Learn how to conduct a patient-centered health history and physical examination!
Seidel's Guide to Physical Examination: An Interprofessional Approach,
10th Edition
takes a uniquely interprofessional collaborative approach to health assessment, with a strong emphasis on lifespan considerations and differential diagnosis of unexpected findings. Each core chapter is organized into four sections —
Anatomy and Physiology, Review of Related History, Examination and Findings
, and
Abnormalities
— with lifespan content integrated into each area. Written by a team of nurse practitioners and physicians, this one-of-a-kind textbook uses evidence-based guidelines to help you master hands-on exam techniques as well as communication skills that build rapport and trust with the patient.
UNIQUE! Interprofessional collaborative approach
is written by two advanced practice nurses and three physicians, providing balanced expertise in both pediatric and adult-geriatric health.
UNIQUE! Integrated lifespan content
provides separate sections in each chapter for
Infants and Children, Adolescents, Pregnant Patients,
and
Older Adults.
UNIQUE! Compassionate, patient-centered approach
emphasizes developing good communication skills, use of effective hands-on examination techniques, and reliance on clinical reasoning and clinical decision-making skills.
UNIQUE! Strong emphasis on social inclusiveness and patient-centeredness
incorporates LGBTQ+ patients and providers, with special emphasis on cultural competency, history taking, and special considerations for examination of the breasts, female and male genitalia, reproductive health, thyroid, and the anus/rectum/prostate.
UNIQUE! Cross-references to Dains’
Advanced Health Assessment & Clinical Diagnosis in Primary Care
help you take the next step in clinical reasoning and also develop diagnostic reasoning skills.
Differential Diagnosis
tables
are provided throughout the text.
Clinical Pearls
offer insights and practical, real-world expertise.
Evolve website
includes assessment video clips, animations, review questions, performance checklists, and more.
NEW! 60 new illustrations and new videos
include 30 drawings and 30 photos in the textbook, along with 15 new health assessment videos (including
The Head-to-Toe Exam
Navigating the EMR
) provided free on the Evolve website with every new copy of the textbook.
NEW! Updated content
includes human trafficking screening, genetics and genomics,
Healthy People 2030
guidelines, and a new mnemonics quick reference inside the back cover.
NEW! Thoroughly revised
The Patient Record
chapter
is refocused to reflect the EMR’s benefits (such as order entry, clinical decision support, and linkages to lab results) and how to overcome challenges (such as poor patient experience and the need to be careful about what is written in the record).
NEW! Updated LGBTQ+ considerations
(e.g., health screening considerations) and cultural content throughout reflect a current understanding of and greater sensitivity to these often underserved patient populations.
NEW
Think About…
boxes
direct you to next steps when you see particular clusters of findings.
Unexpected Findings
icon
helps beginning practitioners differentiate common normal variations from abnormalities that might warrant follow-up.