CONTEMPORARY MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSING
Author: Rick Daniels, RN, COL, PhD, Leslie Nicoll, RN, BC, MBA, PhD
Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning
Publication Date: 2012
Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning
Publication Date: 2012
ISBN 10: 1439058601
ISBN 13: 9781439058602
Edition: 2nd
ISBN 13: 9781439058602
Edition: 2nd
Description:
Contemporary Medical-Surgical Nursing, Second Edition, by Rick Daniels and Leslie Nicoll is an exciting new offering of this comprehensive, concept based text, which is created for instructors and students to address the adult health concepts that supports the most current holistic nursing practice and helps to bridge the gap from classroom to practice. All of this is delivered through a caring approach to the content-a central theme to foster quality nursing care for generations to come. Contemporary Medical-Surgical Nursing, Second Edition is a thoroughly researched and tested book and package focused on meeting the needs of today's nursing student.
Table of Contents
Front Matter
The Health Care System and Contemporary Nursing
- CHAPTER TOPICS
- LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- KEY TERMS
- EMERGENCE OF THE CONTEMPORARY HEALTH CARE SYSTEM IN THE UNITED STATES
- EMERGENCE OF CONTEMPORARY NURSING IN THE UNITED STATES
- CONTEMPORARY NURSING PRACTICE IN THE UNITED STATES
- ENVIRONMENT FOR CONTEMPORARY NURSING PRACTICE
- SUMMARY OF KEY CONCEPTS
- NCLEX STYLE REVIEW QUESTIONS
- CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITIES
- RESOURCES
- REFERENCES
Clinical Decision Making and Evidence-Based Practice
- CHAPTER TOPICS
- LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- KEY TERMS
- OVERVIEW OF EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE
- THE PROCESS OF EBP
- THE EVIDENCE-BASED CONCEPT
- STAGES OF THE STAR MODEL
- MAJOR FEATURES OF EBP
- USE OF EBP FOR CLINICAL NURSING PRACTICE
- SUMMARY OF KEY CONCEPTS
- NCLEX STYLE REVIEW QUESTIONS
- CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITIES
- RESOURCES
- REFERENCES
Health Education and Promotion
- CHAPTER TOPICS
- LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- KEY TERMS
- PATIENT EDUCATION
- HEALTH MAINTENANCE
- HEALTH PROMOTION AND DISEASE PREVENTION
- HEALTH PROMOTION ON A GLOBAL LEVEL AND IN THE UNITED STATES
- ASSESSMENT
- NURSING DIAGNOSES
- PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION
- EVALUATION OF OUTCOMES
- SUMMARY OF KEY CONCEPTS
- NCLEX STYLE REVIEW QUESTIONS
- CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITIES
- RESOURCES
- REFERENCES
Culturally Sensitive Care
- CHAPTER TOPICS
- LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- KEY TERMS
- CULTURE
- SUBCULTURES IN THE UNITED STATES
- VALUES OF DIFFERENT CULTURAL GROUPS IN THE UNITED STATES
- TRANSCULTURAL COMMUNICATION
- CULTURAL DISPARITIES
- IMMIGRANT POPULATION
- CULTURALLY COMPETENT NURSING CARE
- SUMMARY OF KEY CONCEPTS
- NCLEX STYLE REVIEW QUESTIONS
- CRITICAL THINKING
- RESOURCES
- REFERENCES
Legal and Ethical Aspects of Health Care
- CHAPTER TOPICS
- LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- KEY TERMS
- ETHICS IN NURSING PRACTICE OVERVIEW
- ETHICS AND MORALS
- PRINCIPLES OF CLINICAL ETHICS
- ETHICAL THEORIES
- PROFESSIONAL ETHICS
- A NURSE’S ROLE
- CONFIDENTIALITY
- INFORMED CONSENT
- ADVANCE DIRECTIVES
- ETHICAL DECISION MAKING MODELS
- ETHICAL ISSUES OF PAIN MANAGEMENT
- END-OF-LIFE CARE
- EUTHANASIA AND ASSISTED SUICIDE
- MEDICAL FUTILITY
- RESEARCH ETHICS
- SUMMARY OF KEY CONCEPTS
- NCLEX STYLE REVIEW QUESTIONS
- REVIEW ACTIVITIES
- RESOURCES
- REFERENCES
Nursing of Adults Across the Life Span
- CHAPTER TOPICS
- LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- KEY TERMS
- ADULT DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES
- CONTEMPORARY TRENDS RELATED TO ADULT BEHAVIOR
- EVOLVING TRENDS IN POPULATION COMPOSITION
- COMMON ADULT DISEASES LINKED TO CONTEMPORARY TRENDS
- USE OF CONTEMPORARY TREATMENT MODALITIES
- HEALTH AND ILLNESS TRENDS FOR YOUNG AND MIDDLE-AGED ADULTS
- HEALTH AND ILLNESS TRENDS FOR OLDER ADULTS
- SUBPOPULATIONS OF OLDER ADULTS
- TRENDS IN USE OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES BY OLDER ADULTS
- HEALTH PROMOTION
- NURSING RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE CARE OF THE ADULT ACROSS THE LIFE SPAN
- SUMMARY OF KEY CONCEPTS
- NCLEX STYLE REVIEW QUESTIONS
- CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITIES
- RESOURCES
- REFERENCES
Palliative Care
- CHAPTER TOPICS
- LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- KEY TERMS
- OVERVIEW OF DEATH AND DYING
- ASSESSMENT OF THE PATIENT RECEIVING HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE
- NURSING DIAGNOSES
- PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTING CARE FOR PATIENTS RECEIVING HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE
- SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS IN THE HOME CARE OF THE DYING PATIENT
- SUMMARY OF KEY CONCEPTS
- NCLEX STYLE REVIEW QUESTIONS
- CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITIES
- RESOURCES
- REFERENCES
Health Assessment
- CHAPTER TOPICS
- LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- KEY TERMS
- THE HEALTH ASSESSMENT
- THE INTERVIEW
- HEALTH HISTORY AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
- VARIATIONS RELATED TO HEALTH ASSESSMENT PRACTICES
- ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS RELATED TO DATA COLLECTION
- CARE OF THE PATIENT AFTER THE EXAMINATION
- DOCUMENTATION
- SUMMARY OF KEY CONCEPTS
- NCLEX STYLE REVIEW QUESTIONS
- CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITIES
- RESOURCES
- REFERENCES
Genetics, Genomics and the Multiple Determinants of Health
- CHAPTER TOPICS
- LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- KEY TERMS
- FUNDAMENTALS OF GENETICS
- PATTERNS OF INHERITANCE
- SCREENING FOR GENETIC DISEASE
- GENETICS ACROSS THE LIFE SPAN
- LEGAL, ETHICAL, AND SOCIAL ISSUES
- EXPANDED ROLES FOR NURSES
- SUMMARY OF KEY CONCEPTS
- NCLEX STYLE REVIEW QUESTIONS
- CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITIES
- RESOURCES
- REFERENCES
- ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Stress, Coping, and Adaptation
- CHAPTER TOPICS
- LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- KEY TERMS
- HISTORICAL AND THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES
- COPING
- ADAPTATION
- STRESS AND ILLNESS
- ADDITIONAL RISK FACTORS FOR STRESS-RELATED ILLNESS
- NURSING THEORIES AND STRESS MANAGEMENT
- SIGNIFICANCE TO NURSING
- SUMMARY OF KEY CONCEPTS
- NCLEX STYLE REVIEW QUESTIONS
- CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITIES
- RESOURCES
- REFERENCES
Inflammation and Infection Management
- CHAPTER TOPICS
- LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- KEY TERMS
- INFLAMMATORY PROCESS
- INFLAMMATORY DISEASE
- NURSING RESPONSE: INFLAMMATION
- INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL
- GUIDELINES FOR INFECTION CONTROL
- WOUND HEALING
- NURSING RESPONSE: WOUND HEALING
- SUMMARY OF KEY CONCEPTS
- NCLEX STYLE REVIEW QUESTIONS
- CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITIES
- RESOURCES
- REFERENCES
Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Imbalances
Infusion Therapy
- CHAPTER TOPICS
- LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- KEY TERMS
- ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
- EQUIPMENT AND PRODUCT SELECTION
- PROCEDURE OF INFUSION THERAPY
- IV INTRAVENOUS COMPLICATIONS
- IV THERAPY CALCULATIONS
- ADMINISTRATION OF IV SOLUTIONS
- PHARMACOLOGY
- CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERS
- TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION
- BLOOD COMPONENTS
- TRANSFUSION RISKS
- ONCOLOGY THERAPY
- PAIN MANAGEMENT
- SEDATION
- HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING
- SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS
- LEGAL ASPECTS OF INFUSION NURSING
- ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS IN INFUSION NURSING
- FUTURE OF INFUSION THERAPY
- SUMMARY OF KEY CONCEPTS
- NCLEX STYLE REVIEW QUESTIONS
- CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITIES
- RESOURCES
- REFERENCES
Complementary and Alternative Therapies
- CHAPTER TOPICS
- LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- KEY TERMS
- INTRODUCTION TO COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE (CAM)
- NATIONAL CENTER FOR COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE
- NCCAM CATEGORIES OF COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES
- OTHER TYPES OF COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES
- NURSING PRACTICE AND COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES
- SUMMARY OF KEY CONCEPTS
- NCLEX STYLE REVIEW QUESTIONS
- CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITIES
- RESOURCES
- REFERENCES
Cancer Management
- CHAPTER TOPICS
- LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- KEY TERMS
- OVERVIEW OF CANCER
- ETIOLOGY
- PHYSIOLOGY AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
- PREVENTION
- DIAGNOSTIC TESTS
- PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION
- MULTISYMPTOM MANAGEMENT
- ONCOLOGICAL EMERGENCIES
- SUMMARY OF KEY CONCEPTS
- NCLEX STYLE REVIEW QUESTIONS
- CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITIES
- RESOURCES
- REFERENCES
Pain Management
- CHAPTER TOPICS
- LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- KEY TERMS
- DEFINITIONS AND IMPLICATIONS OF PAIN
- PAIN THEORIES
- PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF PAIN
- PAIN MECHANISMS AND PATHWAYS
- RESPONSES TO PAIN
- TYPES OF PAIN
- ASSESSING THE CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS OF PAIN
- NURSING DIAGNOSES
- PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION
- EVALUATION OF OUTCOMES
- SUMMARY OF KEY CONCEPTS
- NCLEX STYLE REVIEW QUESTIONS
- CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITIES
- RESOURCES
- REFERENCES
Pharmacology: Nursing Management
- CHAPTER TOPICS
- LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- KEY TERMS
- PHARMACOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES OF DRUG ACTION
- SAFE MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION
- ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS
- CARDIOVASCULAR AGENTS
- MEDICATIONS TO TREAT CIRCULATORY DISORDERS
- RESPIRATORY AGENTS
- ANTISEIZURE MEDICATIONS
- ANTIULCER AGENTS
- ANTIDIABETIC AGENTS
- SUMMARY OF KEY CONCEPTS
- NCLEX STYLE REVIEW QUESTIONS
- CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITIES
- RESOURCES
- REFERENCES
Health Care Agencies
- CHAPTER TOPICS
- LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- KEY TERMS
- HEALTH CARE COST AND FINANCING
- ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE
- HEALTH CARE QUALITY
- CLASSIFICATION OF HEALTH CARE AGENCIES
- THE FUTURE OF HEALTH CARE AGENCIES
- PRACTICE MODEL
- NURSE’S ROLE IN HEALTH CARE AGENCIES
- SUMMARY OF KEY CONCEPTS
- NCLEX STYLE REVIEW QUESTIONS
- CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITIES
- RESOURCES
- REFERENCES
Critical Care
- CHAPTER TOPICS
- LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- KEY TERMS
- CRITICAL CARE UNIT
- COMMON PROBLEMS OF THE CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT
- FAMILY MEMBER NEEDS
- HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING
- CARDIAC ASSIST DEVICES
- INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE MONITORING
- AIRWAY ASSISTANCE
- MECHANICAL VENTILATION
- NURSING MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS REQUIRING MECHANICAL VENTILATION
- SUMMARY OF KEY CONCEPTS
- NCLEX STYLE REVIEW QUESTIONS
- CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITIES
- RESOURCES
- REFERENCES
Preoperative Nursing Management
Intraoperative Nursing Management
- CHAPTER TOPICS
- LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- KEY TERMS
- THE ROLE OF THE PERIOPERATIVE NURSE
- THE SURGICAL TEAM
- ANTICIPATED OUTCOMES OF NURSING CARE
- THE SURGICAL ENVIRONMENT
- STANDARD PRECAUTIONS IN THE SURGICAL ENVIRONMENT
- PATIENT SAFETY
- ANESTHESIA AND SEDATION
- INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS
- ETHICS IN PERIOPERATIVE PRACTICE
- PATIENT SAFETY GOALS
- SUMMARY OF KEY CONCEPTS
- NCLEX STYLE REVIEW QUESTIONS
- CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITIES
- RESOURCES
- REFERENCES
Postoperative Nursing Management
- CHAPTER TOPICS
- LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- KEY TERMS
- REVIEW OF TRENDS IN POSTOPERATIVE NURSING MANAGEMENT
- THE POST ANESTHESIA CARE UNIT
- NURSING CARE DURING THE FIRST 24 HOURS POST-SURGERY
- RECOVERY MILESTONES BEYOND THE DAY OF SURGERY
- HOME PLANNING
- THE FUTURE OF POSTOPERATIVE NURSING
- SUMMARY OF KEY CONCEPTS
- NCLEX STYLE REVIEW QUESTIONS
- CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITIES
- RESOURCES
- REFERENCES
Assessment of Cardiovascular and Hematological Function
Coronary Artery Dysfunction: Nursing Management
Heart Failure and Inflammatory Dysfunction: Nursing Management
Arrhythmias: Nursing Management
- CHAPTER TOPICS
- LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- KEY TERMS
- ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
- ECG MONITORING
- THE NORMAL ECG COMPLEX
- CAUSES OF ARRHYTHMIAS
- SINUS RHYTHMS
- ATRIAL ARRHYTHMIAS
- JUNCTIONAL RHYTHMS
- HEART BLOCKS
- VENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIAS
- VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION
- MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES
- BASIC LIFE SUPPORT
- ADVANCED CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT
- VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION/PULSELESS VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA
- BRADYCARDIA ALGORITHM
- UNSTABLE AND STABLE TACHYCARDIA
- SUMMARY OF KEY CONCEPTS
- NCLEX STYLE REVIEW QUESTIONS
- CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITIES
- RESOURCES
- REFERENCES
Vascular Dysfunction: Nursing Management
- CHAPTER TOPICS
- LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- KEY TERMS
- ARTERIOSCLEROSIS AND ATHEROSCLEROSIS
- PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASE
- ANEURYSMS AND AORTIC DISSECTIONS
- THROMBOPHLEBITIS
- BUERGER’S DISEASE
- SUBCLAVIAN STEAL SYNDROME
- RAYNAUD’S PHENOMENON
- VARICOSE VEINS
- VENOUS STASIS ULCER
- SUMMARY OF KEY CONCEPTS
- NCLEX STYLE REVIEW QUESTIONS
- CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITIES
- RESOURCES
- REFERENCES
Hypertension: Nursing Management
Hematological Dysfunction: Nursing Management
- CHAPTER TOPICS
- LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- KEY TERMS
- ANEMIAS
- HEMOLYTIC ANEMIAS
- NUTRITIONAL ANEMIAS
- PLATELET AND COAGULATION DISORDERS
- POLYCYTHEMIAS
- NEUTROPENIA
- MONONUCLEOSIS
- LEUKEMIA
- MULTIPLE MYELOMA
- MALIGNANT LYMPHOMAS
- SUMMARY OF KEY CONCEPTS
- NCLEX STYLE REVIEW QUESTIONS
- CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITIES
- RESOURCES
- REFERENCES
Assessment of Respiratory Function
Upper Airway Dysfunction: Nursing Management
- CHAPTER TOPICS
- LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- KEY TERMS
- ALLERGIC RHINITIS
- VIRAL RHINITIS
- ACUTE SINUSITIS
- CHRONIC SINUSITIS
- ACUTE PHARYNGITIS
- TONSILLITIS AND ADENOIDITIS
- PERITONSILLAR ABSCESS
- ACUTE AND CHRONIC LARYNGITIS
- OBSTRUCTION DURING SLEEP
- EPISTAXIS
- FRACTURES OF THE NOSE
- NASAL OBSTRUCTION
- LARYNGEAL OBSTRUCTION
- CANCER OF THE LARYNX
- SUMMARY OF KEY CONCEPTS
- NCLEX STYLE REVIEW QUESTIONS
- CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITIES
- RESOURCES
- REFERENCES
Lower Airway Dysfunction: Nursing Management
- CHAPTER TOPICS
- LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- KEY TERMS
- PNEUMONIA
- EXTRAPULMONARY AND INTRAPULMONARY RESTRICTIVE LUNG DISORDER
- TUBERCULOSIS
- PULMONARY FUNGAL INFECTION
- BRONCHIOLECTASIS
- LUNG ABSCESS
- LUNG CANCER
- PNEUMOTHORAX
- FRACTURED RIB
- FLAIL CHEST
- PULMONARY ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION
- COR PULMONALE
- SUMMARY OF KEY CONCEPTS
- NCLEX STYLE REVIEW QUESTIONS
- CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITIES
- RESOURCES
- REFERENCES
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Nursing Management
Assessment of Neurological Function
Dysfunction of the Brain: Nursing Management
Dysfunction of the Spinal Cord and Peripheral Nervous System: Nursing Management
Degenerative Neurological Dysfunction: Nursing Management
- CHAPTER TOPICS
- LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- KEY TERMS
- HEADACHE
- SEIZURES
- MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
- PARKINSON’S DISEASE
- ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE
- MYASTHENIA GRAVIS
- AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS
- HUNTINGTON’S DISEASE (HUNTINGTON’S CHOREA)
- SUMMARY OF KEY CONCEPTS
- NCLEX STYLE REVIEW QUESTIONS
- CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITIES
- RESOURCES
- REFERENCES
Assessment of Sensory Function
Visual Dysfunction: Nursing Management
- CHAPTER TOPICS
- LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- KEY TERMS
- OCULAR MOVEMENT DISORDERS
- VISUAL ACUITY
- REFRACTION
- PRESBYOPIA
- COLOR PERCEPTION
- INFLAMMATORY AND INFECTIOUS EYE CONDITIONS
- OCULAR DISORDERS RESULTING FROM OTHER PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESSES
- LOW VISION AND BLINDNESS
- HEALTH PROMOTION
- SUMMARY OF KEY CONCEPTS
- NCLEX STYLE REVIEW QUESTIONS
- CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITIES
- RESOURCES
- REFERENCES
Auditory Dysfunction: Nursing Management
Assessment of Immunological Function
Immunodeficiency and HIV Infection/AIDS: Nursing Management
Allergic Dysfunction: Nursing Management
Assessment of Integumentary Function
Dermatological Dysfunction: Nursing Management
- CHAPTER TOPICS
- LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- KEY TERMS
- GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH DERMATOLOGICAL DYSFUNCTION
- DEBRIDEMENT
- METHODS OF TREATMENT
- COMMON SKIN DISORDERS
- PRECANCEROUS AND CANCEROUS CONDITIONS
- SUMMARY OF KEY CONCEPTS
- NCLEX STYLE REVIEW QUESTIONS
- CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITIES
- RESOURCES
- REFERENCES
Burns: Nursing Management
Assessment of Gastrointestinal Function
Nutrition, Malnutrition, and Obesity: Nursing Management
- CHAPTER TOPICS
- LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- KEY TERMS
- THE GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT AND NUTRITIONAL PROCESSES
- COMPONENTS OF A NUTRITIONALLY ADEQUATE DIET
- NUTRITION AND DRUG INTERACTIONS
- NUTRITION SUPPORT: ALTERNATIVE METHODS OF FEEDING PATIENTS
- MALNUTRITION
- OBESITY
- NUTRITION AND AGING
- SUMMARY OF KEY CONCEPTS
- NCLEX STYLE REVIEW QUESTIONS
- CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITIES
- RESOURCES
- REFERENCES
Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Dysfunction: Nursing Management
- CHAPTER TOPICS
- LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- KEY TERMS
- DISORDERS OF THE ORAL CAVITY
- ESOPHAGEAL DISORDERS
- GI TRACT PAIN OF NONCARDIAC AND NONPHYSIOLOGICAL ORIGINS
- NONULCER DYSPEPSIA
- PEPTIC-ULCER DISEASE
- GASTRITIS, DUODENITIS, AND ASSOCIATED ULCERATIVE LESIONS
- STOMACH CANCER
- SUMMARY OF KEY CONCEPTS
- NCLEX STYLE REVIEW QUESTIONS
- CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITIES
- RESOURCES
- REFERENCES
Lower Gastrointestinal Tract Dysfunction: Nursing Management
- CHAPTER TOPICS
- LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- KEY TERMS
- SMALL INTESTINE
- MAL-ASSIMILATION SYNDROMES
- ACUTE ABDOMEN
- ACUTE INFLAMMATORY DISORDERS
- OBSTRUCTION
- COLORECTAL CANCER
- IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME
- INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISORDERS
- SUMMARY OF KEY CONCEPTS
- NCLEX STYLE REVIEW QUESTIONS
- CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITIES
- RESOURCES
- REFERENCES
Hepatic, Biliary Tract, and Pancreatic Dysfunction: Nursing Management
- CHAPTER TOPICS
- LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- KEY TERMS
- HEPATIC SYSTEM
- HEPATITIS
- HEREDITARY DISEASES OF THE LIVER
- CIRRHOSIS
- FATTY LIVER (HEPATIC STEATOSIS)
- HEPATIC ABSCESSES
- LIVER TRAUMA
- CANCER OF THE LIVER
- LIVER TRANSPLANTATION
- DISEASES OF THE BILIARY TRACT
- PANCREATITIS
- SUMMARY OF KEY CONCEPTS
- NCLEX STYLE REVIEW QUESTIONS
- CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITIES
- RESOURCES
- REFERENCES
Assessment of Renal Function
Urinary Dysfunction: Nursing Management
- CHAPTER TOPICS
- LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- KEY TERMS
- URINARY TRACT INFECTION
- INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS
- PYELONEPHRITIS
- GLOMERULONEPHRITIS
- NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
- RENAL TUBERCULOSIS
- URINARY TRACT CALCULI (UROLITHIASIS)
- RENAL SYSTEM TRAUMA
- RENAL VASCULAR DISORDERS
- RENAL CANCER
- BLADDER CANCER
- URINARY DIVERSION
- URINARY RETENTION
- URINARY INCONTINENCE
- SUMMARY OF KEY CONCEPTS
- NCLEX STYLE REVIEW QUESTIONS
- CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITIES
- RESOURCES
- REFERENCES
Renal Dysfunction: Nursing Management
- CHAPTER TOPICS
- LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- KEY TERMS
- PYELONEPHRITIS
- POLYCYSTIC KIDNEY DISEASE
- IMMUNOLOGICAL AND VASCULAR DISEASES OF THE KIDNEY
- ANTI-GBM DISEASE (GOODPASTURE’S SYNDROME)
- RHABDOMYOLYSIS
- ACUTE RENAL FAILURE/ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY
- CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE
- SUMMARY OF KEY CONCEPTS
- NCLEX STYLE REVIEW QUESTIONS
- CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITIES
- RESOURCES
- REFERENCES
Assessment of Endocrine Function
Endocrine Dysfunction: Nursing Management
- CHAPTER TOPICS
- LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- KEY TERMS
- HYPERSECRETION OF THE ANTERIOR PITUITARY GLAND
- HYPOSECRETION OF THE ANTERIOR PITUITARY GLAND
- POSTERIOR PITUITARY DISORDERS
- HYPOSECRETION OF THE ADRENAL GLAND
- HYPERSECRETION OF THE ADRENAL GLAND (HYPERALDOSTERONISM)
- THYROID DISORDERS
- HYPERPARATHYROIDISM
- HYPOPARATHYROIDISM
- SUMMARY OF KEY CONCEPTS
- NCLEX STYLE REVIEW QUESTIONS
- CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITIES
- RESOURCES
- REFERENCES
Diabetes Mellitus: Nursing Management
Assessment of Musculoskeletal Function
- CHAPTER TOPICS
- LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- KEY TERMS
- ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF THE BONY SKELETON
- ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF SKELETAL MUSCLES
- JOINTS
- MUSCULOSKELETAL ASSESSMENT
- DIAGNOSTIC STUDIES RELATED TO THE MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM
- SUMMARY OF KEY CONCEPTS
- NCLEX STYLE REVIEW QUESTIONS
- CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITIES
- RESOURCES
- REFERENCES
Musculoskeletal Dysfunction: Nursing Management
- CHAPTER TOPICS
- LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- KEY TERMS
- OSTEOARTHRITIS
- GOUT
- LYME DISEASE
- SPONDYLOARTHROPATHIES
- POLYMYOSITIS AND DERMATOMYOSITIS
- FIBROMYALGIA
- OSTEOPOROSIS
- OSTEOMALACIA
- PAGET’S DISEASE
- OSTEOMYELITIS
- TUMORS OF THE MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM
- SPINAL DISORDERS
- SUMMARY OF KEY CONCEPTS
- NCLEX STYLE REVIEW QUESTIONS
- CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITIES
- RESOURCES
- REFERENCES
Musculoskeletal Trauma: Nursing Management
- CHAPTER TOPICS
- LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- KEY TERMS
- SPORTS INJURIES
- OVERUSE SYNDROME/REPETITIVE MOTION INJURIES
- SHOULDER DISLOCATIONS
- ROTATOR CUFF TEARS
- LATERAL EPICONDYLITIS
- CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME
- PATELLAR TENDINOPATHY
- LIGAMENT INJURIES
- MENISCAL INJURIES
- ANKLE SPRAIN
- ACHILLES TENDON INJURIES
- PLANTAR FASCIITIS
- STRESS FRACTURES
- FRACTURES
- HIP FRACTURES
- COMPLICATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH MUSCULOSKELETAL TRAUMA
- COMPARTMENT SYNDROME
- FAT EMBOLISM SYNDROME
- VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM
- AMPUTATION
- SUMMARY OF KEY CONCEPTS
- NCLEX STYLE REVIEW QUESTIONS
- CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITIES
- RESOURCES
- REFERENCES
Assessment of Reproductive Function
Female Reproductive Dysfunction: Nursing Management
Breast Alterations: Nursing Management
Male Reproductive Dysfunction: Nursing Management
- CHAPTER TOPICS
- LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- KEY TERMS
- PROSTATITIS
- BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA
- PROSTATE CANCER
- TESTICULAR CANCER
- TESTICULAR TORSION
- ORCHITIS
- EPIDIDYMITIS
- HYDROCELE, HEMATOCELE, AND SPERMATOCELE
- VARICOCELE
- VASECTOMY
- CRYPTORCHIDISM
- PHIMOSIS AND PARAPHIMOSIS
- BALANITIS AND POSTHITIS
- URETHRITIS
- URETHRAL STRICTURE
- EPISPADIAS AND HYPOSPADIAS
- PEYRONIE’S DISEASE
- CANCER OF THE PENIS
- ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION
- PRIAPISM
- SUMMARY OF KEY CONCEPTS
- NCLEX STYLE REVIEW QUESTIONS
- CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITIES
- RESOURCES
- REFERENCES
Multisystem Failure
- CHAPTER TOPICS
- LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- KEY TERMS
- INFLAMMATORY IMMUNE RESPONSE
- SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME
- NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM RESPONSE
- THE RENAL RESPONSE
- SHOCK SYNDROME
- HYPOVOLEMIC SHOCK
- CARDIOGENIC SHOCK
- ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK
- NEUROGENIC SHOCK
- SEPTIC SHOCK
- DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR COAGULATION
- ACUTE RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME
- MULTIPLE ORGAN DYSFUNCTION SYNDROME
- PRIMARY MULTIPLE ORGAN DYSFUNCTION
- SECONDARY MULTIPLE ORGAN DYSFUNCTION
- POPULATIONS AT RISK
- SUMMARY OF KEY CONCEPTS
- NCLEX STYLE REVIEW QUESTIONS
- CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITIES
- RESOURCES
- REFERENCES
Mass Casualty Care
- CHAPTER TOPICS
- LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- KEY TERMS
- EMERGENCY NURSING
- TRIAGE
- MASS CASUALTY INCIDENT
- INCIDENT COMMAND
- HOSPITAL OPERATIONS PLAN
- PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
- HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
- BIOLOGICAL WARFARE AND BIOLOGICAL AGENTS
- PANDEMIC ILLNESSES
- BLAST INJURIES
- STRESS REACTIONS
- SUMMARY OF KEY CONCEPTS
- NCLEX STYLE REVIEW QUESTIONS
- CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITIES
- RESOURCES
- REFERENCES
APPENDIX A Concept Mapping
APPENDIX B English/Spanish Words and Phrases
APPENDIX C Symbols and Abbreviations
APPENDIX D NANDA International Nursing Diagnoses 2009–2011
APPENDIX E Standard Precautions
Glossary
REVIEW QUESTIONS ANSWERS
CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITIES ANSWERS
Topics within this title:
- 12-lead electrocardiogram
- 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECGs)
- Abnormalities
- abscess
- Abscesses
- Absolute hypovolemia
- absorption
- access
- acculturation
- Achalasia
- Acid-Base Imbalances
- acidemia
- acne
- acquired immunity
- Acromegaly
- ACTH
- Actin filaments
- actinic keratoses
- Active euthanasia
- acupuncture
- acute abdomen
- Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
- Acute Renal Failure
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- AD
- Adams Bending Forward Test
- adaptation
- Adaptation (adjustment)
- addiction
- Adducts
- Adenoma
- ADH
- adjuvant
- Adjuvant therapy
- adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
- Adult daycare
- advance directives
- adverse effects
- Aerophagia
- AFP
- afterload
- Agency
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
- Ageusia
- agglutination
- agranulocytosis
- AHRQ
- AIDS
- airborne transmission
- Airway pressure release ventilation
- akinesia
- Alaryngeal voice
- Alcoholic Cirrhosis
- Alcoholic Hepatitis
- aldosterone
- alkalemia
- Allele
- Allergen
- Allergic Contact Dermatitis
- Allergy
- allogeneic
- allogeneic transplantation
- allograft
- Allograft or homograft transplant
- alopecia
- Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)
- Alport Syndrome
- altruism
- amblyopia
- amenorrhea
- Amplification
- Amyloid
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- anabolism
- analgesia
- Anaphylactic Shock
- anaphylaxis
- anasarca
- anastomosis
- andragogy
- Androgens
- Anemia
- Anemias
- anesthesia
- anesthesia care provider
- aneuploid
- aneurysm
- Aneurysms
- angina pectoris
- Angioedema
- angiogenesis
- Angioneurotic Edema
- anion gap
- anions
- Ankle sprain
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Annular
- anosmia
- Anovulation
- Anthrax
- Anthropophilic
- Anti-GBM Disease
- antibodies
- Antibody
- Anticipatory grieving
- anticoagulant
- antidiuretic hormone
- Antidiuretic hormone (ADH)
- antigen
- Antigen presenting cells (APCs)
- antineoplastic
- Antiphagocytic
- anuria
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Stenosis
- Aphakic vision
- aphasia
- apheresis
- aphonia
- Aphthous stomatitis
- Apoptosis
- Appendicitis
- approximated
- APRV
- arcus senilis
- ARDS
- Arrhythmias
- Arterial Occlusive Disease
- arteriosclerosis
- Arthritis
- arthroscopy
- articulation
- ASA scale
- ascites
- asepsis
- aspiration
- assessment
- assisted living
- assisted suicide
- Astereognosis
- Asthma
- astigmatism
- ataxia
- Atherogenesis
- Atheroma
- atherosclerosis
- Atopic Dermatitis
- Atopic dermatitis (AD)
- Atopy
- atresia
- Atrial Fibrillation
- auditory
- Aura
- Auricle
- auscultation
- autoantibody
- autograft
- Autoimmunity
- autologous
- Autologous donation
- Autologous transplant
- autologous transplantation
- automaticity
- autonomic dysreflexia
- Autonomously
- autonomy
- autosomes
- Axis
- Azoospermia
- azotemia
- Balanitis
- Balanoposthitis
- Bariatric therapy
- barium
- barium enema
- baroreceptors
- Barotrauma
- basophils
- beneficence
- Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
- Bereaved
- Biliary Cirrhosis
- bioavailability
- biofeedback
- biotechnology
- Bladder Cancer
- blepharitis
- Blindness
- blood pressure
- BMI
- body mass index
- Body mass index (BMI)
- body surface area
- borborygmi
- Borborygmi sounds
- borborygmus
- Bouchard’s nodes
- brachytherapy
- bradykinesia
- Brain dead
- Brain Injuries
- Brain Tumors
- Brash water
- breakthrough pain
- Breast Cancer
- Bruits
- Buerger’s disease
- buffy coat
- bullae
- Bullous myringitis
- burn shock
- Burning Mouth Syndrome
- Burns
- Burrows
- Bursae
- CABG
- cachexia
- CAH
- calcitonin
- Calculi
- CAM
- cancellous
- Cancer
- Cancer of the Gallbladder
- Cancer of the Larynx
- Cancer of the Liver
- Cancer of the Penis
- Cancers
- Carbuncles
- cardiac index
- cardiac output
- Cardiogenic Shock
- Cardiomyopathy
- Carditis
- caregiver role strain
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- carrier
- casts
- catabolism
- Cataracts
- cations
- Cell-Mediated Immunity
- Cellular components
- cellulitis
- Centrifugal
- cephalalgia
- Cerebral perfusion pressure
- cerebrovascular accident
- Cerebrovascular accident ([CVA] stroke)
- Cerebrovascular Accidents
- cerumen
- Cheilosis
- Chemoembolization
- chemokines
- chemotaxis
- Cholangitis
- cholecystitis
- cholelithiasis
- Cholestasis
- cholesteatoma
- chondrosarcoma
- chorea
- chromosomes
- Chronic Illness
- Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
- Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia
- Chronic Renal Failure
- chyme
- Cirrhosis
- climacteric
- Clinical decisions
- Clinical ethics
- clinical practice guidelines
- Clinical practice guidelines (CPGs)
- clonus
- closed reduction
- Clubbing
- Cluster Headache
- CMV
- CO
- Coagulopathies
- code of ethics
- Colectomy
- Colitis
- collective bargaining
- Colorectal Cancer
- Coma
- Coma depasse
- Comedones
- Compartment Syndrome
- competence
- complement
- complementary and alternative medicine
- Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM)
- Computed tomography
- Concussion
- conductivity
- Condyloma
- Consensual response
- constipation
- Contact Dermatitis
- Contextual features
- Continuing care
- Continuous mandatory ventilation
- Continuous mandatory ventilation (CMV)
- Continuous positive airway pressure
- continuous quality improvement
- contractility
- contracture
- Contusion
- Convulsion
- coping
- Coping efficacy
- Cor Pulmonale
- corneal reflex
- coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Cortical or compact (bone)
- corticosteroids
- cortisol
- cough
- CPAP
- CQI
- crackles
- crepitus
- Critical access hospital
- Critical access hospital (CAH)
- Critical incident
- critical thinking
- Critically Ill
- Cryopexy
- cryotherapy
- Cryptorchidism
- cultural assimilation
- Cultural Awareness
- Cultural Competence
- Cultural Encounter
- Cultural Knowledge
- cultural norms
- Cultural shock
- Cultural Skill
- Cultural Values
- Culturally Competent Care
- culture
- Culture for caring
- Cushing response
- Cystectomy
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Cystitis
- cytokines
- cytotoxic (killer) T cells
- cytotoxic T cells
- Dactylitis
- dead space
- debridement
- Deep vein thrombosis
- defibrillation
- dehiscence
- Deletion
- Demargination
- dendritic cells
- deontology
- Deoxyribonucleic acid
- depolarization
- Dermatitis
- Dermatitis Medicamentosa
- Dermatomal
- dermatome
- Dermatomyositis
- Detumescence
- Diabetes
- Diabetes Insipidus
- diabetes mellitus
- Diabetic Ketoacidosis
- Diabetic Retinopathy
- Diapedesis
- diaphoresis
- diarrhea
- diastolic blood pressure
- DIC
- Didelphic
- differentiation
- diffusion
- Dilated Cardiomyopathy
- Dimorphic
- Diploid
- diplopia
- Direct calorimetry
- Direct contact transmission
- Direct response
- Directed or controlled coughing
- disaccharides
- Disease prevention or health protection
- Disequilibrium
- Dislocations
- Displaced fracture
- disseminated intravascular coagulation
- disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)
- distress
- distribution
- diverticula
- Diverticulitis
- DNA
- DNR
- Do Not Resuscitate
- do not resuscitate (DNR)
- Domains of nursing
- Double effect
- DPAHC
- Drawer test
- Dressler’s syndrome
- Droplet Transmission
- DUB
- Duodenitis
- durable power of attorney for health care
- Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care (DPAHC)
- DVT
- dysarthria
- Dyscrasia
- Dysdiadochokinesia
- Dysesthesia
- Dysesthesias
- Dysfunctional uterine bleeding (DUB)
- Dysgeusia
- dysmenorrhea
- dysmetria
- Dyspareunia
- dyspepsia
- Dysphagia
- dyspnea
- Dysrhythmia
- Dyssynergy
- dysthymia
- Dysuntonomie Crises
- dysuria
- EBP
- ECF
- ECG
- Echocardiogram
- ectopy
- ectropion
- Eczematoid
- edema
- EF
- effluent
- ejection fraction
- Ejection fraction (EF)
- Electroencephalography
- electrolytes
- Electromyography
- emboli
- Embolism
- embolization
- Emergencies
- Emergency
- emmetropia
- empowerment
- endemic
- Endocarditis
- endocardium
- Endocrine glands
- Endogenous
- Endometriosis
- Endosteum
- endothelium
- Endotracheal intubation
- Enterokinase
- Enterprises
- Enthesitis
- Entropia (cross eyes)
- entropion
- enucleation
- Enzymatic debridement
- eosinophils
- epidemic
- Epidemiological investigation
- epididymitis
- epilepsy
- Epispadias
- Epistaxis
- EPO
- equianalgesia
- Erectile Dysfunction
- ergonomics
- Erythromelalgia
- Erythropoietic
- Erythropoietin
- Erythropoietin (EPO)
- eschar
- escharotomy
- Esophageal Cancer
- esotropia
- ethics
- Ethics of care
- Ethnic group
- ethnicity
- Eugenics
- euglycemia
- Euploidy
- eupnea
- eustachian tube
- eustress
- euthanasia
- Euthenics (euphenics)
- euthyroid
- Evidence summary
- evidence-based practice
- evidence-based practice (EBP)
- Ewing’s sarcoma
- exacerbation
- Exanthema
- excitability
- excretion
- Exocrine glands
- Exogenous
- Exotropia
- Exotropia (wall eyes)
- expressive aphasia
- Expressive aphasia (Broca’s aphasia)
- Extracellular fluid (ECF)
- extravasation
- Extrinsic distortion
- exudate
- fascia
- Fasciitis
- fasciotomy
- Fast pain
- Fat Embolism
- Fatty Liver
- Fever
- Fibromyalgia
- Fibrosis
- First pass effect
- Flail Chest
- flatulence
- Foam cells
- Folic Acid Deficiency
- folliculitis
- Food Allergy
- Foreign Bodies
- fracture
- Fractures
- fremitus
- fulguration
- full-thickness burn
- Furuncles
- Furuncles (boils)
- Galactorrhea
- gametes
- Gastritis
- Gastroesophageal Reflux
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- GDP
- gender identity
- gender role
- gene
- Gene therapy
- General inhibition syndrome
- Generalized Seizures
- Genetic counseling
- Genetic Engineering
- Genetic screening
- Genetic testing
- genetics
- genogram
- genomics
- Genotype
- GH
- Gigantism
- GIS
- Glaucoma
- Global aphasia
- globalization
- Glomerulonephritis
- glossitis
- Glucagon
- gluconeogenesis
- Glycogen hydrolysis
- Glycogen synthesis
- Gout
- Grading
- Granulocytes
- granuloma
- Granulomas
- graphesthesia
- Grief resolution
- Gross domestic product (GDP)
- growth hormone
- Growth hormone (GH)
- Guided imagery
- gynecomastia
- HAE
- Haploid
- hapten
- Haptens
- Harvesting
- Hay Fever
- HDL
- Head Injury
- Headache
- health
- health care
- health care system
- health insurance
- Health maintenance
- health maintenance activities
- health maintenance organizations (HMOs)
- Health promotion
- Hearing Loss
- heartburn
- Heartburn (pyrosis)
- Heberden’s nodes
- Heinz bodies
- Helper T cells
- hemarthrosis
- Hematocele
- Hematochezia
- hematoma
- hematopoiesis
- Hematopoietic
- hematuria
- hemiparesis
- Hemiplegia
- Hemoglobinopathies
- Hemoglobinuria
- hemolysis
- Hemolytic Anemias
- Hemophilia
- Hemoptysis
- Hemorrhagic stroke
- Hemosiderosis
- HemoVac
- HEPA
- Hepatic Abscesses
- Hepatic Encephalopathy
- Hepatitis
- Hepatomegaly
- Herbal medicine or herbalism
- Hereditary angioedema (HAE)
- Hereditary Diseases
- Hereditary Spherocytosis
- Hernia
- heroic medicine
- heterograft
- Heterograft (xenograft)
- Hiatal Hernia
- High efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters
- high-density lipoprotein
- High-Density Lipoprotein (HDL)
- Hip Fractures
- hirsutism
- Histamine
- Histocompatibility leukocyte antigens
- HIV
- HLA
- holistic
- Homans’ sign
- homeopathy
- homeostasis
- homograft
- Homonymous hemianopsia
- Hope
- hordeolum
- Hormones
- hospice
- Hospice care
- Human leukocyte antigens (HLA)
- humectants
- humoral-mediated immunity
- hyaline
- Hydrocele
- Hydronephrosis
- hypalgesia
- Hyperaldosteronism
- hyperalgesia
- Hyperalgesia (allodynia)
- Hypercalcemia
- hypercapnia
- hypercholesterolemia
- Hypercortisolism
- hyperesthesia
- Hypergesia
- hyperglycemia
- Hyperkalemia
- hyperlipidemia
- Hypernatremia
- hyperopia
- hyperopia (farsightedness)
- Hyperparathyroidism
- hyperplasia
- Hyperprolactinemia
- Hypersensitivity
- hypertension
- Hyperthermia
- hypertonic
- hypertrophic
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- hypertrophy
- hyperuricemia
- hypervolemia
- Hypesthesia
- hypoalbuminemia
- Hypocalcemia
- Hypocapnia
- hypogeusia
- Hypoglycemia
- Hypokalemia
- Hypokyphosis
- Hyponatremia
- Hypoparathyroidism
- Hypophosphatemia
- Hypospadias
- Hypotany
- hypotension
- hypothermia
- Hypothyroidism
- hypotonic
- Hypovolemia
- Hypovolemic
- Hypovolemic Shock
- hypoxemia
- hypoxia
- ICF
- ICP
- Icterus
- idiopathic
- IIR
- IL
- Ileus
- Illness care
- Immune response
- Immune system
- immunity
- Immunodeficiency
- immunogen
- Immunoglobulins
- Immunoglobulins (Ig)
- immunotherapy
- Imperforate hymen
- inborn error of metabolism
- Incentive spirometer
- incidence
- Indirect calorimetry
- Indirect contact transmission
- Infectious Disease
- Infertility
- infiltration
- inflammation
- Inflammatory immune response
- Inflammatory immune response (IIR)
- Influenza
- informed consent
- innate immunity
- inspection
- insulin
- Integrated care delivery system
- Integrative review
- Intercessory prayer
- interdisciplinary team
- Interferons
- Interferons (IFNs)
- Interleukins (IL)
- Interstitial Cystitis
- interstitial fluid
- Interstitial space
- Intra-aortic balloon pump
- intracellular fluid (ICF)
- Intracranial pressure
- Intracranial pressure (ICP)
- intractable pain
- Intradermal route
- Intraoperative Complications
- Intrarenal
- intrathecal
- intravascular fluid
- Intrinsic distortion
- intubation
- intussusception
- Inverse ratio ventilation
- Inversion stress test
- Iritis
- Iron Deficiency Anemia
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Ischemic stroke
- Isokinetic
- isotonic
- jaundice
- justice
- Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
- karyotype
- Keratinization
- keratitis
- Keratoconjunctivitis
- Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca
- Keratometry
- Kernicterus
- Kidney Disease
- kinesthesia
- kinesthetic
- Knowledge Transformation
- Kupffer cells
- kyphosis
- Labyrinth
- Laminar airflow
- lancinating
- laparoscopic cholecystectomy
- laparoscopy
- Laparotomy
- Laryngitis
- Lateral epicondylitis
- Lateral Sclerosis
- Latex Allergy
- lavage
- LDL
- Leiomyomata
- Length of stay
- Lentigines
- lesions
- Leukapheresis
- Leukemia
- Leukemias
- Leukocytes
- leukocytosis
- leukopenia
- Levine’s sign
- Liberty
- lichenification
- Ligaments
- lipodystrophy
- Liver lobule
- Liver sweats
- living will
- Locus
- Long-term care
- LOS
- Low Vision
- low-density lipoprotein
- Low-Density Lipoprotein (LDL)
- Lower motor neurons
- Lumbar Puncture
- Lung Abscess
- Lung Cancer
- Lupus
- LW
- Lyme Disease
- Lymphadenopathy
- Lymphoblastic Leukemia
- Lymphocytes
- Lymphocytic Leukemia
- Lymphoma
- Lymphomas
- Macronutrients
- macrophage
- macrophages
- Macular Degeneration
- Macular rash
- macules
- Maggot debridement therapy
- Magnetic resonance imaging
- major surgery
- malaise
- malignant
- Malignant Hyperthermia
- Malignant Lymphomas
- Malnutrition
- Malrotation
- managed care organizations (MCOs)
- Mandatory minute ventilation
- Mass casualty incident
- Massage therapy
- Mastoidectomy
- mastoiditis
- MCI
- Mechanical debridement
- Mechanical ventilation
- mechanism of injury
- Medicaid
- Medical futility
- Medicare
- Medicare Hospice Benefit
- meditation
- Meiosis
- Melanoma
- menarche
- menopause
- menorrhagia
- Menstrual cycle
- Meta analysis
- metabolic syndrome
- metabolism
- Metabolism or biotransformation
- metastasis
- metrorrhagia
- MH
- MI
- Microtrauma
- Migraine
- Migraine Headache
- minor surgery
- mitigation
- mitosis
- Mitral facies
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Stenosis
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mixed venous oxygen saturation
- MMV
- MODS
- modulation
- monoclonal antibodies
- Monocytes
- monosaccharides
- Moral distress
- Morals
- morbidity
- mortality
- Mosaicism
- motivation
- Motivational Interviewing
- Movement Disorders
- Mucositis
- Müllerian dysgenesis
- Multiple Myeloma
- Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome
- Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS)
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Murphy’s sign
- mutation
- Myasthenia Gravis
- Myectomy
- Myelogenous Leukemia
- Myeloid Leukemia
- myelosuppression
- myocardial infarction
- myocardial infarction (MI)
- Myocarditis
- myoclonus
- Myomectomy
- myopia
- Myopia (nearsightedness)
- Myosin
- Myotonia
- Myringoplasty
- Myringotomy
- Myxedema
- nadir
- narrative review
- Nasal airway
- National Guideline Clearing-house
- Native kidney
- naturopathy
- Nausea
- negative feedback
- Neoadjuvant
- Neoangiogenesis
- neoplasm
- Neoplasms
- Nephrectomy
- nephritis
- nephrolithiasis
- nephropathy
- Nephrotic Syndrome
- nephrotoxic
- Neuralgia
- neuropathic pain
- Neuropathies
- neutropenia
- neutrophils
- Nociceptive pain
- nociceptor
- nocturia
- Nodules
- nonmaleficence
- Normovolemia
- Nosocomial
- Nuchal
- nystagmus
- OA
- Obesity
- objective data
- odynophagia
- oligomenorrhea
- Oligospermic
- oliguria
- oncogene
- oncogenes
- oncotic pressure
- onycholysis
- Oocytes
- opportunistic
- Opsonization
- Oral airway
- Orchitis
- orthostatic hypotension
- osmolality
- osmolarity
- osmosis
- osmotic pressure
- ossicles
- osteoarthritis
- Osteoarthritis (OA)
- osteoblasts
- Osteoclasts
- Osteocytes
- osteogenesis
- Osteomalacia
- Osteomyelitis
- osteopathy
- Osteopenia
- Osteoporosis
- osteosarcoma
- ostomy
- Otalgia
- otitis media
- otorrhea
- otosclerosis
- ototoxic
- Outcome variables
- Overuse syndrome
- ovulation
- oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve
- P wave
- PA
- pain
- Pain scales
- pain threshold
- palliation
- palliative care
- palpation
- palpebrae
- Palsy
- Pancreatitis
- pandemic
- Panhypopituitarism
- Papillary reflex
- papilledema
- papules
- paracentesis
- Paraphimosis
- paraplegia
- parathyroid hormone
- Parenchyma
- paresthesia
- parity
- passive euthanasia
- Patient controlled analgesia
- patient education
- PCA
- PCI
- Peak drug level
- pediculosis
- Pediculosis pubis
- Pedigrees
- PEEP
- Pelvic inflammatory disease
- Percent solution
- perception
- percussion
- Percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI)
- perfusion
- pericarditis
- pericardium
- Perimenopause
- Perinephric
- Perioperative
- periosteum
- Peripheral Neuropathy
- Peripheral parenteral nutrition
- peripheral vascular resistance
- peristalsis
- Peritonsillar Abscess
- petechiae
- phagocytosis
- Phalen’s maneuver
- Phantom limb sensations
- Pharmaceutic
- Pharmacodynamics
- pharmacogenomics
- pharmacokinetics
- pharmacology
- Pharyngitis
- Phenotype
- Phenotypes
- Pheochromocytoma
- phimosis
- phlebitis
- Phlebostatic axis
- photoaging
- Photoallergic
- Photochemotherapy
- Phototherapy
- phototoxic
- Physical dependence
- physician-assisted suicide
- Pica
- Pigmentation
- Pinna
- Pituitary Disorders
- Plague
- Plantar Fasciitis
- plaques
- plasma
- Plasma exchange
- Plasma half-life
- plasmapheresis
- Pleuritic chest pain
- Pneumonia
- Pneumothorax
- PNIE
- Polycystic Kidney
- Polycystic Kidney Disease
- Polycythemia
- Polycythemia Vera
- Polycythemias
- Polymyositis
- polypharmacy
- Portal Hypertension
- Positive End Expiratory Pressure
- Positive end expiratory pressure (PEEP)
- Posthitis
- postoperative
- Postoperative Pain
- Postrenal
- posttraumatic stress disorder
- Power of attorney for health care
- PPO
- PR interval
- Prediabetes
- preferred provider organization (PPO)
- preload
- preoperative
- preparedness
- Prerenal
- presbyopia
- Presbyphagia
- Prevalence
- Preventive care
- Priapism
- Primary amenorrhea
- Primary anorgasmia
- Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
- Primary brain tumor
- primary care
- Primary immune response
- Primary intention
- Primary multiple organ dysfunction
- Prions
- Process variables
- Proctocolectomy
- Prodrome phase
- Progressive Systemic Sclerosis
- Prolactin
- Prolapse
- prophylactic
- proprioception
- proptosis
- Prostate Cancer
- Prostatic Hyperplasia
- Prostatitis
- prosthesis
- protein binding
- proteinuria
- Pruritus
- psoriasis
- Psoriatic Arthritis
- Psychoneuroimmunoendocrinology
- Psychoneuroimmunoendocrinology (PNIE)
- PTH
- ptosis
- PTSD
- Pulmonary artery
- Pulmonary artery (PA) catheter
- Pulmonary artery catheter
- Pulmonary Disease
- pulse pressure
- Pulsus alternans
- pulsus paradoxus
- Purkinje fibers
- Purulent
- Purulent sputum
- Pustules
- PVR
- Pyelonephritis
- pyrosis
- QRS complex
- QT interval
- quadriplegia
- Quadriplegia (tetraplegia)
- race
- radiculopathy
- Radioisotopes
- radiotherapy
- Raynaud’s disease
- Reactive Arthritis
- Rebound hypertension
- receptive aphasia
- Receptive aphasia (Wernicke’s aphasia)
- receptor
- Recessive trait
- referred pain
- Refractory ascites
- regeneration
- Relative hypovolemia
- Remodeling
- Remote assessment
- renal
- Renal Cancer
- Renal Failure
- Renal parenchyma
- Renal Tuberculosis
- repolarization
- resilience
- resorption
- resting energy expenditure
- Restorative care
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Reticuloendothethial (RE) system
- Retinal Detachment
- Retinitis
- Retinitis Pigmentosa
- retroperitoneal space
- review of literature
- Rhabdomyolysis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Rhinitis
- Rhinitis medicamentosa
- rhinorrhea
- Rhonchi
- RICE
- right to die
- Rights-based ethics
- Rigors
- Rotator cuff tears
- SA node
- Sacroilitis
- sarcoma
- Sarcomere
- sarcopenia
- Schistocytes
- Schwartze’s sign
- Science
- Science of research synthesis
- Sclerosing Cholangitis
- Sclerosis
- Scoliometer
- Scoliosis
- Secondary amenorrhea
- Secondary anorgasmia
- Secondary intention
- Secondary multiple organ dysfunction
- Secondary or specific antibody response
- sedation
- seizure
- Seizures
- Self-monitoring of blood glucose
- Semipermeable membranes
- Sensorineural Hearing Loss
- sepsis
- Septic Shock
- Sequela
- serum
- Serum Sickness
- Sexual dysfunction
- Shock
- Shock syndrome
- Shoulder Dislocations
- shunting
- Sickle Cell Anemia
- side effects
- SIMV
- Sinusitis
- Sinusoids
- SIRS
- Skin Cancers
- Slow pain
- Smallpox
- SMBG
- social support
- solutes
- somatic pain
- Somesthesia
- Somnolence
- Spermatocele
- Spermatocelectomy
- spermatogenesis
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spinal Cord Tumors
- spinal shock
- Spondylitis
- sports medicine
- Sprain
- SRS
- staging
- Standard Precautions
- Stapedectomy
- Stasis Ulcer
- State-of-the-science review
- Status asthmaticus
- steatorrhea
- Stenosis
- stereognosis
- Stereotactic radiotherapy
- Stereotactic radiotherapy (SRS)
- stereotype
- Stomach Cancer
- stomatitis
- strabismus
- Strabismus (tropia)
- stress
- Stress Fractures
- stridor
- Strokes
- Structural variables
- stye
- Stye (hordeolum)
- Subarachnoid hemorrhage
- Subclavian Steal
- Subclavian Steal Syndrome
- Subculture
- subjective data
- superficial burn
- Suppurative cholangitis
- Surrogate decision maker
- Sycosis
- Sycosis barbae
- Synchronized cardioversion
- Synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation
- Synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation (SIMV)
- Syndrome
- Syndrome X
- Syndromes
- Synergy model
- Syngeneic transplant
- synovium
- system
- Systematic review
- Systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS)
- Systemic Sclerosis
- systolic blood pressure
- T wave
- Tao
- Target tissues
- Telangiectasias
- teleology
- Temperature
- Tendon Injuries
- Tendons
- Tendosynovial
- tenesmus
- Tension-Type Headache
- teratogens
- Terminal illness
- tertiary care
- Tertiary intention
- Testicular Cancer
- Testicular self-examination
- Testicular Torsion
- Thalassemia
- The Cochrane Collaboration
- The Cochrane Library
- The Joint Commission
- Thenar
- Therapeutic Range
- Thermoregulation
- third spacing
- Thrombocytopenia
- Thromboembolism
- Thrombophlebitis
- thrombus
- Thyroid Nodules
- Thyroid-releasing hormone
- Thyroid-stimulating hormone
- thyroxine
- TIA
- Tic douloureux
- Tidal volume
- Tidal volume (Vt)
- Tineas
- Tinel’s sign
- tinnitus
- tolerance
- Tonsillitis
- Tophus
- Torsion
- Total parenteral nutrition
- total quality management
- toxoid
- TPN
- TQM
- Tracheostomy
- Tracheostomy tube
- transcellular fluid
- transduction
- transient ischemic attack
- transient ischemic attack (TIA)
- Translocation
- transmission
- Transmission routes
- Trauma
- tremor
- Trends
- TRH
- Triage system
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Triggers
- triiodothyronine
- Trisomies
- trocar
- Trough drug level
- TSE
- TSH
- Tubercles
- Tuberculosis
- Tumor markers
- Tumor necrosis factor
- Tumor suppressor gene
- Tumors
- turgor
- Tympanometry
- Tympanosclerosis
- Ulcer
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Upper motor neurons
- uremia
- Ureteral strictures
- Urethral Stricture
- Urethral strictures
- Urethritis
- urethroplasty
- Urethrotomy
- Urinary Incontinence
- Urinary Retention
- urinary tract infection
- Urolithiasis
- Urolithiasis (calculi)
- Urticaria
- UTI
- Utilitarian
- Uveitis
- VAD
- vaginitis
- valgus
- valvular regurgitation
- valvular stenosis
- valvuloplasty
- Varicocele
- Varicocelectomy
- Varicose veins
- varus
- Vascular Diseases
- Vasculitis
- vasectomy
- VC
- vector-borne transmission
- Venous stasis ulcers
- ventilation
- Ventilator weaning
- ventricular assist device
- Ventricular assist device (VAD)
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- vertigo
- vesicant
- vesicles
- vesicoureteral reflux
- Vesicular rash
- Virus
- visceral pain
- vital capacity
- Vital capacity (VC)
- Volume control ventilation
- volvulus
- Vomiting
- Wellness care
- West Nile virus
- wheals
- wheezing
- Workforce diversity
- xanthelasma
- Xenogeneic
- Xerosis
- xerostomia
- Zone of coagulation
- Zone of hyperemia
- Zone of stasis
- Zoophilic