Professional Guide to Diseases, 11th Edition
- Length: 1224 pages
- Edition: 11
- Language: English
- Publisher: LWW
- Publication Date: 2019-05-03
- ISBN-10: 1975107721
- ISBN-13: 9781975107727
- Sales Rank: #131228 (See Top 100 Books)
Get ready to provide efficient, informed patient care, with the newly updated Professional Guide to Diseases , 11th Edition . This comprehensive guide offers the causes, signs and symptoms for more than 600 disorders, with expert nursing direction on tests, assessments, diagnosis, treatments, and special considerations.
Whether you are a student preparing for board certification or are a new or experienced nurse, this is vital support for understanding correct treatment of the common conditions seen almost daily.
Build up your ground-floor knowledge of a wide range of common disorders and diseases:
- NEW full-color figures and illustrations
- Boxed text on pathophysiology and prevention that helps reinforce difficult concepts
- Icons that emphasize important concepts: Elderly Tip, Pediatric Tip, Clinical Alert, Life-Threatening Disorder, and Confirming Diagnosis
- Consistent template that makes information quick and easy to find yet comprehensive enough to offer complete coverage of a group of similar diseases
- Expert guidance that leads you to targeted, cost-effective testing
- Chapters offer a thorough grounding in:Disorders found in individual body systems – Cardiovascular; respiratory; neurologic; gastrointestinal; hepatobiliary; musculoskeletal; renal and urologic; immune; hematologic; metabolic and nutritional; endocrine; eye; ear, nose and throat; skin; genetic; obstetric and gynecologic; sexual; and psychiatric
- Malignant neoplasms – Head, neck and spine; thorax; abdomen and pelvis; male and female genitalia; bone, skin and soft tissue; blood and lymph
- Infection – Gram-positive cocci, gram-negative cocci, gram-positive bacilli, gram-negative bacilli, spirochetes and mycobacteria, mycoses, respiratory viruses, rash-producing viruses, enteroviruses, arbovirus, miscellaneous viruses, rickettsia, protozoa, helminths
- Trauma – Head, neck and spine, thorax, abdomen, extremities, whole body
Updated information on rare diseases, potential agents of bioterrorism, and complementary and alternative therapies for specific conditions, with additional coverage for more than 50 life-threatening disorders
- Detailed guidance on hundreds of commonly seen disorders and diseases in easy-to-read language — ideal for both graduate and undergraduate study
- Offers new nurses the confidence to function fully while building on-the-unit skills and know-how
- Small enough size to carry with you as a solid resource — informative, concise and organized for easy reference
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About the Clinical Editor Dr. Laura M. Willis, DNP, APRN-CNP,CMSRN, is a Family Nurse Practitioner at Urbana Family Medicine and Pediatrics in Urbana, Ohio
Cover Half Title Page Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Contributors Previous Edition Contributors Foreword Contents 1 CARDIOVASCULAR DISORDERS Introduction Congenital acyanotic defects Congenital cyanotic defects Acquired inflammatory heart disease Valve disorders Degenerative cardiovascular disorders Cardiac complications Vascular disorders 2 RESPIRATORY DISORDERS Introduction Congenital and pediatric disorders Acute disorders Chronic disorders Pneumoconioses 3 NEUROLOGIC DISORDERS Introduction Congenital anomalies Paroxysmal disorders Brain and spinal cord disorders Neuromuscular disorders Cranial nerve disorders Pain disorders 4 GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS Introduction Mouth and esophagus Stomach, intestine, and pancreas Anorectum 5 HEPATOBILIARY DISORDERS Introduction Liver disorders Gallbladder and duct disorders 6 MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS Introduction Congenital disorders Joints Bones Muscle and connective tissue 7 RENAL AND UROLOGIC DISORDERS Introduction Congenital anomalies Acute renal disorders Chronic renal disorders Lower urinary tract disorders Prostate and epididymis disorders 8 IMMUNE DISORDERS Introduction Allergy Autoimmunity Immunodeficiency 9 HEMATOLOGIC DISORDERS Introduction Blood basics Formation and characteristics Blood’s function Blood dysfunction Erythropoiesis RBC disorders Function of WBCs Platelets, plasma, and clotting Hemostasis and the clotting mechanism Therapy with blood components Bone marrow transplantation Anemias Polycythemias Hemorrhagic disorders Miscellaneous disorders 10 METABOLIC AND NUTRITIONAL DISORDERS Introduction Nutritional imbalance Metabolic disorders Homeostatic imbalance 11 ENDOCRINE DISORDERS Introduction Pituitary gland Thyroid gland Parathyroid glands Adrenal glands Pancreatic and multiple disorders 12 EYE DISORDERS Introduction Eyelid and lacrimal ducts Conjunctival disorders Corneal disorders Uveal tract, retinal, and lens disorders Miscellaneous disorders 13 EAR, NOSE, AND THROAT DISORDERS Introduction External ear Middle ear Inner ear Nose Throat 14 SKIN DISORDERS Introduction Bacterial infections Fungal infections Parasitic infestations Follicular and glandular disorders Pigmentation disorders Inflammatory reactions Miscellaneous disorders Diagnosis 15 MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS Introduction Head, neck, and spine Thorax Abdomen and pelvis Male and female genitalia Bone, skin, and soft tissue Blood and lymph 16 INFECTION Introduction Gram-positive cocci Gram-negative cocci Gram-positive bacilli Gram-negative bacilli Spirochetes and mycobacteria Mycoses Respiratory viruses Rash-producing viruses Enteroviruses Arbovirus Miscellaneous viruses Rickettsia Protozoa Helminths Miscellaneous infections 17 TRAUMA Introduction Head Neck and spine Thorax Abdomen Extremities Whole body Miscellaneous injuries 18 GENETIC DISORDERS Introduction Autosomal dominant inheritance Autosomal recessive inheritance X-linked inheritance Chromosomal abnormalities Multifactorial abnormalities 19 OBSTETRIC AND GYNECOLOGIC DISORDERS Introduction Gynecologic disorders Uterine bleeding disorders Disorders of pregnancy Abnormalities of parturition Postpartum disorders Hemolytic diseases of the neonate 20 SEXUAL DISORDERS Introduction Sexually transmitted diseases/infections Male-bodied persons reproductive disorders 21 PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS Introduction Disorders of infancy, childhood, and adolescence Substance-related and addictive disorders Psychotic disorders Mood disorders Anxiety disorders Somatic symptom and related disorders Dissociative disorders Eating disorders Gender dysphoria Sexual disorders APPENDICES Rare diseases Potential agents of bioterrorism Complementary and integrative therapies for specific conditions Care of LGBTQ patient Acknowledgments INDEX
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