Overview

An ideal companion resource to LeMone/Burke's Medical Surgical Nursing, 4/e. This clinical handbook provides vital information centering around medical surgical nursing care. Ideal for quick reference or use during clinical, an accessible writing style presents all the material essential for mastery. Also included are common causes, assessment, medical interventions, key nursing diagnoses, nursing interventions, and home care considerations

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Author:   Priscilla T LeMone ,  Karen M. Burke
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Imprint:   Pearson
Edition:   4th edition
Dimensions:   Width: 10.40cm , Height: 3.50cm , Length: 19.20cm
Weight:   0.404kg
ISBN:  

9780131985636

ISBN 10:   0131985639
Pages:   664
Publication Date:   23 May 2007
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Replaced By:   9780135125151
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

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

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