Mosby's handbook of diseases
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Mosby's handbook of diseases
Mosby, c2000
2nd ed.
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Handbook of diseases
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Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
"Mosbys Handbook of Diseases, second edition" provides an up-to-date profile of 231 adult and pediatric diseases and conditions. A user-friendly organization lists all diseases in alphabetical order from Abruptio Placentae to Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome. In addition, diseases and conditions are organized in a consistent format so the reader can immediately find essential information. Thirty-nine new topics have been prepared for this edition, including Abuse and Neglect: Child, Abuse and Neglect: Elder, Abuse: Domestic, Anxiety Disorders, Croup, Depression, Ebola Virus, Heat Exhaustion, Heat Stroke, Latex Allergy, Ovarian Cyst (benign), Polyps, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Suicide, Substance Abuse, and Tonsillitis. The organization of material is particularly user-friendly.
Each entry includes the following: a definition of the disease or condition; a description of its etiology and incidence; the underlying pathophysiology; common clinical manifestations; complications associated with the disease or condition; frequently ordered diagnostic tests; treatments, including indications for surgery, common medications, and general therapeutic interventions such as nutrition, comfort measures, safety issues, and long-term management and family and patient education. Risk factors have been added to this edition, where appropriate. The easy-to-read content uses short phrases and sentences making the terminology appropriate for all potential markets. Nursing jargon and abbreviations are not used. The books design is also helpful to the reader. Topics are heavily cross-referenced. A disease or condition is listed by its scientific name as well as its more common name, that is, Rubella and Measles. Colored tabs with the letters of the alphabet will be placed on the outer edges of the pages. The index features full bleeds for quick access to information.
Table of Contents
Bold=new to this edition *= refers reader to another topic Abruptio Placentae Abuse: domestic Abuse and Neglect: child Abuse and Neglect: elder Acne Vulgaris Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Adenovirus Adrenal Insufficiency, Primary (Addisons Disease) Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome Aldosteronism, Primary (Conns Syndrome) Alzheimers Disease Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Lou Gehrigs Disease) Anal Fissure Anaphylaxis Anemia (Aplastic, Hemolytic, Iron Deficiency, Pernicious, Posthemorrhagic) Angina Pectoris Ankylosing Spondylitis Anorectal Abscess Anorectal Fistula Anorexia Nervosa Anxiety Disorders Aortic Aneurysm Appendicitis Arthritis (Osteoarthritis, Rheumatoid) Asbestosis Asthma Bells Palsy Black Lung Disease (Coal Workers Pneumoconiosis) Bladder Cancer Blepharitis Bone Cancer (Primary) Brain Abscess *Brain Cancer-see Brain Tumor Brain Tumor (Primary) Breast Cancer Bronchiectasis Bronchiolitis Bronchitis (Acute) Bronchitis (Chronic) Bulimia Nervosa Burns Bursitis Cancer Cardiac Tamponade Cardiomyopathy Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Cataract Cellulitis Cerebral Aneurysm Cerebral Palsy Cerebrovascular Accident (Stroke) Cervical Cancer Chickenpox Chlamydia Trachomatis Infections Cholecystitis, Cholelithiasis, and Choledocholithiasis Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (Immune Dysfunction Syndrome) Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Cirrhosis Cold, Common (Upper Respiratory Infection) Colorectal Cancer Congestive Heart Failure Conjunctivitis Corneal Ulcer Coronary Artery Disease Crohns Disease (Regional Enteritis) Croup Cushings Syndrome (Hypercotisolism) Cystic Fibrosis *Cystitis-see Urinary Tract Infection Cysts (Dermoid, Epidermal, Sebaceous) *Decubitus Ulcer-see Pressure Sore Depression Dermatitis (Eczema) Diabetes Insipidus Diabetes Mellitus Diarrhea Diphtheria Diverticular Disease Dysmenorrhea Ebola Virus *Eclampsia- see Preeclampsia *Eczema- see Dermatitis Emphysema Encephalitis Endocarditis (Infective Endocarditis) Endometriosis Epididymitis Epiglottitis (Acute Supraglottitis) *Epilepsy- see Seizures Epistaxis Esophageal Cancer Esophageal Varices *Esophagitis- see Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Fibrocystic Breast Disease Food Poisoning Frostbite Gastritis Gastroenteritis Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Genital Warts Glaucoma Glomerulonephritis (Acute) Gonorrhea Gout Guillain-Barre Syndrome Hantavirus Hayfever Headache Hearing Impairment (Deafness) Heat Exhaustion Heat Stroke Hemophilia Hemorrhoids (Piles) Hepatitis (Viral) Hernia (External) Herniated Disk Herpes Simplex Infections (Fever Blisters, Genital Herpes) *Herpes Zoster- see Shingles Hiatal Hernia Histoplasmosis *Hives- see Urticaria Hodgkins Disease Hyperparathyroidism Hypertension Hyperthyroidism (Graves Disease, Thyrotoxicosis, Toxic Diffuse Goiter, Toxic Nodular Goiter, Plummers Disease, Basedows Disease) Hypoglycemia Hypoparathyroidism Hypothyroidism (Myxedema) Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP) Impetigo Influenza (Flu) Intestinal Obstruction Irritable Bowel Syndrome (Spastic Colitis) Kaposis Sarcoma Keratitis Kidney Cancer (Renal Cancer) Labyrinthitis Laryngitis Latex Allergy Leukemia (Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia, Acute Myelogenous Leukemia, Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia) Liver Cancer (Primary) Lung Cancer Lupus (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus) Lyme Disease Lymphoma (Non-Hodgkins) Malaria *Measles- see Rubella and Rubeola Menieres Disease Meningitis (Bacterial) *Migraine- see headache Mononucleosis Multiple Sclerosis Mumps (Parotitis) Muscular Dystrophy Myasthenia Gravis Myeloma (Multiple) Myocardial Infarction (Heart Attack) Oral and Oropharyngeal Cancer Organic Mental Syndromes (Organic Brain Syndrome) Osteomyelitis Osteoporosis Otitis externa Otitis Media Ovarian Cancer Ovarian Cyst (Benign) Pagets Disease (Osteitis Deformans) Pancreatic Cancer Pancreatitis Parkinsons Disease Pediculosis (Lice) Pelvic Inflammatory Disease Pericarditis Peripheral Atherosclerotic Disease *Peripheral Vascular Disorders- definition then see specific diseases... Peritonitis Pertussis (Whooping Cough) Pharyngitis *Phlebitis- see Thrombosis Pleurisy Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia Pneumonia (Bacterial, Nonbacterial) Poliomyelitis Polycythemia Polyps Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Preeclampsia and Eclampsia (Pregnancy-Induced Hypertension) Premenstrual Syndrome Pressure Sore (Decubitus Ulcer, Bedsore) Prostate Cancer Prostatic Hypertrophy (Benign) Prostatitis Psoriasis Pulmonary Embolism Pyelonephritis Rabies Raynauds Disease Renal Calculi (Kidney Stones) Renal Failure, Acute Renal Failure, Chronic Retinal Detachment Rheumatic Fever Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Rubella (German Measles) Rubeola (Red Measles) Scabies Scarlet Fever *Seborrhea- see Dematitis Seizures (Convulsions, Epilepsy) Shingles (Herpes Zoster) Sickle Cell Anemia Sinusitis Skin Cancer Spina Bifida Spinal Cord Injury (Paraplegia, Quadriplegia) Stomach Cancer (Gastric Cancer) Stomatitis *Streptococcal Disease- see Rheumatic Fever and Scarlet Fever *Stroke- see Cerebral Vascular Accident Substance Abuse and/or Dependence Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Suicide Syphilis Temporomandibular Joint Syndrome Tendinitis and Tenosynovitis Testicular Cancer Tetanus (Lockjaw) Thrombocytopenia Thrombosis, Venus (Phlebothrombosis, Thrombophlebitis) *Thrush- see Stomatitis Thyroid Cancer Tinnitus Tonsillitis Toxic Shock Syndrome Transient Ischemic Attacks Traumatic Brain Injury (Head Injury) Trichinosis Tuberculosis Ulcerative Colitis Ulcers, Peptic (Gastric, Duodenal) Urinary Incontinence Urinary Tract Infection, Lower (Cystitis, Urethritis) Urticaria (Hives, Angioedema) Uterine Bleeding, Dysfunctional Uterine Cancer (Endometrial Cancer) Uterine Fibroids (Leiomyomas, Myomas) Vaginitis Varicose Veins Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome
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