Primary Care in the Community: Assessment and Use of Resources
CHAPTER 4 Primary Care in the Community: Assessment and Use of Resources Stephen Paul Holzemer, PhD, RN • Joanne K. Singleton, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, FNAP, FNYAM • Carol Green-Hernandez,…
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Coagulopathies
CHAPTER 33 Coagulopathies Evangelina Berrios-Colon, PharmD, MPH, BCPS, CACP • Julie Anne Billedo, PharmD, BCACP Coagulopathies include hemorrhage, thrombosis, and embolism, and represent common clinical manifestations of hematological disease….
Infections
CHAPTER 72 Infections Veena Venugopalan, PharmD, BCPS-AQID • Levita K. Hidayat, PharmD LOWER-RESPIRATORY-TRACT INFECTIONS The term lower-respiratory-tract infections (LRTIs) encompass a broad range of disease states, including acute…
Carcinoma of the Lung
CHAPTER 70 Carcinoma of the Lung Sonai Bordia, MD • Nay Min Tun, MD Lung cancer is the second most common cancer in both sexes and the leading cause…
Dyslipidemias
CHAPTER 9 Dyslipidemias Roda Plakogiannis, BS, PharmD, BCPS, CLS, FNLA Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the leading cause of death of both men and women in the United States,…
Family and Culture Within the Context of Primary Care
CHAPTER 2 Family and Culture Within the Context of Primary Care Carol Green-Hernandez, PhD, ARNP, FNP-BC, FNS • Stephen Paul Holzemer, PhD, RN THE FAMILY–CULTURE RELATIONSHIP This chapter…
Fibromyalgia and Diffuse Illnesses
CHAPTER 42 Fibromyalgia and Diffuse Illnesses Karen Anderson Keith, PhD, RN • Robert Keith, MPA, PA-C, CCPA One of the most puzzling and frustrating problems confronting primary care providers…
Demyelinating Disease/Multiple Sclerosis
CHAPTER 49 Demyelinating Disease/Multiple Sclerosis Scott J. Saccomano, PhD, GNP-BC, RN Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic disease of the central nervous system (CNS) that typically appears in late…
Abnormal Uterine Bleeding and Menstrual Disorders
CHAPTER 68 Abnormal Uterine Bleeding and Menstrual Disorders Winifred C. Connerton, PhD, CNM The menstrual cycle begins with menarche between ages 12 and 15 years and ends with menopause…
