Offering a compassionate, humanistic approach in this critical area, Swartz Textbook of Physical Diagnosis, Nineth Edition, helps you master each aspect of the art and science of interviewing and physical examination. This highly regarded text clearly teaches how your interpersonal awareness is just as crucial during the patient interview and physical exam as your level of skill—and why clinical competence in this area is essential for physicians, osteopathic physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses, and all other members of the healthcare profession. From cover to cover, you’ll learn fundamental skills and concepts that result in more accurate diagnoses, more effective patient management, and better patient outcomes.
1. Cover image - p. Cover 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Inside front cover - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iii 6. Dedication - p. iii 7. Dedication - p. iii 8. Preface - p. iii 9. Contributors - p. iii 10. Acknowledgments - p. iii 11. Contents - p. iii 12. Video contents - p. iii 13. List of Illustrations - p. iii 14. List of Tables - p. iii 15. SECTION 1: Mastering the Art of Interviewing - p. iii 16. Chapter 1: The interviewer’s questions - p. iii 17. Chapter 2: The patient’s responses - p. 20 18. Chapter 3: Understanding complementary and alternative medicine - p. 46 19. Chapter 4: Putting the history together - p. 52 20. SECTION 2: Valuing Diversity: Race, Gender, and Ethnicity - p. 66 21. Chapter 5: Anti-racist and anti-oppressive clinical skills - p. 66 22. SECTION 3: Understanding the Science of the Physical Examination - p. 72 23. Chapter 6: The physical examination - p. 72 24. Chapter 7: Assessment of nutritional status - p. 94 25. Chapter 8: The skin - p. 105 26. Chapter 9: The head and neck - p. 169 27. Chapter 10: The eye - p. 180 28. Chapter 11: The ear and nose - p. 233 29. Chapter 12: The oral cavity and pharynx - p. 252 30. Chapter 13: The chest - p. 288 31. Chapter 14: The heart - p. 310 32. Chapter 15: The peripheral vascular system - p. 346 33. Chapter 16: The breast - p. 360 34. Chapter 17: The abdomen - p. 379 35. Chapter 18: Male genitalia and hernias - p. 410 36. Chapter 19: Female genitalia - p. 436 37. Chapter 20: The musculoskeletal system - p. 455 38. Chapter 21: The nervous system - p. 510 39. Chapter 22: Putting the examination together - p. 531 40. SECTION 4: Evaluating Specific Patients - p. 558 41. Chapter 23: The pregnant patient - p. 558 42. Chapter 24: The pediatric patient - p. 576 43. Chapter 25: The geriatric patient - p. 638 44. Chapter 26: The transgender patient - p. 643 45. Chapter 27: The acutely ill or injured patient - p. 657 46. SECTION 5: Putting the Data to Work - p. 675 47. Chapter 28: Precision, accuracy, and critical thinking in clinical assessment - p. 675 48. Chapter 29: The clinical record - p. 681 49. Chapter 30: The focused history and physical examination - p. 690 50. Chapter 31: Artificial intelligence in clinical encounters: Opportunities and challenges - p. 692 51. Chapter 32: Telehealth: Adapting clinical assessment - p. 703 52. SECTION 6: Analyzing Ethical Issues in Clinical Medicine - p. 712 53. Chapter 33: Clinical ethics and professionalism - p. 712 54. A journey through physical diagnosis - p. 726 55. Answers to review questions - p. 726 56. Commonly misused substances - p. 726 57. Signs and symptoms of deficiency states - p. 726 58. Conversion tables - p. 726 59. English-to-Spanish translations useful in the medical setting - p. 726 60. The rational clinical examination: Evidence-based clinical diagnosis - p. 726 61. Index - p. 726 62. Inside back cover - p. 726
Offering a compassionate, humanistic approach in this critical area, Swartz Textbook of Physical Diagnosis, Nineth Edition, helps you master each aspect of the art and science of interviewing and physical examination. This highly regarded text clearly teaches how your interpersonal awareness is just as crucial during the patient interview and physical exam as your level of skill—and why clinical competence in this area is essential for physicians, osteopathic physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses, and all other members of the healthcare profession. From cover to cover, you’ll learn fundamental skills and concepts that result in more accurate diagnoses, more effective patient management, and better patient outcomes.
1. Cover image - p. Cover 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Inside front cover - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iii 6. Dedication - p. iii 7. Dedication - p. iii 8. Preface - p. iii 9. Contributors - p. iii 10. Acknowledgments - p. iii 11. Contents - p. iii 12. Video contents - p. iii 13. List of Illustrations - p. iii 14. List of Tables - p. iii 15. SECTION 1: Mastering the Art of Interviewing - p. iii 16. Chapter 1: The interviewer’s questions - p. iii 17. Chapter 2: The patient’s responses - p. 20 18. Chapter 3: Understanding complementary and alternative medicine - p. 46 19. Chapter 4: Putting the history together - p. 52 20. SECTION 2: Valuing Diversity: Race, Gender, and Ethnicity - p. 66 21. Chapter 5: Anti-racist and anti-oppressive clinical skills - p. 66 22. SECTION 3: Understanding the Science of the Physical Examination - p. 72 23. Chapter 6: The physical examination - p. 72 24. Chapter 7: Assessment of nutritional status - p. 94 25. Chapter 8: The skin - p. 105 26. Chapter 9: The head and neck - p. 169 27. Chapter 10: The eye - p. 180 28. Chapter 11: The ear and nose - p. 233 29. Chapter 12: The oral cavity and pharynx - p. 252 30. Chapter 13: The chest - p. 288 31. Chapter 14: The heart - p. 310 32. Chapter 15: The peripheral vascular system - p. 346 33. Chapter 16: The breast - p. 360 34. Chapter 17: The abdomen - p. 379 35. Chapter 18: Male genitalia and hernias - p. 410 36. Chapter 19: Female genitalia - p. 436 37. Chapter 20: The musculoskeletal system - p. 455 38. Chapter 21: The nervous system - p. 510 39. Chapter 22: Putting the examination together - p. 531 40. SECTION 4: Evaluating Specific Patients - p. 558 41. Chapter 23: The pregnant patient - p. 558 42. Chapter 24: The pediatric patient - p. 576 43. Chapter 25: The geriatric patient - p. 638 44. Chapter 26: The transgender patient - p. 643 45. Chapter 27: The acutely ill or injured patient - p. 657 46. SECTION 5: Putting the Data to Work - p. 675 47. Chapter 28: Precision, accuracy, and critical thinking in clinical assessment - p. 675 48. Chapter 29: The clinical record - p. 681 49. Chapter 30: The focused history and physical examination - p. 690 50. Chapter 31: Artificial intelligence in clinical encounters: Opportunities and challenges - p. 692 51. Chapter 32: Telehealth: Adapting clinical assessment - p. 703 52. SECTION 6: Analyzing Ethical Issues in Clinical Medicine - p. 712 53. Chapter 33: Clinical ethics and professionalism - p. 712 54. A journey through physical diagnosis - p. 726 55. Answers to review questions - p. 726 56. Commonly misused substances - p. 726 57. Signs and symptoms of deficiency states - p. 726 58. Conversion tables - p. 726 59. English-to-Spanish translations useful in the medical setting - p. 726 60. The rational clinical examination: Evidence-based clinical diagnosis - p. 726 61. Index - p. 726 62. Inside back cover - p. 726
