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Awarded second place in the 2022 AJN Book of the Year Awards in Advanced Practice Nursing Praise for the First Edition: ""Developing a comprehensive differential diagnosis for a specific complaint is a daunting task even for experienced advanced practice nurses. This user-friendly clinical guide provides a strategy and standard format for working through this complex task. It is a wonderful tool for both students and new advanced practice nurses.""–5 stars, Doody's This one-of-a-kind resource is designed to help Advanced Practice Provider students master the process of conducting a quality differential diagnosis. It contains 95 symptom-based cases that empower readers to practice and hone their clinical skills. Consistently formatted, patient-based case scenarios begin with a common symptom and provide expert guidance to help students work though a diagnosis. Diagnostic reasoning for each clinical scenario is presented step-by-step and each step is explicitly linked to the next. They are now organized by body system and coordinate with related texts for easy reference. Cases include focused patient history questions and responses, physical exam findings, a differential diagnosis table, a diagnostic examination table, and a summary analyzing the critical thinking process. Symptoms are presented via a systematic case study approach that encompasses chief complaint, past history, physical exam, case study, differential diagnosis, diagnostic exam, and clinical decision making. Boxes comparing clinical characteristics and differential diagnosis further help to illuminate the decision-making process. New to the Third Edition: Includes 23 completely new cases Delivers 55 Test Bank Multiple Choice Questions for instructors to assign Provides online access to 18 additional cases Reorganized by body system for easy reference Presented in two-color design for ease of use Key Features: Provides step-by-step approach to building sound clinical decision-making skills Links each step to the next for utmost clarity Guides APP students and novice practitioners in conducting a problem-focused history and examination Presents cases systematically for ease of use Includes unique differential diagnosis tables and diagnostic examination tables to clarify decision-making strategies Illuminates decision making with boxes comparing clinical characteristics and differential diagnosis

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Author:   Jacqueline Rhoads ,  Julie C. Penick
Publisher:   Springer Publishing Co Inc
Imprint:   Springer Publishing Co Inc
Edition:   3rd New edition
Weight:   1.075kg
ISBN:  

9780826144669

ISBN 10:   0826144667
Pages:   590
Publication Date:   25 May 2022
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction to Differential Diagnosis and Diagnosis of Common Problems Section I: Head, Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat Blurred Vision Congestion Ear Discharge Enlarged Lymph Nodes Eye Discharge Eye Pain Fever Headache Hoarseness Mouth Lesions Ringing in the Ears (Tinnitus) Section I Supplemental Chapters* Earache Red Eye Runny Nose Sore Throat Section II: Pulmonary System Coughing Up Blood Shortness of Breath Wheezing Section II Supplemental Chapter* Cough   Section III: Cardiovascular System Bradycardia Chest Pain Diaphoresis Dizziness Fainting Lower Extremity Edema Palpitations Weight Gain Section III Supplemental Chapter* Weight Loss Section IV: Gastrointestinal System Abdominal Pain Bloated Dysphagia Heartburn Nausea and Vomiting Rectal Bleeding Rectal Pain Vomiting Blood Section IV Supplemental Chapters* Constipation Diarrhea Iron Deficiency / Pernicious Anemia Section V: Genitourinary System Blood in Urine Erectile Dysfunction Flank Pain Incontinence Nocturia Painful Urination Priapism Scrotal Mass Scrotal Pain Section VI: Musculoskeletal System Foot Pain Hip Pain Knee Pain Muscle Pain Muscle Weakness Shoulder Pain Wrist Pain Section VI Supplemental Chapters* Ankle Pain Elbow Pain Hand Pain Leg Pain Low Back Pain Section VII: Neurological System Confusion Delirium Difficulty Speaking Diplopia Memory Loss Tremors Unsteady Gait Section VIII: Gynecological System Abnormal Uterine Bleeding Amenorrhea Bleeding Discharge Lesions Pain with Intercourse Pelvic Pain Vaginal Irritation Section VIII Supplemental Chapter* Breast Masses / Lumps Section IX: Dermatological System Alopecia Hives Pain Skin Rashes Skin Ulcers Vesicular Eruptions Section IX Supplemental Chapters* Itchiness in Skin Skin Lesion Section X: Endocrine System Excessive Thirst Fatigue Night Sweats Nipple Discharge Sleep Disturbances Urinary Frequency Section XI: Psychological System Anxiety Depression Insomnia Panic *All supplemental chapters can be found on www.connect.springerpub.com.

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Jacqueline Rhoads, PhD, APRN-BC, CNL-BC, PMHNP-BE, FAANP, holds three board certifications as an acute care nurse practitioner, adult gerontology nurse practitioner, and clinical nurse leader. She is board eligible as a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner. She has more than 30 years of clinical experience in leadership, critical care, acute care, and primary care nursing. Dr. Rhoads teaches in graduate and baccalaureate programs in acute and primary care and in the family and adult nurse partitioner tracks. She has special interest in advance health assessment and pharmacology. She has authored six major advanced practice textbooks related to advanced health assessment, differential diagnoses, and clinical management of psych/mental health, as well as numerous peer-reviewed articles. She has held research positions such as project director, principal investigator, and project coordinator in three major universities. Her areas of research include investigating posttraumatic stress disorder post-Vietnam, Desert Storm, and disaster-related situations. Julie Penick, DNP, PhD, MSN, FNP-BC, maintains both an active family practice, specializing in complementary and alternative health care modalities, and an education practice where she is full-time lead faculty in an MSN-FNP program at Herzing University. Dr. Penick earned her MSN in adult health nursing in 1992, her post-master’s family nurse practitioner certificate in 1996, her PhD in Energy Medicine in 2003, and her DNP in 2011. Dr. Penick has been involved with numerous research projects and continues to be involved in research projects that involve the application of ‘energy’ as healing approaches – be that nutrient energy, subtle energy techniques, application of magnetic field energy, and application of direct or indirect current. Dr. Penick is active in curriculum writing and conducting continuing professional education for nurses. Dr. Penick has been a certified family nurse practitioner through the American Nurse Credentialing Center (ANCC) for more than 25 years.

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