Every word, every illustration, every detail of this book has been created by an expert team of nurses working to expand your assessment arsenal. No one knows better than they do how to assess quickly and accurately. In this groundbreaking book, they share years of hard-earned wisdom with you. Every expert knows that real-life assessment focuses on a problem, a chief complaint, in a particular region of the body. That's why this fact-filled handbook is organized head to toeby body regions and chief complaints. It's the way you actually work! Look for these special pearls and more: key findings for common disorders, innovative tables that link findings with possible causes, quick-reference checklists to prioritize your examinations, important normal assessment results, time-saving tips for assessing life-threatening problems, detailed drawings to keep anatomy fresh in your mind, and step-by-step instructions for crucial assessment tests.