highly infectious diseases, collaboration with the interprofessional healthcare team, genetics/genomics in laboratory testing and family medical history, updates on psychiatric-mental health problems, and more!
   • A clear, consistent diagnostic reasoning process guides you to the next phase of health assessment — beyond fundamental history and physical examination toward diagnostic reasoning.
   • Diagnostic Reasoning: Targeted History segments employ “self-inquiries” to lead you through the thought process involved in gathering a pertinent, relevant, problem-specific history that can aid in differential diagnosis.
   • Diagnostic Reasoning: Targeted Physical Examination sections elucidate how to conduct more advanced diagnostic techniques and interpret the findings.
   • Key Questions guide you through assessment and towards an accurate diagnosis by listing inquiries to pose to the patient, accompanied by explanations of what the patient’s responses may indicate.
     • Laboratory and Diagnostic Assessment sections define the types of tests that may be suitable based on the targeted history and focused physical examination.
     • Differential Diagnosis segments offer the most prevalent diagnoses for each patient problem and summarize the history and physical examination findings, along with recommended laboratory and diagnostic assessments.
     • Differential Diagnosis tables provide a quick-reference overview of potential diagnoses for each patient problem.
     • Evidence-Based Practice boxes — over 30 NEW — summarize the clinical evidence pertinent to the evaluation of patient issues.
     • Evidence-Based Preventive Health Screening chapter enables you to screen for common asymptomatic conditions and promote well-being.
       • Information on screening for abuse and sexual assault assists you in identifying victims who may necessitate further aid or intervention.
       • Listing of Chapters by Body System delivers a convenient Table of Contents sorted by body system.
       • NEW! Revised content throughout, with a specific emphasis on genetics/genomics, psychiatric-mental health issues, geriatrics, and more.
       • NEW! Chapter on The Transgender Patient equips providers with the necessary intelligence to properly evaluate and care for this underprivileged patient subset.
         • NEW! Interprofessional team of reviewers ensures that content is appropriate for Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Respiratory Therapists, and other providers, as well as ensuring that referral information promotes effective interprofessional cooperation.
         • NEW! A smaller, more convenient size makes it convenient to have this this essential reference handy in a lab-coat pocket, and expanded color illustrations and full-color design enhance content, with colored thumb tabs facilitating easier information retrieval.
         • NEW! Updated information on psychiatric/mental health issues displays the most recent changes in practice as well as amendments to the DSM.