Very handy reference; I always take it with me

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	• Mosby's Physical Examination Handbook (Seidel, Mosby's Physical Examination Handbook) Henry M. Seidel, Jane Ball, ... Mosby, 2006 - 352 pages average customer review:based on 9 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Helpful

I found this book to be very useful. I am currently in nursing school and this book is a great tool to guide assessments. My professor said that this was even helpful when she was in Nurse Practitioner school.

Helpful

Obviously not as good as the full edition text, but also has a few shortcomings you might not expect. For example the Tanner scale for males includes the G scale photos but not the P scale. The female is fully included, and one could deduce the P from this, however, that requires an extra flip.

There are other similar shortcomings, but overall it beats carrying the 50 pound text around.

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Very handy reference; I always take it with me

This extremely handy reference appears to follow the outline for Nursing Assessment presented in more detail in Jarvis' Physical Examination & Health Assessment book. You will not be able to find detailed information about every finding and its interpretation; instead, the editors very skillfully picked and chose what include and what not to include. The result is a hand book that will very quickly direct you to the very assessments and tests that can be performed for a particular system along with some basic information on expected and unexpected findings. I find myself using the resource most as a refresher, reminder, or guide to assessing a particular system that do not do all the time, or when presented with findings I don't recognize. Sample charting is provided as well, which is oftentimes very helpful. I did give it a 4 star instead of a 5 star because of the frequency with which I wish just a little bit more information were given about the expected and unexpected findings. More often than I would like I find myself moving past this book to a larger book to find those details. Nevertheless, when making a handbook that can fit in the pocket, some details must be left out, and overall this was done very skillfully to provide the nurse with a very useful and highly recommended tool.

Systems covered are:
-Mental Status
-Nutritional & Growth
-Skin, Hair, & Nails
-Lymphatic
-Head and Neck
-Eyes
-ENT
-Chest & Lungs
-Cardiovascular
-Breasts & Axillae
-Abdomen
-Female/Male Genetalia
-Anus, Rectum, & Prostate
-Musculoskeletal
-Neurologic
-Head-to-Toe

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Exactly what I ordered

I received this item with no problems. It was exactly what I needed. Glad I made the purchase online, saved myself 10 dollars!

Handbook

This is VERY worthwhile. I have all three and they work well together, but this is a must have.

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MOSBY'S PHYSICAL EXAMINATION HANDBOOK is a concise, full-color pocket-sized companion to Seidel's MOSBY'S GUIDE TO PHYSICAL EXAMINATION, 6th Edition, and is written by the same dynamic author team of two physicians and two nurses with expertise in both pediatrics and adult health. The new edition is beautifully illustrated and has a unique lifespan focus. A distinctive feature of the handbook is its functional use of color type to distinguish examination steps, expected findings, and unexpected findings. It also now includes a handy "What Drugs May Do" chart on the inside back cover outlining physical findings and the commonly used drugs that can cause them.

Each chapter begins with a concise, clearly identified Equipment ListCore Examination content in each chapter is presented in a unique, easy-to-follow, color-coded tableEach clinical chapter includes Aids to Differential Diagnosis - a handy two-column table summarizing abnormalities and describing themEach clinical chapter continues with a Pediatric Variations table, also coded in three colors for easy referenceA Sample Documentation section concludes each chapter to provide a straightforward example of good documentation practiceA Quick Reference to Special Histories appendix provides important tools such as the CAGE questionnaire, the TACE questionnaire, the RAFFT Questionnaire, and morePages for Clinical and Reference Notes are interspersed throughout the book for personal clinical note-taking

All examination photos have been reshot and replaced, giving the handbook a more up-to-date and approachable feel Staying Well boxes are now supplied, providing important tips for patient teachingWhat Drugs May Do chart outlines physical findings and the commonly used drugs that can cause them, and is found on the inside back cover for quick referenceThe appendix entitled Quick Reference to Special Histories now includes the updated adolescent HEADSSS questionnaire

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