Publisher's Synopsis
Offers practical, systematic guidance to physical assessment in a primary care setting. Text approaches each body system through the developmental stages of childhood, adulthood and aging. Chapter 1 addresses techniques of history-taking, based on a systems approach, and provides an overview of the physical examination. Chapters 2 to 13 proceed in addressing every body system, each chapter being divided into three major sections: anatomy and physiology, history and physical assessment and common health problems in children, adults and the elderly. The anatomy and physiology section of each chapter provides the reader with a brief overview of the structure and function of that body system. The history and physical assessment section provides an in-depth approach to examination of the body systems. The final section of each chapter covers diseases common to that system as they are manifested in children, adults and the elderly.
