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<p>Mosby's Guide to Physical Examination is a comprehensive textbook of physical examination, history-taking, and health assessment with a unique emphasis on differential diagnosis and variations across the lifespan. The book conveys a uniquely compassionate, patient-centered approach to physical examination with a strong evidence-based foundation. </p>Clinical Pearls boxes give brief clinical insights with expert tips on techniques, findings, and patient teaching. <p>Mnemonic boxes deliver engaging auditory, visual, and other memory cues to help you remember series of assessment or exam steps. <p>Physical Variations boxes detail multicultural considerations for assessing patients from diverse ethnic and cultural groups. <p>Staying Well boxes describe holistic approaches to health promotion and patient teaching. <p>Risk Factors boxes highlight modifiable and nonmodifiable risk factors for a variety of conditions. <p>Differential Diagnosis boxes give comparisons of expected findings for similar conditions and explain how disease presentations vary. <p>Physical Examination boxes provide current data on the most effective techniques for delivering quality patient care. <p>Functional Assessment boxes focus on the patient’s functional abilities and present a holistic approach to patient care. <p>Downloadable text and PDA summaries allow for quick review of the key steps in each system exam. <p>Dynamic learning exercises on the companion website test your knowledge and provide instant feedback on your progress. Updates throughout reflect the latest research findings and evidence-based practice for techniques, normal and abnormal findings, genetics, and assessment. <p>60 video clips demonstrate exam techniques for each system and are downloadable for use on Video iPod devices. <p>25 new anatomy and physiology animations provide narrated explanations of processes beneath the skin. <p>New audio chapter summaries, downloadable for use on MP3 players, offer a convenient way to