Now in its Ninth Edition, this classic text provides the best foundation for performing physical examination and taking the patient history. The book features a vibrant full-color design with over 1,400 drawings and photographs and a clear, simple two-column format-examination techniques on the left and abnormalities and interpretations on the right. Highlights of this edition include greater emphasis on patient communication and interview techniques, a new chapter on the older adult, and over 200 new drawings and photographs of abnormalities. A new front-of-book CD-ROM includes Head-to-Toe Examination and Approach to Patient.

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Stedman's Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing, 5th Edition has been thoroughly updated to include over 51,000 entries with expanded representation of medical terminology used in over 30 of today's fastest growing health profession areas. In addition, this new edition contains more comprehensive inclusion of entries suited for the Nursing field, with correct terminology for all Nursing students and practitioners. Also new to this edition are audio pronunciations for nearly every term, new Primal Pictures of anatomy images, and enhanced appendices including NANDA, NIC, and NOC. Over 40 specialty consultants for Health Professions and Nursing (domestic and international) have contributed to the development of this new edition, making this publication the preferred quick-reference for students and practitioners alike.

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