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Handbook of Signs & Symptoms

Publication Year:
2015
Edition:
5th
Author:
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Publisher:
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW)
ISBN:
978-1-45-119425-8
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The newly updated fifth edition proves it is still the must-have clinical nursing tool for improving patient safety, by increasing assessment accuracy.

Improve patient safety with:
  • NEW signs and symptoms related to emerging diseases and disorders, including avian influenza, respiratory syncytial virus, Kawasaki disease, and the currently epidemic metabolic syndrome
  • NEW appendix provides definitions and common causes of 250 less-familiar or nonspecific signs and symptoms
  • NEW techniques for evoking patient responses
  • NEW pediatric, psychiatric, and nail and tongue signs
  • NEW focus on obtaining health history needed for comprehensive, reliable documentation
  • Quick-reference A to Z format arms you with assessment guidance for 530 signs and symptoms
  • Charts help differentiate among a sign or symptom's multiple causes, and differences among similar signs and symptoms
  • Tables on signs and symptoms relating to bioterrorism agents and herbal remedies
  • Up-to-date methods for determining each sign or symptom’s identity, cause, and nursing implications


Description of sign or symptom is followed by:
  • History and physical examination – Guidelines for detailed history and exam: what to ask, what to examine, and how
  • Emergency interventions – Life-, limb-, and organ-threatening signs and symptoms, with recommended nursing interventions
  • Medical causes – Differential diagnosis: common causative diseases and disorders related to each sign and symptom, and subtle indicators that keep assessments on track
  • Other causes – Medications and herbal remedies associated with each complaint o Special considerations – Patient positioning to ease comfort; preparation for diagnostic testing; reducing anxiety; signs of complications
  • Patient counseling – Patient teaching for comfort and safety; explaining causes, treatment, and possible outcomes; providing support referrals
  • Pediatric pointers, Geriatric pointers, and Gender cues - Age and gender issues affecting sign and symptom’s presentation, detection, and interpretation
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Publisher:
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW)
Product Type:
Book
Author:
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
ISBN:
978-1-45-119425-8
Specialty:
  • Nursing Assessment
Language:
English
Edition:
5th
Pages:
816
Publication Year:
2015

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