Overview of Physical Examination
and History Taking.................. 19
cHA pTkE R 2
Interviewing and The Health History............... 17
Clnical Reasoning. Assessment, and Plan.....36
CHAPTER 4
Beginning the Physical Exammination:
General Surve and Vital Signs 5....... ........
Si-iAP E . .5
fhe Ski7 n H airt and N ails .................................71
The Head and Neck .. ............ 89
The Thorax and Lungs ..................................121
C A P Ti E R 8
The Cardiovascular System ..............145
CHAPTER 9
The Breasts and Axillae ...... ............ ...... 167
The A bdom en ............................................... 78
The Male Genitalia and Hernias ............ 202
The Fem ale G enitalia ..... ..............................215
The Anus, Rectum, and Prostate .............. 233
The Peripheral Vascular Systm ................. 240
The M usculoskeleta System ...........................250
The Nervous System: Mental Status
and B ehavior.................................................. 287
The Nervous System: Crania Nerves,
Motor System, Sensory System,
and Reflexes ....... ...... .. ....... ... 303
Assessing Children: Infancy
Through Adolescence .337
The Pregnant Woman ......... 386
The Older Adult ..... ..... ... ..... . .... 401