Health Assessment: A Nursing ApproachLippincott, 1990 - 600 pages |
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... Risk Factor Classification Genetic • Sickle cell trait and sickle cell anemia • Phenylketonuria • Family incidence of genetically transmissible diseases : cystic fibrosis , Huntington's chorea , hemophilia , diabetes , heart disease Age ...
... Risk Factor Classification Genetic • Sickle cell trait and sickle cell anemia • Phenylketonuria • Family incidence of genetically transmissible diseases : cystic fibrosis , Huntington's chorea , hemophilia , diabetes , heart disease Age ...
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... Risk Factors . Illness and injury risk factors should be identified so that appropriate primary and secondary preventive activities may be implemented . For exam- ple , people who are older , black , or overweight , and those who have a ...
... Risk Factors . Illness and injury risk factors should be identified so that appropriate primary and secondary preventive activities may be implemented . For exam- ple , people who are older , black , or overweight , and those who have a ...
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... risks and baseline findings ) for women between 40 and 49 years ; and a mam- mogram annually after age 50 . Testicular Cancer . Young men age 15 to 30 years are at greatest risk for developing testicular cancer . The following screening ...
... risks and baseline findings ) for women between 40 and 49 years ; and a mam- mogram annually after age 50 . Testicular Cancer . Young men age 15 to 30 years are at greatest risk for developing testicular cancer . The following screening ...
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