Objectives
Studying and applying the material in this chapter will help you to:
* State the purpose of a History and Physical and indicate what data the physician will obtain
* Discuss variances to the norm for each of the body systems
* Explain how to do a pain scale assessment
* Define what is included in assessment of the Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)
* Correctly take the vital signs (temperature, pulse, respirations, and blood pressure)
* Describe how the presence of an apical-radial deficit is determined and what it means
* Measure the height and weight of a patient
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