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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rhoads, Jacqueline, 1948- editor.

Jensen, Marilee Murphy, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Diagnosis, Differential.

Physical diagnosis.

Nursing Diagnosis--methods.

Physical Examination--nursing.

Physical Examination.

Medical Subjects:

Nursing Diagnosis--methods.

Diagnosis, Differential.

Physical Examination--nursing.

Physical Examination.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (339 pages) : illustrations, tables

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Springer Publishing Company, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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 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 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 Complaint; Physical 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 Diagnosis; Diagnostic 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 Reading; Chapter 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

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-8261-1028-2

OCLC:

884015950