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Handbook of Signs & Symptoms
- Publication Year:
- 2015
- Edition:
- 5th
- Author:
- Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
- Publisher:
- Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW)
- ISBN:
- 978-1-45-119425-8
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The newly updated fifth edition proves it is still the must-have clinical nursing tool for improving patient safety, by increasing assessment accuracy.
Improve patient safety with:
Description of sign or symptom is followed by:
Improve patient safety with:
- NEW signs and symptoms related to emerging diseases and disorders, including avian influenza, respiratory syncytial virus, Kawasaki disease, and the currently epidemic metabolic syndrome
- NEW appendix provides definitions and common causes of 250 less-familiar or nonspecific signs and symptoms
- NEW techniques for evoking patient responses
- NEW pediatric, psychiatric, and nail and tongue signs
- NEW focus on obtaining health history needed for comprehensive, reliable documentation
- Quick-reference A to Z format arms you with assessment guidance for 530 signs and symptoms
- Charts help differentiate among a sign or symptom's multiple causes, and differences among similar signs and symptoms
- Tables on signs and symptoms relating to bioterrorism agents and herbal remedies
- Up-to-date methods for determining each sign or symptom’s identity, cause, and nursing implications
Description of sign or symptom is followed by:
- History and physical examination – Guidelines for detailed history and exam: what to ask, what to examine, and how
- Emergency interventions – Life-, limb-, and organ-threatening signs and symptoms, with recommended nursing interventions
- Medical causes – Differential diagnosis: common causative diseases and disorders related to each sign and symptom, and subtle indicators that keep assessments on track
- Other causes – Medications and herbal remedies associated with each complaint o Special considerations – Patient positioning to ease comfort; preparation for diagnostic testing; reducing anxiety; signs of complications
- Patient counseling – Patient teaching for comfort and safety; explaining causes, treatment, and possible outcomes; providing support referrals
- Pediatric pointers, Geriatric pointers, and Gender cues - Age and gender issues affecting sign and symptom’s presentation, detection, and interpretation
Details
- Platform:
- OvidSP
- Publisher:
- Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW)
- Product Type:
- Book
- Author:
- Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
- ISBN:
- 978-1-45-119425-8
- Specialty:
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- Nursing Assessment
- Language:
- English
- Edition:
- 5th
- Pages:
- 816
- Publication Year:
- 2015
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