Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning

Provides the Essential Data to Formulate a Diagnosis and Treatment PlanAdvanced Health Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning continues to deliver a comprehensive overview of general strategies for health history taking, physical examination, and documentation in an exciting new fifth edition. The authors expertly cover the diagnostic reasoning process that providers must follow when assessing an actual case. They outline each step of the health assessment process and further demonstrate the link between health history and physical examination. They also provide the healthcare professional with the essential data needed to formulate a diagnosis and treatment plan. With the Fifth Edition's comprehensive coverage and logical presentation of content, students will know how to confidently conduct a complete health assessment and make appropriate diagnostic interventions based on evidence from the health assessment. Introductory chapters cover general strategies for health history taking, physical examination, and documentation, after which content progresses to the clinical aspects of assessment, with focus on various systemic disorders.Every clinical chapter contains a Differential Diagnosis of Common Disorders table that summarizes significant findings in the history and physical exam and gives pertinent diagnostic tests for common disorders.Clinical chapters also feature an Assessment of Special Populations section that highlights important information on assessing pregnant, neonatal, pediatric, and geriatric patients.Case studies are integrated into each chapter, providing patient histories and sample documentation of the history and physical examination.Every new print copy is packaged with access to Navigate Premier featuring the complete eBook, Interactive Case Studies, Interactive Lectures, 3D animations of the Heart and Lung with real recorded audio, and learning analytics reporting tools.Instructor resources include a sample Syllabus, Objectives & Competencies Mapping, Slides in PowerPoint format, and Test Bank. This text is ideal for Health Assessment courses at MSN and DNP level. © 2025 | 500 pages