Take the ‘next step’ in health assessment! Advanced Health Assessment and Clinical Diagnosis in Primary Care, 5th Edition goes beyond basic history and physical examination to help you master the diagnostic reasoning process. You’ll develop this key skill by following assessment guidelines that focus on a specific complaint rather than beginning with a previously established diagnosis or disease entity. Written by advanced practice nursing experts Joyce Dains, Linda Baumann, and Pamela Scheibel, this edition includes new chapters on evidence-based preventive health screening and on heartburn and indigestion, along with a new full-color design. Master the differential diagnosis process outlined in this book, and you’ll be able to accurately diagnose the majority of patients seen in today’s primary care settings.

About the Author

By Joyce E. Dains, DrPH, JD, RN, FNP, BC, DPNAP, Associate Profesor and Advanced Practice Nursing Program Director; Manager, Professional Education for Prevention and Early Detection, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas; Linda Ciofu Baumann, PhD, APRN, BC, FAAN, Professor, School of Nursing, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin and Pamela Scheibel, RN, MSN, CPNP, Clinical Professor, School of Nursing, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin

Table of Contents:
PART I: AN INTRODUCTION TO CLINICAL REASONING
1. Clinical Reasoning, Differential Diagnosis, Evidence-Based Practice, and Symptom Analysis
2. Evidence-Based Health Screening NEW!

PART II: COMMON SYMPTOMS IN PRIMARY CARE
3. Abdominal Pain
4. Affective Changes
5. Amenorrhea
6. Breast Lumps and Nipple Discharge
7. Breast Pain
8. Chest Pain
9. Confusion in Older Adults
10. Constipation
11. Cough
12. Diarrhea
13. Dizziness
14. Dyspnea
15. Earache
16. Fatigue
17. Fever
18. Genitourinary Problems in Males
19. Headache
20. Heartburn and Indigestion NEW!
21. Hoarseness
22. Lower Extremity Limb Pain NEW! (as a standalone chapter)
23. Upper Extremity Limb Pain NEW! (as a standalone chapter)
24. Low Back Pain (Acute)
25. Nasal Symptoms and Sinus Congestion
26. Palpitations
27. Penile Discharge
28. Rashes and Skin Lesions
29. Rectal Pain, Itching, and Bleeding
30. Red Eye
31. Sleep Problems
32. Sore Throat
33. Syncope
34. Urinary Incontinence
35. Urinary Problems in Females and Children
36. Vaginal Bleeding
37. Vaginal Discharge and Itching
38. Vision Loss
39. Weight Loss/Gain (Unintentional)

PART III: DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING
40. The Abdominal X-Ray
41. The Chest X-Ray
Index