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Tables of Contents for Patient Assessment Handbook
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Reviewers
xi
TAKING A HISTORY
Establishing Rapport
2
1
Active Listening Techniques
3
1
The Comprehensive History
4
12
Preliminary Data
4
1
Chief Complaint
4
1
Present Illness
5
2
Past History
7
1
Current Health Status
8
4
Review of Systems
12
4
THE PHYSICAL EXAM
The General Survey
16
1
Vital Signs
17
4
Pulse
17
1
Respiration
18
1
Blood Pressure
19
1
Body Temperature
20
1
The Skin
21
6
Skin Lesions
22
5
The Hair
27
1
The Nails
28
1
The Head
29
1
The Face
30
1
The Temporomandibular Joint
31
1
The External Eye
32
1
Visual Acuity
33
2
Visual Fields
35
1
The Pupils
36
2
Extraocular Movements
38
1
Corneal Reflex
39
1
The External Ear
40
1
Hearing Acuity
41
1
The Nose
42
2
The Paranasal Sinuses
44
1
The Lips
45
1
The Mouth
46
2
The Neck
48
1
The Thyroid Gland
49
1
The Lymph Nodes
50
1
The Chest-Inspection
51
1
The Chest-Palpation
52
1
The Chest-Tactile Fremitus
53
1
The Chest-Percussion
54
1
The Chest-Auscultation
55
1
Transmitted Voice Sounds
56
1
Cardiovascular
57
1
Jugular Venous Pressure
58
1
The Point of Maximum Impulse (PMI)
59
1
Heart Sounds
60
1
The Abdomen-Inspection
61
1
The Abdomen-Auscultation
62
1
The Abdomen-Percussion
63
1
The Abdomen-Palpation
64
2
The Female Genitalia
66
1
The Male Genitalia
67
1
The Anus
68
1
The Joints
69
1
The Hands and Wrists
70
3
The Elbows
73
2
The Shoulders
75
3
The Ankles and Feet
78
3
The Knees
81
3
The Hips
84
2
The Spine
86
5
The Cervical Spine
87
2
The Lumbar Spine
89
2
The Peripheral Vascular System
91
5
THE NEUROLOGICAL EXAM
Mental Status
96
11
Appearance and Behavior
96
1
Personal Hygiene
97
1
Facial Expressions
98
1
Speech and Language
99
1
Mood
100
1
Thoughts
101
1
Perceptions
102
1
Insight and Judgment
103
1
Orientation
104
1
Concentration
105
1
Memory
106
1
The Cranial Nerves
107
2
Motor System
109
5
General Body Structure
109
1
Muscle Bulk
110
1
Muscle Tone
111
1
Muscle Strength
112
1
Gait and Coordination
113
1
Sensory System
114
5
Romberg Test/Pronator Drift
114
1
Rapid Alternating Movements
115
2
Sensation
117
2
Reflexes
119
7
Biceps
119
1
Triceps
120
1
Brachioradialis
120
1
Quadriceps
121
1
Achilles
121
1
Plantar
122
1
Abdominal
122
4
EMERGENCY FIELD ASSESSMENTS
Body Substance Isolation
126
1
Trauma Triage Criteria
127
1
Initial Assessment
128
1
Trauma Patient
129
1
Medical Patient
130
23
APPENDICES
Patient Report Format
132
1
Charting Abbreviations
133
13
Patient Refusal Checklist
146
1
SOAP Format
147
1
CHART Format
148
1
APGAR Score
149
1
Glasgow Coma Score
150
1
Burns
151
1
S.T.A.R.T Triage Algorithm
152
1
Index
153