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Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning
Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning continues to deliver a comprehensive overview of general strategies for health history taking, physical examination, and documentation in an updated Fifth Edition. It expertly covers the diagnostic reasoning process that providers must follow when assessing an actual case. The Fifth Edition outlines each step of the health assessment process and further demonstrates the link between health history and physical examination. It also provides the healthcare professional with the essential data needed to formulate a diagnosis and treatment plan.
508 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 13, 2024
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October 16, 2025I really hope textbooks count towards your Goodreads goal
July 17, 2025
After a full re-read taking notes:
It’s not bad, but it’s not good either. I’ve certainly read worse textbooks, but for a very statistically driven process, there is essentially zero useful information on prevalence / incidence of different conditions.
I don’t expect it to be as well sourced as Harrison’s, but it would be nice to know that one condition is 5x as common as another, rather than just « more common ».
More typos than this quality of textbook should have, but not bothersome or substantive.
Decent organization, but I was disappointed in lack of standardization of categories and presentation of certain information. Some choices feel absurd, such as differential diagnoses coming after assessment, rather than chief complaints.
Nothing to terribly disappoint, nothing to inspire either.
Don’t expect this book to be everything you need for Assessment and Diagnosis, it’s closer to a primer.
It’s not bad, but it’s not good either. I’ve certainly read worse textbooks, but for a very statistically driven process, there is essentially zero useful information on prevalence / incidence of different conditions.
I don’t expect it to be as well sourced as Harrison’s, but it would be nice to know that one condition is 5x as common as another, rather than just « more common ».
More typos than this quality of textbook should have, but not bothersome or substantive.
Decent organization, but I was disappointed in lack of standardization of categories and presentation of certain information. Some choices feel absurd, such as differential diagnoses coming after assessment, rather than chief complaints.
Nothing to terribly disappoint, nothing to inspire either.
Don’t expect this book to be everything you need for Assessment and Diagnosis, it’s closer to a primer.
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