Health Assessment: A Nursing ApproachLippincott, 1990 - 600 pages |
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Page 141
... analysis of nutritional and metabolic functions was indicated . Further analysis of the data provided information about health strengths , additional risk factors for nutritional impairment , and etiological factors for nutrition ...
... analysis of nutritional and metabolic functions was indicated . Further analysis of the data provided information about health strengths , additional risk factors for nutritional impairment , and etiological factors for nutrition ...
Page 168
... analysis , such as cultures to detect infectious organisms and chemical analyses to detect various substances such as blood , fat , and meat fibers ( Table 8-3 ) . Stool can be analyzed for occult blood by guaiac testing . This test is ...
... analysis , such as cultures to detect infectious organisms and chemical analyses to detect various substances such as blood , fat , and meat fibers ( Table 8-3 ) . Stool can be analyzed for occult blood by guaiac testing . This test is ...
Page 175
... analysis because the urine is concentrated . To test for glucose , the second voided specimen should be used . However , urine glucose testing is being replaced by blood glucose monitoring , which is more accurate and easily performed ...
... analysis because the urine is concentrated . To test for glucose , the second voided specimen should be used . However , urine glucose testing is being replaced by blood glucose monitoring , which is more accurate and easily performed ...
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