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 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…
CHAPTER 38 Lyme Disease David I. Jackson, DHSc, PA-C, DFAAPA Lyme disease (also called Lyme borreliosis) is a multisystem illness caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi. It is the…
CHAPTER 30 Urinary Incontinence Renee McLeod-Sordjan, DNP, FNP-BC, Acute Care-BC Urinary incontinence (UI) is defined by the International Continence Society (ICS) as the complaint of any involuntary leakage of…
CHAPTER 53 Peripheral Neuropathy Henry Cohen, MS, PharmD, FCCM, BCPP, CGP • Benjamin C. Wee, PharmD, BS Peripheral neuropathy (PN) is a serious complication that occurs in a myriad…
