Heart Failure
Heart Failure Judy Cheng PharmD, BCPS Heart failure is a public health problem of enormous and growing significance. According to the NHANES III data (MMWR, 1994), heart failure affects approximately…
Dyslipidemias
Dyslipidemias Joseph Reilly PharmD Steven Richardson MD Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the leading cause of death for both men and women in the United States, and its incidence increases…
Coronary Artery Disease in Primary Care
Coronary Artery Disease in Primary Care Joseph J. DeRose Sr. MD Joseph J. DeRose Jr. MD Marielaina S. DeRose MD Mortality from cardiovascular disease has declined significantly from the early…
Arrhythmia
Arrhythmia Judy Cheng PharmD, BCPS An arrhythmia is defined as a disturbance of cardiac electrical conduction. The synchronous interaction between the electrical and the mechanical properties of the heart is…
Cardiomyopathies
Cardiomyopathies Sanjeev Vaderah MD Cardiomyopathies are a heterogeneous group of disorders that directly affect the heart muscle and cause abnormal myocardial performance. Cardiomyopathies do not include myocardial disease from secondary…
Primary Care in the Community: Assessment and Use of Resources
Primary Care in the Community: Assessment and Use of Resources Stephen Paul Holzemer PhD, RN Joanne K. Singleton PhD, RN, FNP-C Carol Green-Hernandez PhD, RN, FNP/ANP-C One key aspect of…
Nutritional Assessment
Nutritional Assessment Samuel Sandowski MD The old adage “you are what you eat” is a mainstay of nutritional education. This chapter will elaborate on the importance of nutrition in primary…
Violence Screening and Primary Care
Violence Screening and Primary Care Theresa Horvath PA-C, MPH Screening and appropriate intervention by primary health care providers can play an important role in reducing the widespread problem of physical…
Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Robert V. DiGregorio Pharm D, RPh Joanne K. Singleton PhD, RN, CS, FNP Health promotion and disease prevention have often been overshadowed by the efforts…
Family and Cultural Assessment Measures in Primary Care
Family and Cultural Assessment Measures in Primary Care Carol Green-Hernandez PhD, FNS, ANP/FNP-C Primary care that is truly family-focused uses the family unit as a basis for data gathering in…
