Differential diagnosis for the advanced practice nurse / / Jacqueline Rhoads, Marilee Murphy Jensen, editors

• Pubblicazione: New York : , : Springer Publishing Company, , 2015; ©2015
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (340 p.)
• Disciplina: 616.07/5
• Soggetto topico: Diagnosis, Differential
• Persona (resp. second.): RhoadsJacqueline <1948->; JensenMarilee Murphy
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Patient-Based Case Scenarios; Unique Features; Acknowledgments; Share Differential Diagnosis for the Advanced Practice Nurse; Chapter 1: Introduction to Differential Diagnosis and Diagnosis of Common Problems; Patient History; Identification/Chief Complaint; Subjective; Physical Examination; Differential Diagnosis; Diagnostic Testing; Steps to Writing a Differential Diagnosis; Summary; Chapter 2: Abdominal Pain; Introduction to Complaint; Colic Pain; Stretching Pain; Ischemic Pain; Inflammatory Pain; History of Complaint; Symptomatology ; Directed Questions to AskAssessment: Cardinal Signs and Symptoms; Medical History: General; Medical History: Specific to Complaint; Physical Examination; Vital Signs; General Appearance; Case Study; History; Physical Examination Findings; Differential Diagnosis; Diagnostic Examination; Clinical Decision Making; Case Study Analysis; Further Reading; Chapter 3: Ankle Pain; Introduction to Complaint; Acute Pain; Chronic Pain; History of the Complaint; Symptomatology; Directed Questions to Ask; Assessment: Cardinal Signs and Symptoms; Medical History: General ; Medical History: Specific to ComplaintPhysical Examination; Vital Signs; General Appearance; Case Study; History; Physical Examination Findings; Differential Diagnosis; Diagnostic Examination; Clinical Decision Making; Case Study Analysis; Chapter 4: Breast Lumps; Introduction to Complaint; Fibroadenoma; Cyst; Cancer; History of Complaint; Symptomatology; Directed Questions to Ask; Assessment: Cardinal Signs and Symptoms; Medical History: General; Medical History: Specific to Complaint; Physical Examination; Vital Signs; General Appearance; Case Study; History; Physical Examination Findings ; Differential DiagnosisDiagnostic Examination; Clinical Decision Making; Case Study Analysis; Chapter 5: Chest Pain; Introduction to Complaint; Cardiac Chest Pain; Pulmonary; Musculoskeletal; Gastrointestinal; History of Complaint; Symptomatology; Directed Questions to Ask; Assessment: Cardinal Signs and Symptoms; Medical History: General; Physical Examination; Vital Signs; General Appearance; Case Study; History; Physical Examination Findings; Differential Diagnosis; Diagnostic Examination; Diagnostic Imaging Tests; Basic Interpretation of EKG; Clinical Decision Making; Case Study Analysis ; Further ReadingChapter 6: Cough; Introduction to Complaint; Acute Cough; Chronic Cough; Allergies; Medicines; Other Causes; History of Complaint; Symptomatology; Directed Questions to Ask; Assessment: Cardinal Signs and Symptoms; Medical History: General; Medical History: Specific to Complaint; Physical Examination; Vital Signs; General Appearance; Inspection; Case Study; History; Physical Examination Findings; Differential Diagnosis; Diagnostic Examination; Clinical Decision Making; Case Study Analysis; Chapter 7: Diarrhea; Introduction to Complaint; Definition of Diarrhea ; History of Complaint
• Sommario/riassunto: Establishing a differential diagnosis can be challenging even for expert advanced practice nurses (APRNs), let alone students. This easy-access clinical guide to commonly seen symptoms, written for APRN students and new practitioners, describes step by step how to obtain a reliable patient history and choose the appropriate directed physical exam for the presenting problem, followed by how to use this patient history and physical exam findings to form a differential diagnosis. Unfolding case scenarios provided for each symptom further demonstrate a sound process for formulating a differential
• Titolo autorizzato: Differential diagnosis for the advanced practice nurse
• ISBN: 0-8261-1028-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910827059503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II