AUTOR/ES: Robert L. Wilkins, PhD, RRT, FAARC, Richard L. Sheldon, MD, FACP, FCCP and Susan Jones Krider, RN, M
ISBN: 9780323028851
AÑO: 2005
EDICION: 5ª
IDIOMA: Inglés
ENCUADERNACIÓN: Softcover
PÁGINAS: 464
DIMENSIONES: 216 X 276 mm
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PUNTOS CLAVE: Featuring a comprehensive, well-organized approach, this resource teaches assessment techniques from the most basic skills to more advanced methods for assessing patients in any clinical setting - from the office to the ICU. The new edition provides even more information on key topics, additional case studies and review materials, and a new glossary. Certain topic areas have been streamlined and reorganized for the most effective presentation of material. KEY FEATURES Comprehensive approach presents all of the most important aspects and topics of assessment that readers need to effectively assess patients. Each chapter begins with consistent learning features - Learning Objectives, Chapter Outline, Chapter Overview, and new Key Terms - to prepare readers for the content that will be discussed in that chapter.Simply Stated boxes contain brief, direct, concise statements about important concepts in the text, highlighting key information to aid in reader comprehension.Questions to Ask About... boxes contain a list of questions practitioners should ask patients about their symptoms or ask themselves when confronted with a certain clinical situation.Case studies in several chapters provide an opportunity for readers to apply chapter content to realistic clinical scenarios.Chapter review questions at the end of each chapter help readers review and remember chapter content. NEW TO THIS EDITION Key Terms lists at the beginning of each chapter highlight important terminology and concepts that will be explained in that chapter.Glossary of key terms at the back of the book defines important terms identified in each chapter's Key Terms list.Additional case studies in the EKG and hemodynamic monitoring chapters provide further opportunities to apply chapter content in real-life scenarios.Additional chapter review questions at the end of each chapter enhance student review and retention of chapter material.
INDICE: 1. Preparing for the Patient Encounter 2. Techniques of Interviewing 3. Cardiopulmonary Symptoms 4. Vital Signs 5. Fundamentals of Physical Examination 6. Clinical Laboratory Studies 7. Interpretation of Blood Gases 8. Pulmonary Function Studies 9. Clinical Application of the Chest Radiograph 10. Interpretation of the Electrocardiogram 11. Assessment of the Neonatal and Pediatric Patients 12. Assessment of the Geriatric Patient 13. Respiratory Monitoring in the ICU 14. Assessment of Cardiac Output 15. Assessment of Hemodynamic Pressures 16. Flexible Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy 17. Nutritional Assessment 18. Assessment of Sleep and Breathing 19. Assessment of the Home Care Patient 20. Documentation of the Patient Assessment Glossary Answers to Review Questions
DATOS DEL AUTOR: By Robert L. Wilkins, PhD, RRT, FAARC, Chairman and Professor, Department of Cardiopulmonary Sciences, School of Allied Health Professions, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA; Richard L. Sheldon, MD, FACP, FCCP, Beaver Medical Clinic, Banning, CA; and Susan Jones Krider, RN, MS, Administrative Director, Loma Linda International Heart Institute, Loma Linda Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA