- Focus on chief concerns. The book is organized around chief concerns rather than traditional body-system formats, offering a more intuitive, real-world approach to generating the differential diagnosis. Common chief concerns are then broken down by body system.
- Case-based approach. Each chapter features a patient scenario, with guided discussion to strengthen your clinical reasoning and understanding.
- Learn by example. Follow along as an experienced clinician applies a problem-solving approach to the diagnosis and management of the patient’s chief concern.
- Concise outline format. Short paragraphs and bullet points put the information that’s most crucial for exam success front and center.
- 46 succinct chapters investigating chief concerns commonly seen in family practice
- 13 diagnostic areas organizing the chief concerns: Integumentary, HEENT, Cardiovascular, Respiratory, Gastrointestinal, Genitourinary, Female health, Musculoskeletal, Neurological, Endocrine, Hematologic, Psychiatric, and Health promotion & population-based care
- Practice questions in each chapter, with detailed rationales for correct and incorrect answer options
- Sick and well visit approaches for encounters with patients ranging in age from newborn to geriatric
- Guided examples of clinical decision-making at each step in patient management
- Callout boxes identifying associated conditions, distinguishing similar presentations, and more
- Parallel presentation of topics across the book for easy navigation
- Index by body system or chief concern, and index by diagnosis
- Exclusive test-taking strategies, study tips, and clinical reasoning that optimize your preparation—including Kaplan’s Nurse Practitioner Decision Tree
- The official course book used in Kaplan’s highly regarded FNP Review Course
- We know the test—Kaplan’s experts ensure our practice questions and study materials are true to the exam
- We invented test prep—Kaplan (www.kaptest.com) has been helping students for 80 years, and our proven strategies have helped legions of students achieve their dreams
Product Details
- Publisher : Kaplan Test Prep
- Publication date : May 12, 2026
- Edition : Second
- Language : English
- ISBN-10 : 1506291112
- ISBN-13 : 978-1506291116
