Health Assessment: A Nursing ApproachLippincott, 1990 - 600 pages |
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... Tissue contraction Normal Findings : • Continual fading of scar color Decrease in scar size • Dehiscence ( disruption of wound layers ) · Evisceration ( protrusion of viscera through the incisional area ) Deviations from Normal ...
... Tissue contraction Normal Findings : • Continual fading of scar color Decrease in scar size • Dehiscence ( disruption of wound layers ) · Evisceration ( protrusion of viscera through the incisional area ) Deviations from Normal ...
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... tissue perfusion . The person should also be evalu- ated for conditions associated with a potential for decreased ... Tissue Perfusion Inadequate tissue perfusion may be chronic or acute . Persons with chronic alteration in tissue ...
... tissue perfusion . The person should also be evalu- ated for conditions associated with a potential for decreased ... Tissue Perfusion Inadequate tissue perfusion may be chronic or acute . Persons with chronic alteration in tissue ...
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... tissue perfusion may be decreased in disease states such as congestive heart failure , myocardial infarction ... Tissue Perfusion Blood shunting from the gastrointestinal system may occur with prolonged stress or shock . Inadequate ...
... tissue perfusion may be decreased in disease states such as congestive heart failure , myocardial infarction ... Tissue Perfusion Blood shunting from the gastrointestinal system may occur with prolonged stress or shock . Inadequate ...
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