Professional Guide to Diseases / Edition 11

by Laura Willis MSN, APRN, FNP-C, DNPs

Overview

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 bodyUpdated 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


 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781975107727
Publisher:	LWW
Publication date:	05/03/2019
Edition description:	Eleventh
Pages:	1224
Sales rank:	445,498
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.60(d)

About the Author

Dr. Laura M. Willis, DNP, APRN-CNP, CMSRN, is a Family Nurse Practitioner at Mercy Health - Urbana Family Medicine and Pediatrics in Urbana, Ohio.

Table of Contents

Contributors vi

Previous Edition Contributors vii

Foreword viii

1 Cardiovascular Disorders 1

Introduction 1

Congenital acyanotic defects 6

Congenital cyanotic defects 15

Acquired inflammatory heart disease 18

Valve disorders 27

Degenerative cardiovascular disorders 30

Cardiac complications 54

Vascular disorders 63

2 Respiratory Disorders 86

Introduction 86

Congenital and pediatric disorders 93

Acute disorders 99

Chronic disorders 130

Pneumoconioses 140

3 Neurologic Disorders 146

Introduction 146

Congenital anomalies 155

Paroxysmal disorders 165

Brain and spinal cord disorders 170

Neuromuscular disorders 196

Cranial nerve disorders 202

Pain disorders 207

4 Gastrointestinal disorders 209

Introduction 209

Mouth and esophagus 212

Stomach, intestine, and pancreas 226

Anorectum 257

5 Hepatobiliary Disorders 266

Introduction 266

Liver disorders 270

Gallbladder and duct disorders 283

6 Musculoskeletal Disorders 287

Introduction 287

Congenital disorders 291

Joints 298

Bones 306

Muscle and connective tissue 324

7 Renal and Urologic Disorders 333

Introduction 333

Congenital anomalies 339

Acute renal disorders 342

Chronic renal disorders 354

Lower urinary tract disorders 367

Prostate and epididymis disorders 375

8 Immune Disorders 380

Introduction 380

Allergy 388

Autoimmunity 402

Immunodeficiency 429

9 Hematologic disorders 444

Introduction 444

Blood basics 444

Formation and characteristics 444

Blood's function 445

Blood dysfunction 445

Erythropoiesis 445

RBC disorders 445

Function of WBCs 446

Platelets, plasma, and clotting 446

Hemostase and the clotting mechanism 447

Therapy with blood components 448

Bone marrow transplantation 448

Anemias 448

Polycythemias 465

Hemorrhagic disorders 470

Miscellaneous disorders 482

10 Metabolic and Nutritional disorders 486

Introduction 486

Nutritional imbalance 490

Metabolic disorders 506

Homeostatic imbalance 522

11 Endocrine Disorders 540

Introduction 540

Pituitary gland 542

Thyroid gland 551

Parathyroid glands 563

Adrenal glands 568

Pancreatic and multiple disorders 582

12 Eye Disorders 594

Introduction 594

Eyelid and lacrimal ducts 598

Conjunctival disorders 604

Corneal disorders 608

Uveal tract, retinal, and lens disorders 611

Miscellaneous disorders 619

13 Ear, Nose, and Throat Disorders 625

Introduction 625

External ear 627

Middle ear 632

Inner ear 638

Nose 643

Throat 653

14 Skin Disorders 661

Introduction 661

Bacterial infections 665

Fungal infections 669

Parasitic infestations 672

Follicular and glandular disorders 676

Pigmentation disorders 681

Inflammatory reactions 685

Miscellaneous disorders 690

Diagnosis 702

15 Malignant Neoplasms 704

Introduction 704

Head, neck, and spine 712

Thorax 726

Abdomen and pelvis 733

Male and female genitalia 755

Bone, skin, and soft tissue 771

Blood and lymph 784

16 Infection 796

Introduction 796

Gram-positive cocci 803

Gram-negative cocci 821

Gram-positive bacilli 822

Gram-negative bacilli 832

Spirochetes and mycobacteria 850

Mycoses 856

Respiratory viruses 864

Rash-producing viruses 873

Enteroviruses 885

Arbovirus 887

Miscellaneous viruses 888

Rickettsia 898

Protozoa 899

Helminths 909

Miscellaneous infections 916

17 Trauma 919

Introduction 919

Head 922

Neck and spine 929

Thorax 931

Abdomen 935

Extremities 937

Whole body 946

Miscellaneous injuries 960

18 Genetic Disorders 977

Introduction 977

Autosomal dominant inheritance 983

Autosomal recessive inheritance 988

X-linked inheritance 997

Chromosomal abnormalities 1003

Multifactorial abnormalities 1010

19 Obstetric and Gynecologic Disorders 1017

Introduction 1017

Gynecologic disorders 1023

Uterine bleeding disorders 1038

Disorders of pregnancy 1043

Abnormalities of parturition 1059

Postpartum disorders 1064

Hemolytic diseases of the neonate 1069

20 Sexual Disorders 1076

Introduction 1076

Sexually transmitted diseases/infections 1078

Male-bodied persons reproductive disorders 1089

21 Psychiatric Disorders 1096

Introduction 1096

Disorders of infancy, childhood, and adolescence 1101

Substance-related and addictive disorders 1109

Psychotic disorders 1120

Mood disorders 1126

Anxiety disorders 1132

Somatic symptom and related disorders 1139

Dissociative disorders 1141

Eating disorders 1146

Gender dysphoria 1150

Sexual disorders 1151

Appendices 1153

Rare diseases 1154

Potential agents of bioterrorism 1182

Complementary integrative and therapies for specific conditions 1184

Care of LGBTQ patient 1186

Acknowledgments 1187

Index 1189