Clinical Companion to LEWIS's Medical-Surgical Nursing. Assessment and Management of Clinical Problems

Part One: Disorders Abdominal Pain Acute Coronary Syndrome Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Addison's Disease Alzheimer's Disease Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Anal Cancer Anemia Anemia, Aplastic Anemia, Cobalamin Deficiency Anemia, Folic Acid Deficiency Anemia, Iron-Deficiency Aneurysm, Aortic Angine, Chronic Stable Ankylosing Spondylitis Aorctic Dissection Appendicitis Asthma Bell's Palsy Benign Paroxysmal Positiional Vertigo Benighn Prostatic Hyperplasia Bladder Cancer Bone Tumors Brain Tumors Breast Cancer Bronchiectasis Burns Cardiomyopathy Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Cataract Celiac Disease Cervical Cancer Chlamydial Infections Cholelithiasis/Cholecystisis hronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Cirrhosis Colorectal Cacncer Conjunctivitis Constipation Cor Pulmonale Coronary Artery Disease Crohn's Disease Cushing Syndrome Cystic Fibrosis Dementia Diabetes Insipidus Diabetes Mellitus Diarrhea Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation Diverticulosis/Diverticulitis Dysmenorrhea Dysrhythmias Eating Disorders Encephalitis Endocarditis, Infective Endometriosis Esophageal Cancer Fibrocystic Breast Changes Fibromyalgia Flail Chest Fracture Fracture, Hip Fracture, Humerus Fracture, Pelvis Gastritis Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Upper Glaucoma Glomerulonephritis Gonorrhea Gout Guillain-Barre Syndrome Head and Neck Cancer Head Injury Headache Heart Failure Hemophilia and Von Willebrand Disease Hemorrhoids Hepatitism Viral Hernia Herpes, Genital Hiatal Hernia Hodgkin's Lymphoma Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection Huntington's Disease Hyperparathyroidism Hypertension Hyperthyroidism Hypoparathyroidism Increased Intracranial Pressure Inflammatory Bowel Disease Instersititial Cystitis/Painful Bladder Syndrome Intervertebral Disc Disease 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 Malignant Melanoma Malnutrition Meniere's Disease Meningitis, Bacterial Metabolic Syndrome Multiple Myeloma Multiple Sclerosis Myasthenia Gravis Myocardial Infarction Myocarditis Nausea and Vomiting Nephrotic Syndrome Non-Hodgkin's Lymphomas Obesity Obstructive Sleep Apnea Oral Cancer Osteoarthritis Osteomalacia Osteomyelitis Osteoporosis Ovarian Cnacer Paget's Disease Pancreatic Cancer Panceratitis, Acute Panceatitis, Chronic Parkinson's Disease Pelvic Inflammatory Disease Pelvic Pain, Chronic Peptic Ulcer Disease Pericarditis, Acute Peripheral Artery Disease Peritonitis Pneumonia Pneumothorax Plycystic Kidney Disease Plycythemia Pressure Injury Prostrate Cancer Psoriatic Arthritis Pulmonary Hypertension Pyelonephritis Raynaud's Phenomenon Reactive Arthritis Refractive Errors Respiratory Failure, Acute Restless Legs Syndrome Retinal Detahcment Rheumatic Fever and Heart Disease Rheumatoid Arthritis Scleroderma Seizure Disorders Sexually Transmitted Infections Shock Sickle Cell Disease Sjogren's Syndrome Spinal Cord Injury Spinal Cord Tumors Spleen Disorders Stomach Cancer Stroke Syphilis Systematic Exertion Intolerance Disease Systematic Inflammatory Response Syndrome Organ Dysfunction Syndrome Systemic Lupus Erythemtosus Testicular Cancer Thalassemia Thromboangiitis Obliterans Thrombocytopenia Thyroid Cancer Trigeminal Neuralgia Tuberculosis Ulcerative Colitis Urethritis Urinary Incontinence Urinary Retention Urinary Tract Calculi Urinary Tract Infections Vaginal, Cervical and Vulvar Infections Valvular Heart Disease Varicose Veins Venous Thrombosis Warts, Genital Part Two: Treatments and Procedures Amputation Articificial Airways: Endotracheal Tubes Basic Life Support for Health Care Providers Chemotherapy Chest tubes and Pleural Drainage Dialysis Enternal Nutrition Immunotherapy and Targeted Therapy Mechanical Ventilation Ostomies Oxygen Therapy Pacemakers Parenteral Nutrition Radiation Therapy Tracheostomy Urinary Catheterizatoin Part Three Abbrevations The Joint Commission Official "Do Not Use" List Blood Gases Blood Products Breath Sounds Commonly Used Formulas Characteristics of Common Dysrhythmias Elecrocardiogram (ECG) Monitoring Glasgow Coma Scale Heart Sounds

Designed for portability, this Clinical Companion provides at-a-glance access to key information on more than 200 medical-surgical conditions and procedures. Completely updated content mirrors the revisions in the 12th edition of Lewis's Medical-Surgical Nursing: Assessment and Management of Clinical Problems. Organized alphabetically for quick reference, it includes a variety of full-color illustrations and summary tables, as well as a handy reference appendix with laboratory values, Spanish translations of key phrases, and other information commonly used in nursing practice.

Part One: Disorders offers practical information in a consistent format: Definitions and Descriptions, Pathophysiology, Clinical Manifestations, Complications, Diagnostic Studies, Interprofessional Care and Drug Therapy, and Nursing Management.
Treatments and Procedures section summarizes need-to-know content about common medical-surgical treatments and procedures such as basic life support, enteral nutrition, and artificial airway management.
Patient and caregiver teaching content is highlighted with a special icon to identify appropriate information to share with patients and caregivers about the care of various conditions.
Cross-references to the main text direct you to more in-depth information.
Handy reference appendix contains information frequently used in nursing practice, including laboratory values, commonly used formulas, Spanish translations of key phrases, and much more.
Attractive four-color design makes it quick and easy to locate specific information.

Updated content reflects the revisions and updates in the Lewis's Medical-Surgical Nursing, 12th Edition text.