Cardiovascular System
Introduction Diagnostic accuracy when assessing patients with cardiovascular disease relies heavily on the medical history. Many patients with ischaemic heart disease have few or no physical signs and a characteristic…
Assessment
Key Features of Assessment Tools Reliability: reflects the reproducibility of the assessment tool and the accuracy with which a score is being measured. It is higher in written assessments such…
The Abdomen
Examination of the Abdomen General observation: note is the patient in pain? evidence of weight loss Inspect tongue, mouth, teeth and throat limbs for evidence of IV drug use Examine…
Liver Disease
Acute Hepatitis This refers to inflammation of the liver with little or no fibrosis and little or no nodular regeneration. There may be minor distortion of lobular architecture. If there…
