Health Assessment: A Nursing ApproachLippincott, 1990 - 600 pages |
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... production of heat energy , and exercise . Body temperature is closely related to basal metabolism . As basal ... production of epinephrine and norepineph- rine . The action of these circulating catecholamines stimulates cellular ...
... production of heat energy , and exercise . Body temperature is closely related to basal metabolism . As basal ... production of epinephrine and norepineph- rine . The action of these circulating catecholamines stimulates cellular ...
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... produce and use energy within body cells . The production and use of energy in the cell is a complex process that begins when the cell is fueled by nutrients . Ultimately , however , en- ergy use must be matched by energy production to ...
... produce and use energy within body cells . The production and use of energy in the cell is a complex process that begins when the cell is fueled by nutrients . Ultimately , however , en- ergy use must be matched by energy production to ...
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... produce the pigment melanin responsible for skin color . The production and accumulation of melanin varies with race , age , and exposure to ultraviolet light . All races have roughly the same number of melanocytes . In darkly pigmented ...
... produce the pigment melanin responsible for skin color . The production and accumulation of melanin varies with race , age , and exposure to ultraviolet light . All races have roughly the same number of melanocytes . In darkly pigmented ...
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