Seidel's Guide to Physical Examination 9th edition (ninth edition)

About this book

Seidel's Guide to Physical Examination 9th edition by Jane W. Ball, Joyce E. Dains, John A. Flynn, Barry S. Solomon, and Rosalyn W. Stewart teaches the techniques required to obtain a health history and perform a complete physical examination across the lifespan. The book connects interviewing, observation, palpation, percussion, auscultation, clinical reasoning, and documentation with the findings clinicians encounter during routine and problem focused patient assessment.

The 9th edition covers health history collection, examination equipment, vital signs, pain assessment, nutrition, mental status, skin, head and neck, eyes, ears, nose, mouth, thorax, lungs, heart, blood vessels, breasts, abdomen, musculoskeletal system, neurologic system, male and female genitalia, rectum, and reproductive assessment. It also addresses examination considerations for infants, children, adolescents, pregnant patients, adults, and older adults, with attention to normal findings, abnormal findings, developmental differences, and documentation.

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 physical assessment skills. It is particularly valuable for learning examination sequences, distinguishing expected from abnormal findings, organizing patient histories, documenting findings accurately, and preparing for clinical skills assessments.

NP students, PA students, medical students, nursing students, advanced practice trainees, and primary care clinicians can use this edition to practice examination techniques, review age specific assessment findings, strengthen clinical reasoning, and prepare for patient encounters and practical examinations. The 9th edition is available as a searchable PDF enhanced digital version with instant access, making it convenient for physical assessment coursework, clinical rotations, skills laboratories, examination preparation, and point of care review.