Evidence-Based Physical Examination

Includes CourseConnect: 40+ hours of interactive learning with exercises, quizzes, and study analytics!

This unique text is the first to combine scientific and holistic approaches to health assessment while being the first book to also take the health and well-being of the clinician into account. This valuable resource utilizes the best evidence and clinical relevance underpinning advanced history-taking and assessment techniques incorporating the most current guidelines. The updated second edition offers more in-depth recognition of population health concepts, and as a result includes greater use of inclusive language, social determinants of health assessments, identification of health inequities, and racial, ethnic, gender, and age considerations within advanced assessment. This edition delivers increased coverage of documentation, abundant new content addressing therapeutic communication and changing practice environments, and unique chapters focused on the assessment of a growing cohort of older patients, the LGBTQ+ population, telehealth, abuse, and clinician wellness.

Chapters have a consistent structure and include anatomy and physiology, key history questions and considerations, physical exam, lab and imaging considerations, evidence-based practice recommendations, and differential diagnoses for both normal and abnormal findings. Case studies, clinical pearls, and key takeaways aid retention, while abundant illustrations, images, and videos demonstrate history-taking and assessment techniques. Instructor resources include PowerPoint slides, a test bank, additional case studies with short-answer questions, an image bank, and a LMS common cartridge for easy integration. Print purchase includes online access to CourseConnect, an interactive learning platform.

New to the Second Edition:

• Prioritization of the importance of clinician well-being as a prerequisite for implementing evidence-based assessment


• Two new chapters: "Evidence-Based Assessment of the Older Adult" and "Evidence-Based Assessment of the Vascular System"


• Inclusion of an environmental assessment for clinician safety, pre-admission testing and pre-employment physical assessments, and a telehealth visit checklist


• Additional considerations for assessing patients with obesity

Key Features:

• Delivers the evidence, acceptability, and clinical relevance behind history-taking and assessment techniques


• Emphasizes health and well-being for both the clinician and patient


• Focuses on the most current clinical guidelines from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, the Choosing Wisely® initiative, and highly recognized clinical practice organizations


• Demonstrates techniques with illustrations, images, and videos


• Aids retention through case studies, clinical pearls, and key takeaways


• Includes abundant instructor resources


• Print purchase includes online access to CourseConnect, an interactive learning platform

CourseConnect Features:

• Interactive chapter modules with lessons, unfolding case studies, and quizzes


• Flashcards, game center, and downloadable skills checklists


• Analytics dashboard with strengths and weaknesses and progress tracking