Swartz Textbook of Physical Diagnosis

History and Examination

Mark H. Swartz, MD, FACP

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Churchill Livingstone
06 April 2025

General practice; Medical diagnosis

Offering a compassionate, humanistic approach in this critical area, Swartz Textbook of Physical Diagnosis, Nineth Edition, helps you master each aspect of the art and science of interviewing and physical examination. This highly regarded text clearly teaches how your interpersonal awareness is just as crucial during the patient interview and physical exam as your level of skill-and why clinical competence in this area is essential for physicians, osteopathic physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses, and all other members of the healthcare profession. From cover to cover, you’ll learn fundamental skills and concepts that result in more accurate diagnoses, more effective patient management, and better patient outcomes.

Offers fully revised content throughout, including clear, easy-to-understand explanations of interviewing and examination techniques, clinical presentations, pathophysiology, complementary and alternative medicine, and physical diagnosis standards and tests Includes three new chapters: The Transgender Patient; Artificial Intelligence in Clinical Encounters: Opportunities and Challenges; and Telehealth: Adapting Clinical Assessment Explores how cultural differences can influence communication, diet, family relationships, and health practices and beliefs-which may affect your approach to a patient’s treatment Features hundreds of high-quality color images, an easy-to-use design, and detailed descriptions of practical techniques throughout Contains new end-of-chapter review questions in most chapters. Highlights clinical ethics and professionalism Includes more than 6 hours of in-depth instruction, with 40+ updated videos featuring step-by-step aspects of the physical examination for adults, toddlers, and newborns, important interviewing scenarios, and audio of heart and lung sounds Features online appendices covering English-to-Spanish Translations Useful in the Medicine Setting, Commonly Misused Substances, Signs and Symptoms of Deficiency States, and more An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text and figures, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud

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By: Mark H. Swartz MD FACP
Imprint: Churchill Livingstone
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 9th edition
Dimensions: Height: 276mm, Width: 216mm,
Weight: 2.370kg
ISBN: 9780443235061
ISBN 10: 0443235066
Pages: 848
Publication Date: 06 April 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Mark H. Swartz is Professor of Medicine at State University of New York (SUNY), Downstate College of Medicine, Brooklyn, New York; Adjunct Professor of Medicine, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York; Professor of Medical Sciences, New York College of Podiatric Medicine, New York, New York; Director, C3NY--Clinical Competence Center of New York, New York, New York.