Table of Contents
Part One: Disorders Abdominal Pain, Acute Acute Coronary Syndrome Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Addison's Disease Alzheimer's Disease Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Anemia Anemia, Aplastic Anemia, Cobalamin Deficiency Anemia, Folic Acid Deficiency Anemia, Iron Deficiency Aneurysm Angina, Chronic Stable Angina, Prinzmetal's Angina, Unstable (See Acute Coronary Syndrome) Ankylosing Spondylitis Anorectal Abscess Aortic Dissection Appendicitis Asthma Bell's Palsy Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Bladder Cancer Bone Cancer Brain Tumors Breast Cancer Burns Cardiomyopathy Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Cataract Celiac Disease Cervical Cancer Chlamydial Infection Cholelithiasis/Cholecystitis Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Emphysema and Chronic Bronchitis Cirrhosis Colorectal Cancer Conjunctivitis Constipation Cor Pulmonale Coronary Artery Disease Crohn's Disease Cushing Syndrome Cystic Fibrosis Diabetes Insipidus Diabetes Mellitus Diarrhea Dislocation and Subluxation Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation Diverticulitis/Diverticulosis Dysmenorrhea Dysrhythmias Encephalitis Endocarditis, Infective Endometrial Cancer Endometriosis Esophageal Cancer Fibrocystic Breast Changes Fibromyalgia Syndrome Flail Chest Fracture Fracture, Hip Fracture, Humerus Fracture, Pelvis Fracture, Mandible Gastritis Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Upper Glaucoma Glomerulonephritis Glomerulonephritis, Acute Poststreptococcal Glomerulonephritis, Chronic Gonorrhea Gout Guillain-Barré Syndrome Head Injury Head and Neck Cancer Headache Heart Failure Hemophilia Hemorrhoids Hepatitis, Viral Hernia Herniated Intervertebral Disk (See Intervertebral Lumbar Disk Damage) Herpes, Genital Hiatal Hernia Hodgkin's Lymphoma (Hodgkin's Disease) Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection Huntington's Disease Hyperparathyroidism Hypertension Hyperthyroidism Hypoparathyroidism Hypothyroidism Increased Intracranial Pressure Inflammatory Bowel Disease Interstitial Cystitis Intervertebral Lumbar Disk Damage Intestinal Obstruction Irritable Bowel Syndrome Kidney Cancer Kidney Disease, Chronic Lactase Deficiency Leiomyomas Leukemia Liver Cancer Low Back Pain, Acute Low Back Pain, Chronic Lung Cancer Lyme Disease Macular Degeneration Malabsorption Syndrome Malignant Melanoma Malnutrition Mèniére's Disease Meningitis Metabolic Syndrome Multiple Myeloma Multiple Sclerosis Myasthenia Gravis Myocardial Infarction (see Acute Coronary Syndrome) Myocarditis Nausea and Vomiting Nephrotic Syndrome Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Obesity Oral Cancer Osteoarthritis Osteomalacia Osteomyelitis Osteoporosis Ovarian Cancer Paget's Disease Pancreatic Cancer Pancreatitis, Acute Pancreatitis, Chronic Parkinson's Disease Pelvic Inflammatory Disease Peptic Ulcer Disease Pericarditis, Acute Peripheral Arterial Disease (Lower Extremities) Peritonitis Pneumonia Pneumothorax Polycystic Kidney Disease Polycythemia Pressure Ulcer Prostate Cancer Pulmonary Embolism Pulmonary Hypertension Pyelonephritis Raynaud's Phenomenon (Arteriospastic Disease) Reactive Arthritis Refractive Errors Reiter Syndrome (See Reactive Arthritis) Renal Failure, Acute Respiratory Failure, Acute Restless Legs Syndrome Retinal Detachment Rheumatic Fever and Heart Disease Rheumatoid Arthritis Seizure Disorders Sexually Transmitted Diseases Shock Sickle Cell Disease Sjšgren Syndrome Spinal Cord Injury Spinal Cord Tumors Spleen Disorders Stomach Cancer Stroke Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone Syphilis Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma) Testicular Cancer Tetanus Thalassemia Thromboangiitis Obliterans (Buerger's Disease) Thrombocytopenic Purpura Trigeminal Neuralgia Tuberculosis Ulcerative Colitis Urethritis Urinary Incontinence and Retention Urinary Tract Calculi Urinary Tract Infection Vaginal, Cervical, and Vulvar Infections Valvular Heart Disease Varicose Veins Venous Thrombosis Warts, Genital Part Two: Treatments and Procedures Amputation Artificial Airways: Endotracheal Tubes Biologic and Targeted Therapy for Cancer Treatment Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Basic Life Support Casts Chemotherapy Chest Tubes and Pleural Drainage Dialysis Emergency Patient: Primary and Secondary Survey Enteral Nutrition Heimlich Maneuver Mechanical Ventilation Ostomies Oxygen Therapy Pacemakers Parenteral Nutrition Tracheostomy Tube Feeding Urinary Catheterization Part Three: Reference Appendix Abbreviations Official "Do Not Use" Abbreviations Blood Gases Blood Laboratory Values Blood Products Breath Sounds Cancer Screening Guidelines Commonly Used Formulas Commonly Used Herbs Characteristics of Common Dysrhythmias Electrocardiogram (ECG) Monitoring: Waveform and Normal Sinus Rhythm Glasgow Coma Scale Heart Sounds Medication Administration Preventive Services for Healthy Adults Temperature Conversion Factors TNM Classification System English/Spanish Common Medical Terms Urine Laboratory Values
