


Advanced Health Assessment of Women. Clinical Skills and Procedures
Carcio, Helen — Secor, Mimi
ISBN-13: 9780826124265
Springer Publishing Co
Marzo / 2010
2ª Edición
Inglés
Tapa blanda
472 pags
1400 gr
x x cm
Recíbelo en un plazo De 2 a 3 semanas
Description
This manual-style reference presents the clinical skills needed to assess health and provide care to women of all of ages, with systematic reviews of all aspects of female mental and bodily health. The authors and contributors comprehensively cover female reproduction, anatomy, and physiology as examined at the cellular level. Also discussed are developmental, psychological, and sociocultural dimensions of women.
Offering an integrated approach to women's health care, the authors delineate the roles and functions of various health care providers serving female patients, including physician's assistants, nurse midwives, and nurse practitioners. The chapters present assessment strategies that are on the leading edge of the expanded role of the advanced practice clinician. The chapter authors provide full, in-depth discussions of each assessment skill and technique as well as an understanding of the rationale behind each assessment.
Key topics discussed:
- Health assessment: physical examinations, assessment of pregnant women, and assessment and clinical evaluation of obesity in women
- Female Reproduction: anatomy, physiology, and the reproductive cycle
- Contraceptive devices: the diaphragm, intrauterine contraception, and contraceptive implants
- Assessment of women at risk: domestic violence, STIs, and sexual assault
- Assessment of the infertile woman: initial evaluations, donor insemination, and more
Table of Contents
Preface
Acknowledgement
Unit I: Female Reproduction
Chapter 1: Anatomy and Physiology of Female Reproduction
Chapter 2: The Reproductive Cycle
Unit II: Health Assessment
Chapter 3: The Health History
Chapter 4: The Physical Examination
Chapter 5: Assessment of Vulvar Pain
Chapter 6: Assessment of the Female Breast
Chapter 7: Assessment of the Pregnant Woman
Chapter 8: Assessment and Clinical Evaluation of Obesity in Women
UNIT III: Investigative Procedures
Chapter 9: Investigative Procedures
Chapter 10: Vaginal Microscopy
Chapter 11: Urinalysis
Chapter 12: Sonohysteroscopy (Fluid Contrast Ultrasound)
Chapter 13: Bone Densitometry
Chapter 14: BRCA Testing
UNIT IV: Contraceptive Devices
Chapter 15: The FemCap(tm)
Chapter 16: The Diaphragm
Chapter 17: The Intrauterine Contraception (IUC)
Chapter 18: Contraceptive Implants
UNIT V: Assessment of Women at Risk
Chapter 19: The Sexual Assault Victim
Chapter 20: Domestic Violence
Chapter 21: Sexually Transmitted Infections
Unit VI: Evaluation of the Menopausal Woman
Chapter 22: Assessment of Menopausal Status
Chapter 23: Atrophic Vaginitis
UNIT VII: Evaluation of the Pelvic Floor
Chapter 24: Pelvic Organ Prolapse
Chapter 25: Urinary Incontinence
UNIT VIII: Assessment of the Infertile Woman
Chapter 26: Initial Evaluation of Infertility
Chapter 27: The Postcoital Test
Chapter 28: Evaluation of the Candidate for Intrauterine Insemination
Chapter 29: Sperm Washing Technique
Chapter 30: Intrauterine Insemination Procedure
Chapter 31: Donor Insemination
Unit IX: Advanced Skills
Chapter 32: Vulvar Cancer and Biopsy
Chapter 33: Endometrial Biopsy
Chapter 34: Acrochordonectomy
Chapter 35: Polypectomy
Chapter 36: Colposcopy
Chapter 37: The Simple Cystometrogram (CMG)
References
Index
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