Health Assessment: A Nursing ApproachLippincott, 1990 - 600 pages |
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Page 134
... Fluid A distended abdomen may be further evaluated to differentiate edema fluid in the abdominal wall from ascites . Ascites is the accumulation of serous fluid in the abdominal cavity resulting from changes in vascular pressures . In ...
... Fluid A distended abdomen may be further evaluated to differentiate edema fluid in the abdominal wall from ascites . Ascites is the accumulation of serous fluid in the abdominal cavity resulting from changes in vascular pressures . In ...
Page 149
... Fluid volume deficit Fluid volume deficit : Potential Hopelessness Ineffective coping Self - care deficit ( specify type ) Self - concept alteration Self - esteem disturbance Sexuality patterns , altered Skin integrity , impaired Skin ...
... Fluid volume deficit Fluid volume deficit : Potential Hopelessness Ineffective coping Self - care deficit ( specify type ) Self - concept alteration Self - esteem disturbance Sexuality patterns , altered Skin integrity , impaired Skin ...
Page 260
... fluid is present in the knee . Press here to milk fluid behind patella . ↓ Tap the patella ; if it can be felt tapping back against your fingers , fluid ballotting is present . ( 2 ) To elicit a bulge sign , milk any suprapatellar fluid ...
... fluid is present in the knee . Press here to milk fluid behind patella . ↓ Tap the patella ; if it can be felt tapping back against your fingers , fluid ballotting is present . ( 2 ) To elicit a bulge sign , milk any suprapatellar fluid ...
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