CHAPTER 58   Eating Disorders Michael Biglow, PharmD, BCPS, BCPP Eating disorders are common conditions that warrant the attention of primary care providers. Eating patterns are aspects of self-care, and…

CHAPTER 27   Chronic Kidney Disease Shaffeeulah Bacchus, PharmD, BCPS, FASN • Shukyu Tai Bacchus, PharmD, BS The kidney has many important regulatory functions, such as regulation of body fluid…

CHAPTER 65   Menopause Andréa Sonenberg, PhD, WHNP, CNM-BC The period leading up to the cessation of the menstrual cycle is called the climacteric, or menopause, and can last 10…

CHAPTER 57   Depressive Disorders and Bipolar Disorder Kristy Loewenstein, MS, RN-BC, PMHNP-BC • William Jacobowitz, MS, MPH, EdD, RN, PMHCNS-BC Depressive disorders and bipolar disorder (BPD), formerly called manic-depressive…

CHAPTER 74   Venous Thromboembolism Evangelina Berrios-Colon, PharmD, MPH, BCPS, CACP • Rebecca Arcebido, PharmD, BCACP Venous thromboembolic disease encompasses two closely linked conditions: deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary…

CHAPTER 31   Urinary Tract Infections Levita K. Hidayat, PharmD • Veena Venugopalan, PharmD, BCPS-AQID Urinary tract infection (UTI) is the most common bacterial infection encountered in the ambulatory care…

CHAPTER 22   Hepatitis Julie Fishman, RPh, MPA Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver with hepatocellular damage ranging from mild to severe to potentially fatal. Hepatitis can be viral…

CHAPTER 61   Substance Abuse Stephen Paul Holzemer, PhD, RN • Joanne K. Singleton, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, FNAP, FNYAM The use of alcohol and other legal as well as illegal…

CHAPTER 40   Articulation Injuries of the Ankle and Hip Robert Keith, MPA, PA-C, CCPA • Karen Anderson Keith, PhD, RN Articulation injuries, also known as joint injuries, occur where…

CHAPTER 46   Plantar Fasciitis Rose M. Moran-Kelly, DNP, RN, FNP-BC, ENP-BC • Deirdre R. Heym, BSN, RN, CCRN Plantar fasciitis, also known as heel spur, runners’ heel, or heel…