Includes index.

Contents: Assessment of the whole person: Evidence-based assessment -- Cultural competence -- The interviews -- The complete health history -- Mental status assessment -- Substance assessment -- Domestic violence assessment -- 2. Approach to the clinical setting: Assessment techniques and the clinical setting -- General survey, measurement, vital sign, -- Nutritional assessment -- 3. Physical examination: Skin, hair and nails -- Head, face and neck, including regional lymphatics, -- Eyes -- Ears -- Nose, mouth and throat -- Breasts and regional lymphatics -- Thorax and lungs -- Heart and neck vessels -- Peripheral vascular system and lymphatic system -- Abdomen -- Musculoskeletal system -- Neurologic system -- Male genitourinary system -- Anus, rectum and prostate -- Female genitourinary system -- 4. Integration of the health system: The complete health assessment: putting it all together, -- Bedside assessment of the hospitalized adult -- The pregnant woman -- Functional assessment of the older adult --