Advanced Health Assessment & Clinical Diagnosis in Primary Care 6th Edition Paperback

Awarded second place in the 2019 AJN Book of the Year Awards in the Adult Primary Care category, Advanced Health Assessment and Clinical Diagnosis in Primary Care, 6th Edition is an essential resource for accurately diagnosing patients in todays primary care settings. This edition goes beyond basic history and physical examination skills, focusing on the diagnostic reasoning process. By following assessment guidelines that start with a specific complaint rather than a pre-established diagnosis, you will develop critical diagnostic skills.

Written by advanced practitioners, this edition includes a new chapter on assessing and caring for transgender patients, addressing the needs of this underserved population. Additionally, it features expanded coverage of geriatrics, highly infectious diseases, coordination with interprofessional healthcare teams, genetics and genomics in lab testing and family history, and updates on psychiatric-mental health issues.