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Web
Sites
Chapter 27: Health Assessment
American Heart Association
http://www.americanheart.org/
Provides information for consumers and professionals, including
information about blood pressure and pulse.
CancerNet
PDQ: Breast Cancer Screening
www.cancer.gov/
Find several tools for breast assessment and breast cancer screening
at this site.
Put
Prevention into Practice (PPIP}
http://www.ahrq.gov/
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality provides guidelines
for preventive care, including screening tests, immunizations, and
counseling, based on U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendations.
Virtual
Stethoscope
http://sprojects.mmi.mcgill.ca/
From McGill University, provides an opportunity to practice auscultation
of abnormal heart and lung sounds.
Vital
Signs
http://www.medinfo.ufl.edu/
Search this University of Florida School of Medicine site for information
on how to take vital signs.
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