Table of Contents

 

 

 

Chapter 1

Overview: Physical Examination and History Taking

1

Chapter 2

Clinical Reasoning, Assessment, and Recording Your Findings

15

Chapter 3

Interviewing and the Health History

31

Chapter 4

Beginning the Physical Examination: General Survey, Vital Signs, and Pain

49

Chapter 5

Behavior and Mental Status

67

Chapter 6

The Skin, Hair, and Nails

83

Chapter 7

The Head and Neck

99

Chapter 8

The Thorax and Lungs

127

Chapter 9

The Cardiovascular System

147

Chapter 10

The Breasts and Axillae

167

Chapter 11

The Abdomen

179

Chapter 12

The Peripheral Vascular System

199

Chapter 13

Mate Genitalia and Hernias

211

Chapter 14

Female Genitalia

225

Chapter 15

The Anus, Rectum, and Prostate

241

Chapter 16

The Musculoskeletal System

251

Chapter 17

The Nervous System

285

Chapter 18

Assessing Children: Infancy Through Adolescence

323

Chapter 19

The Pregnant Woman

359

Chapter 20

The Older Adult

373

 

Index

395