Swartz Textbook of Physical Diagnosis, 9th Edition
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.
ISBN :
9780443235061
Publication Date :
06-04-2025
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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.
Key Features
- 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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Author Information
By Mark H. Swartz, MD, FACP, Professor of Medicine, 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 and Director, C3NY--Clinical Competence Center of New York, New York, NY, USA
| ISBN Number | 9780443235061 |
|---|---|
| Description Author List | By Mark H. Swartz, MD, FACP, Professor of Medicine, 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 and Director, C3NY--Clinical Competence Center of New York, New York, NY, USA |
| Copyright Year | 2026 |
| Edition Number | 9 |
| Format | Book |
| Trim | 216w x 276h (8.50" x 10.875") |
| Illustrations | Approx. 423 illustrations (423 in full color) |
| Imprint | Elsevier |
| Page Count | 830 |
| Publication Date | 6 Apr 2025 |
| Stock Status | IN STOCK |
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SECTION 1: Mastering the Art of Interviewing
1. The Interviewer’s Questions
2. The Patient’s Responses
3. Understanding Complementary and Alternative Medicine
4. Putting the History Together
SECTION 2: Valuing Diversity: Race, Gender, and Ethnicity
5. Anti-Racist and Anti-Oppressive Clinical Skills
SECTION 3: Understanding the Science of the Physical Examination
6. The Physical Examination
7. Assessment of Nutritional Status
8. The Skin
9. The Head and Neck
10. The Eye
11. The Ear and Nose
12. The Oral Cavity and Pharynx
13. The Chest
14. The Heart
15. The Peripheral Vascular System
16. The Breast
17. The Abdomen
18. Male Genitalia and Hernias
19. Female Genitalia
20. The Musculoskeletal System
21. The Nervous System
22. Putting the Examination Together
SECTION 4: Evaluating Specific Patients
23. The Pregnant Patient
24. The Pediatric Patient
25. The Geriatric Patient
26. The Transgender Patient
27. The Acutely Ill or Injured Patient
SECTION 5: Putting the Data to Work
28. Precision, Accuracy, and Critical Thinking in Clinical Assessment
29. The Clinical Record
30. The Focused History and Physical Examination
31. Artificial Intelligence in Clinical Encounters: Opportunities and Challenges
32. Telehealth: Adapting Clinical Assessment
SECTION 6: Analyzing Ethical Issues in Clinical Medicine
33. Clinical Ethics and Professionalism
Epilogue: A Journey Through Physical Diagnosis
Appendix A: Answers to Review Questions
e-Appendix B: Commonly Misused Substances
e-Appendix C: Signs and Symptoms of Deficiency States
e-Appendix D: Conversion Tables
e-Appendix E: English-to-Spanish Translations Useful in the Medical Setting
e-Appendix F: The Rational Clinical Examination: Evidence-Based Clinical Diagnosis
Index
1. The Interviewer’s Questions
2. The Patient’s Responses
3. Understanding Complementary and Alternative Medicine
4. Putting the History Together
SECTION 2: Valuing Diversity: Race, Gender, and Ethnicity
5. Anti-Racist and Anti-Oppressive Clinical Skills
SECTION 3: Understanding the Science of the Physical Examination
6. The Physical Examination
7. Assessment of Nutritional Status
8. The Skin
9. The Head and Neck
10. The Eye
11. The Ear and Nose
12. The Oral Cavity and Pharynx
13. The Chest
14. The Heart
15. The Peripheral Vascular System
16. The Breast
17. The Abdomen
18. Male Genitalia and Hernias
19. Female Genitalia
20. The Musculoskeletal System
21. The Nervous System
22. Putting the Examination Together
SECTION 4: Evaluating Specific Patients
23. The Pregnant Patient
24. The Pediatric Patient
25. The Geriatric Patient
26. The Transgender Patient
27. The Acutely Ill or Injured Patient
SECTION 5: Putting the Data to Work
28. Precision, Accuracy, and Critical Thinking in Clinical Assessment
29. The Clinical Record
30. The Focused History and Physical Examination
31. Artificial Intelligence in Clinical Encounters: Opportunities and Challenges
32. Telehealth: Adapting Clinical Assessment
SECTION 6: Analyzing Ethical Issues in Clinical Medicine
33. Clinical Ethics and Professionalism
Epilogue: A Journey Through Physical Diagnosis
Appendix A: Answers to Review Questions
e-Appendix B: Commonly Misused Substances
e-Appendix C: Signs and Symptoms of Deficiency States
e-Appendix D: Conversion Tables
e-Appendix E: English-to-Spanish Translations Useful in the Medical Setting
e-Appendix F: The Rational Clinical Examination: Evidence-Based Clinical Diagnosis
Index
5 Stars! "...focuses on teaching the foundational skills of medical interviewing and comprehensive physical examination techniques.... The purpose of this textbook is to thoroughly equip healthcare professionals with critical knowledge and practical skills for comprehensive patient history taking and physical examination while fostering a strong relationship between patients and practitioners.... It could be used as a valuable comprehensive resource for a novice learner or as a reference text for an experienced clinician looking to sharpen or refresh their skills.... a useful resource that effectively serves its broad intended audience through its thorough, detailed, and systematic organization of information.... highly recommended for all students in healthcare professions learning physical diagnosis, as well as for practicing clinicians seeking a modern, comprehensive reference to refine their skills and stay informed of current best practices in patient-centered assessment." Review by Karissa Gilchrist, MD (University of Kansas School of Medicine - Wichita), ©Doody's Review Service, 2025. Doody's Score: 98, 5 Stars!
Review of the previous edition:
"This edition is a tremendous augmentation to the standard approaches to teaching the history and physical examination to medical students. It gives the traditional perspective and greatly improves the educational process by addressing the diversity concepts and the need for professionalism that medical students must keep in mind." --Vincent F Carr, DO, MSA, FACC, FACP (Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences) Doody's Review Score: 100-5 Stars!
Review of the previous edition:
"This edition is a tremendous augmentation to the standard approaches to teaching the history and physical examination to medical students. It gives the traditional perspective and greatly improves the educational process by addressing the diversity concepts and the need for professionalism that medical students must keep in mind." --Vincent F Carr, DO, MSA, FACC, FACP (Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences) Doody's Review Score: 100-5 Stars!
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