Health Assessment: A Nursing ApproachLippincott, 1990 - 600 pages |
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... structure between them . This technique can be used to evaluate the spleen , kidneys , breasts , uterus , and ovaries . Figure 3-1 . Light palpation . The fingertips are moved in a circular motion , depressing the body surface 0.5 to ...
... structure between them . This technique can be used to evaluate the spleen , kidneys , breasts , uterus , and ovaries . Figure 3-1 . Light palpation . The fingertips are moved in a circular motion , depressing the body surface 0.5 to ...
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... structures commonly mistaken for masses include the aorta , rectus abdominus muscle , uterus , feces - filled colon ... structure of an abnormal mass . Tenderness : Although the abdomen is not normally tender to palpation , some people ...
... structures commonly mistaken for masses include the aorta , rectus abdominus muscle , uterus , feces - filled colon ... structure of an abnormal mass . Tenderness : Although the abdomen is not normally tender to palpation , some people ...
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... structure such as a vessel or the disk , rotate the lens until you produce the sharpest focus . b . If you do not ... structure and the client's eye structure . If the client is myopic , the eyeball will be longer and a negative setting ...
... structure such as a vessel or the disk , rotate the lens until you produce the sharpest focus . b . If you do not ... structure and the client's eye structure . If the client is myopic , the eyeball will be longer and a negative setting ...
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