Professional guide to signs & symptoms.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

Series:

Professional guide series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Symptoms--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Symptoms.

Signs and Symptoms.

Nursing Assessment--methods.

Medical Subjects:

Signs and Symptoms.

Nursing Assessment--methods.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (820 pages) : color illustrations.

Edition:

Sixth edition.

Other Title:

Professional guide to signs and symptoms

Signs & symptoms

Signs and symptoms

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2010

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Thoroughly updated and now in full color, the Sixth Edition of this comprehensive manual covers over 550 signs and symptoms. More than 300 of the most important signs and symptoms are organized alphabetically; each entry includes a description, emergency interventions (where appropriate), history and physical examination, causes, associated signs and symptoms, special considerations, pediatric pointers, geriatric pointers, and patient counseling. Over 500 illustrations, tables, and flowcharts are included. Appendices describe 250 less familiar signs and symptoms and provide English/Spanish translations of common signs and symptoms. This edition includes signs and symptoms of important emerging diseases.

Contents:

Signs & symptoms (A-Z)

Appendices

Selected signs & symptoms

Potential agents of bioterrorism

Adverse effects associated with herbs

Obtaining a health history

Guide to laboratory test results.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (pages 756) and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Professional guide to signs & symptoms

ISBN:

1-4511-5213-2

1-4511-6030-5

1-4698-6578-5

1-4698-8073-3

OCLC:

690106828