Clinical Handbook for Medical-Surgical Nursing : Critical Thinking in Client Care
ISBN: 9780131985636 | 0131985639
Edition: 4thFormat: Paperback
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Pub. Date: 4/27/2007
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This is a portable, quick reference to medical-surgical nursing for students and practicing nurses in the clinical setting. Organized alphabetically, each entry provides a brief review of common disorders and conditions, detailing causes, manifestations, diagnostic tests, interdisciplinary managment, selected nursing diagnoses, and community-based care.
An ideal companion resource to LeMone/Burke's Medical Surgical Nursing, 4/e. This clinical handbook provides vital information centering around medical surgical nur... MORE
An ideal companion resource to LeMone/Burke's Medical Surgical Nursing, 4/e. This clinical handbook provides vital information centering around medical surgical nur... MORE
| Preface | p. ix |
| Acid-Base Disorders | p. 1 |
| Acute Coronary Syndrome | p. 6 |
| Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome | p. 10 |
| Adrenal Cortical Insufficiency (Addison's Disease) | p. 14 |
| Alzheimer's Disease | p. 17 |
| Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS, Lou Gehrig's Disease) | p. 21 |
| Anaphylaxis | p. 24 |
| Anemia | p. 28 |
| Aneurysm | p. 32... MORE |
| Angina Pectoris | p. 36 |
| Anthrax | p. 40 |
| Appendicitis | p. 43 |
| Asthma | p. 45 |
| Bell's Palsy | p. 50 |
| Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia | p. 52 |
| Bladder Cancer | p. 55 |
| Bone Tumor, Primary | p. 58 |
| Brain Tumor (Benign and Malignant) | p. 61 |
| Breast Cancer | p. 66 |
| Bronchiectasis | p. 71 |
| Bronchitis, Acute | p. 74 |
| Bronchitis, Chronic | p. 76 |
| Calcium Imbalance | p. 80 |
| Cancer | p. 86 |
| Candidiasis (Moniliasis, Yeast Infection, Thrush) | p. 92 |
| Cardiomyopathy | p. 95 |
| Carpal Tunnel Syndrome | p. 99 |
| Cataract | p. 101 |
| Cervical Cancer | p. 104 |
| Chlamydial Infection | p. 107 |
| Cholecystitis | p. 109 |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | p. 113 |
| Cirrhosis | p. 118 |
| Colorectal Cancer | p. 124 |
| Condyloma Acuminata (Genital Warts) | p. 128 |
| Coronary Heart Disease | p. 130 |
| Crohn's Disease | p. 133 |
| Cushing's Syndrome | p. 136 |
| Cystic Fibrosis | p. 140 |
| Decubitus Ulcers (Pressure Ulcers, Bedsores) | p. 144 |
| Diabetes Insipidus | p. 147 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | p. 150 |
| Diabetic Ketoacidosis | p. 156 |
| Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation | p. 158 |
| Diverticular Disease | p. 162 |
| Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding | p. 165 |
| Emphysema | p. 168 |
| Empyema | p. 171 |
| Encephalitis | p. 172 |
| Endocarditis | p. 176 |
| Endometrial (Uterine) Cancer | p. 179 |
| Endometriosis | p. 183 |
| Epilepsy (Seizure Disorder) | p. 186 |
| Fibrocystic Breast Disease | p. 192 |
| Fibromyalgia | p. 194 |
| Flail Chest | p. 196 |
| Fluid Volume Deficit (Dehydration) | p. 199 |
| Fluid Volume Excess (Hypervolemia) | p. 203 |
| Fracture | p. 206 |
| Gastritis | p. 211 |
| Gastroenteritis (Enteritis, Food Poisoning, Cholera, Traveler's Diarrhea) | p. 215 |
| Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease | p. 218 |
| Glaucoma | p. 220 |
| Glomerulonephritis | p. 224 |
| Gonorrhea | p. 230 |
| Gout (Gouty Arthritis) | p. 232 |
| Guillain-Barre Syndrome | p. 234 |
| Heart Failure (Congestive Heart Failure) | p. 238 |
| Hemophilia | p. 243 |
| Hemorrhoids | p. 246 |
| Hepatitis | p. 249 |
| Hernia | p. 253 |
| Herniated Intervertebral Disk | p. 255 |
| Herpes Simplex Virus (Herpes Labialis, Herpes Genitalis, Herpetic Whitlow, Herpes Simplex Virus Keratitis) | p. 258 |
| Hiatal Hernia | p. 261 |
| Hodgkin's Disease | p. 264 |
| Human Immunodeficiency Virus Disease | p. 267 |
| Hyperglycemia | p. 274 |
| Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic State | p. 276 |
| Hyperparathyroidism | p. 279 |
| Hypersensitivity | p. 282 |
| Hypertension | p. 288 |
| Hyperthyroidism (Thyrotoxicosis) | p. 293 |
| Hypoglycemia | p. 296 |
| Hypoparathyroidism | p. 298 |
| Hypothyroidism | p. 300 |
| Increased Intracranial Pressure | p. 304 |
| Influenza | p. 307 |
| Intestinal Obstruction | p. 310 |
| Irritable Bowel Syndrome (Spastic Colitis) | p. 314 |
| Kaposi's Sarcoma | p. 317 |
| Legionnaires' Disease | p. 320 |
| Leukemia | p. 322 |
| Lyme Disease | p. 328 |
| Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin's | p. 330 |
| Macular Degeneration | p. 335 |
| Magnesium Imbalance | p. 337 |
| Melanoma | p. 342 |
| Meniere's Disease | p. 345 |
| Meningitis (Bacterial, Viral, Fungal) | p. 349 |
| Mononucleosis | p. 353 |
| Multiple Myeloma | p. 354 |
| Multiple Sclerosis | p. 358 |
| Muscular Dystrophy | p. 362 |
| Myasthenia Gravis | p. 364 |
| Myocardial Infarction | p. 367 |
| Myocarditis | p. 373 |
| Near-Drowning | p. 376 |
| Occupational Lung Disease | p. 380 |
| Osteoarthritis | p. 383 |
| Osteomalacia (Rickets) | p. 386 |
| Osteomyelitis | p. 388 |
| Osteoporosis | p. 391 |
| Otitis, Otitis Externa (Swimmer's Ear), Otitis Media | p. 394 |
| Ovarian Cancer | p. 398 |
| Pancreatic Cancer | p. 402 |
| Pancreatitis | p. 404 |
| Parkinson's Disease | p. 409 |
| Pelvic Inflammatory Disease | p. 412 |
| Peptic Ulcer Disease | p. 415 |
| Pericarditis | p. 419 |
| Peripheral Vascular Disease | p. 423 |
| Peritonitis | p. 426 |
| Pertussis (Whooping Cough) | p. 430 |
| Pheochromocytoma | p. 433 |
| Phosphate Imbalance | p. 435 |
| Pleural Effusion | p. 439 |
| Pneumonia | p. 442 |
| Pneumothorax | p. 446 |
| Poliomyelitis, Postpolio Syndrome | p. 449 |
| Polycystic Kidney Disease | p. 452 |
| Polycythemia | p. 455 |
| Potassium Imbalance | p. 458 |
| Prostate Cancer | p. 463 |
| Psoriasis | p. 466 |
| Pulmonary Edema | p. 468 |
| Pulmonary Embolism | p. 472 |
| Pyelonephritis | p. 476 |
| Raynaud's Phenomenon | p. 480 |
| Renal Calculi (Nephrolithiasis, Kidney Stones) | p. 482 |
| Renal Failure | p. 486 |
| Respiratory Failure | p. 495 |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | p. 500 |
| Scoliosis | p. 505 |
| Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) | p. 507 |
| Shock (Hypovolemic, Cardiogenic, Distributive, Septic) | p. 511 |
| Sickle Cell Anemia | p. 515 |
| Skin Cancer, Nonmelanoma (Basal Cell, Squamous Cell) | p. 518 |
| Smallpox | p. 521 |
| Sodium Imbalance | p. 522 |
| Stroke (Cerebrovascular Accident, Brain Attack) | p. 526 |
| Substance Abuse | p. 530 |
| Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone Secretion | p. 536 |
| Syphilis | p. 539 |
| Systemic Lupus Erythematosus | p. 542 |
| Testicular Cancer | p. 547 |
| Tetanus | p. 549 |
| Thromboangiitis Obliterans (Buerger's Disease) | p. 553 |
| Thrombocytopenia | p. 555 |
| Tonsillitis | p. 558 |
| Trigeminal Neuralgia | p. 561 |
| Tuberculosis | p. 564 |
| Ulcerative Colitis | p. 569 |
| Urinary Tract Infection | p. 573 |
| Uterine Leiomyomata (Fibroids) | p. 577 |
| Vaginitis | p. 580 |
| Valvular Heart Disease | p. 582 |
| Varicella Zoster Virus Infection (Chickenpox, Herpes Zoster [Shingles]) | p. 589 |
| Varicose Veins | p. 592 |
| New Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease | p. 595 |
| Venous Insufficiency, Chronic | p. 596 |
| Venous Thrombosis (Thrombophlebitis) | p. 598 |
| Vitiligo | p. 602 |
| West Nile Encephalitis | p. 605 |
| Tables | p. 607 |
| Index | p. 615 |
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