Physical
Examination
An Illustrated Handbook
EDITION THREE
KAREN G. DUDERSTADT, PhD,
RN, CPNP, FAAN
Clinical Professor, Department of Family Health Care Nursing, School of
Nursing, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco,
California
Children‚'s Health Center, San Francisco General Hospital, San
Francisco, California
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, Table of Contents
Unit I Pediatric General Assessment
1. Approach to care and assessment of children and adolescents, 1
Karen G. Duderstadt
2. Assessment parameters, 9
Karen G. Duderstadt
3. Developmental surveillance and screening, 22
Abbey Alkon
4. Comprehensive information gathering, 36
Karen G. Duderstadt; Naomi A. Shapiro
5. Environmental health history, 57
Karen G. Duderstadt
6. Newborn assessment, 67
Annette Carely; Karen G. Duderstadt
Unit II System-Specific Assessment
7. Skin assessment, 89
Renee P. McLeod
8. Heart and vascular assessment, 110
Patricia O’Brien; Julianne Evangelista
9. Chest and respiratory assessment, 132
Concettina (Tina) Tolomeo
10. Head and neck assessment, 151
Karen G. Duderstadt
11. Lymphatic system assessment, 165
Karen G. Duderstadt
12. Eyes, 176
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