Health and Physical Assessment

The collection of data about an individual's health state.

The Western European/ North American tradition that views health as the absence of disease.

A complete health history and full physical examination

Simuntaneously problem-solving while self-improving one's own thinking ability.

A method of collecting and analyzing clinical information with the following components:
1) Cues
2) Diagnostic Hypothesis
3) Gathering data relevant to tentative to hypothesis
4) Evaluating each hypothesis with new data collected
5) Arriving at final diagnosis

Rapid collection of database

The total of all the conditions and elements that make up the surroundings and influence the developments of a person.

One used for limited amount of time concerning one problem.

Used in all settings to monitor progress on short-term or chronic health problems.

The view that the mind, body, and spirit are interdependent and function as a whole within the environment.

Used to evaluate the cause and etiology of disease; focus on the function or malfunction of a specific organ system

Used to evaluate the response of the whole person or actual or potential health problems

A method of collecting and analyzing clinical information with the following components:
1) Assessment
2) Diagnosis
3) Outcome Identification
4) Planning
5) Implementing
6) Evaluation

What the health professional observes by inspecting, pal, per, aus, during the physical examination.

Any action directed toward promoting health and preventing the occurrence of disease