This is a tool unlike any other because of its comprehensive scope and interactive format. The guide allows learners to "perform" a patient physical examination with just the click of the mouse. Learners can listen to breath sounds, watch the heart chambers at work, and take a person's blood pressure, among other exam tasks.
The guide includes eight basic physical examination areas: head and neck, pulmonary, cardiovascular, abdominal, musculosketal, neurologic, and male and female genitalia. Click here for more information on this educational product.
The Aging Foot: An Interdisciplinary PerspectiveAs the population ages, a number of conditions begin to affect the feet. The Aging Foot: An Interdisciplinary Perspective was developed to provide primary care physicians with the necessary information to properly diagnose, treat, and manage foot diseases and disorders in older as well as younger adult patients.This guide contains 15 chapters that address issues relevant to foot problems encountered in the primary care of patients: Physical Examination, Cultural Competency, Primary Prevention, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Arthritic Conditions, Foot Pain, Wound and Ulcer Care, Ingrown Toenails, An Osteopathic Approach to Disorders of the Foot and Ankle, A Primer on Evidence-Based Medicine, Biomechanics:Shoe Modifications and Orthotics, Peripheral Vascular Disease in the Lower Extremity, Common Pedal Manifestations, Exostoses of the Foot and Ankle, and Podiatric Injections and Aspirations. With this guide you'll find two informative CD-ROMS included: The Interactive Guide to Physical Examination and The Podiatric Procedural Video Library. Click here for more information on this educational product.