Seidel's Guide to Physical Examination 10th edition (tenth edition)

About this book

Seidel's Guide to Physical Examination 10th edition by Jane W. Ball, Joyce E. Dains, John A. Flynn, Barry S. Solomon, and Rosalyn W. Stewart teaches the techniques needed to obtain a complete health history and perform an accurate physical examination across the lifespan. The book connects interviewing, inspection, palpation, percussion, auscultation, clinical reasoning, and documentation with the findings encountered during comprehensive and problem focused patient assessments.

The 10th edition covers health history collection, vital signs, pain assessment, nutrition, mental status, skin, head and neck, eyes, ears, nose, mouth, thorax, lungs, heart, peripheral vascular assessment, breasts, abdomen, musculoskeletal examination, neurologic assessment, genital examination, and rectal assessment. It also addresses examination of infants, children, adolescents, pregnant patients, adults, and older adults while distinguishing expected findings from abnormalities that may require further investigation.

This book is especially useful for Nurse Practitioner Students, Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Students, Physician Assistant Students, Medical Students, Nursing Students, Family Nurse Practitioner Students, Adult Gerontology Nurse Practitioner Students, Primary Care Students, and clinicians developing advanced patient assessment skills. It is particularly useful for practicing examination sequences, recognizing abnormal findings, organizing patient histories, documenting assessment results, and preparing for clinical skills evaluations.

NP students, PA students, medical students, nursing students, advanced practice trainees, and primary care clinicians can use this edition to strengthen examination technique, compare age specific findings, improve documentation, and connect assessment results with clinical decision making. The complete 10th edition is available as a searchable PDF enhanced digital version with instant access, making it convenient for physical assessment coursework, skills laboratories, clinical rotations, practical examinations, and point of care review.