Advanced Health Assessment & Clinical Diagnosis in Primary Care

Designed for those who use history and physical examination skills in the clinical setting, this practical resource takes readers to the "next step" of health assessment ― beyond basic history and physical examination and into a diagnostic reasoning process. Accessible and concise, it focuses the physical examination around a specific chief complaint rather than a diagnosis or disease entity. Each chapter is organized in five major areas ― Diagnostic Reasoning: Focused History; Key Questions; Diagnostic Reasoning: Focused Physical Examination; Laboratory and Diagnostic Studies; and Differential Diagnosis ― making it easier to accurately diagnose the majority of patients seen in practice today.

• Key Questions are provided as a resource for the questions that should be asked next.
• Summary Differential Diagnosis tables provide a quick reference to important information.The consistent organization of content makes the book easier to read.
• A general bibliography list appears at the end of the book.

• Content has been reorganized to list each chapter as a separate presenting problem.
• New chapters have been added on Vision Loss, Syncope, Breast Pain, Sleep Problems, and Fatigue.
• A new section on musculoskeletal problems in children has been added.
• A special icon indicates pediatric information.
• Key references are included in each chapter.