Health Assessment: A Nursing ApproachLippincott, 1990 - 600 pages |
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Page 126
... abdominal areas are especially tender or painful . Such areas should be examined last , and the patient should be assured that existing discomfort will not be aggravated . Keep the patient warm during the examination to avoid abdominal ...
... abdominal areas are especially tender or painful . Such areas should be examined last , and the patient should be assured that existing discomfort will not be aggravated . Keep the patient warm during the examination to avoid abdominal ...
Page 132
... abdominal wall . A mass may be inside the abdominal wall or deep within the abdominal cavity . While palpating the mass , ask the person to raise the head and shoulders . If the mass is still palpable , it is inside the abdominal wall ...
... abdominal wall . A mass may be inside the abdominal wall or deep within the abdominal cavity . While palpating the mass , ask the person to raise the head and shoulders . If the mass is still palpable , it is inside the abdominal wall ...
Page 136
... abdominal pain relieved by bowel movements for past 6 months . States pain is exacerbated by stress . Bowel movements vary , with constipation alternating with ... Abdominal Examination Clinical Problems Related to Abdominal Examination.
... abdominal pain relieved by bowel movements for past 6 months . States pain is exacerbated by stress . Bowel movements vary , with constipation alternating with ... Abdominal Examination Clinical Problems Related to Abdominal Examination.
Contents
OVERVIEW OF HEALTH ASSESSMENT | 1 |
The Health Assessment Interview | 11 |
Physical Examination Techniques | 19 |
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abdominal ability activity addition affect altered appearance artery assessment associated behaviors bladder blood blood pressure body bowel breast cause changes chest child client Clinical collection communication considered continued coping cranial nerve culture decreased determine diagnosis discuss disease elimination especially evaluate examination example exercise factors feel findings finger fluid function groups Guidelines hand head health assessment heart identify increased indicate influence Inspect interview involves lesions loss lower lung measurement movement muscle myocardial infarction nerve normal noted nursing nutritional observed occur oral pain palpation patient pattern perception perform person physical physical examination position practices present problems Procedure pulse questions recorded reflex require response result risk role screening secondary sensory sexual Significance signs skin sleep sounds stage status stress structures symptoms temperature tion tissue urine usually values