Cumulative Trauma Disorder
CHAPTER 41 Cumulative Trauma Disorder Stephen A. Ferrara, DNP, RN, FNP-BC, FAANP Cumulative trauma disorder (CTD) and repetitive strain injury are collective terms for a range of soft-tissue injuries…
Identification and Management of Temporomandibular Disorders
CHAPTER 47 Identification and Management of Temporomandibular Disorders Golaleh Barzani, DMD • Harry Dym, DDS Temporomandibular disorder (TMD) is a collective term embracing several clinical problems including disorders of…
Common Endocrine Disorders: Diseases of the Adrenal, Thyroid, and Parathyroid Glands
CHAPTER 16 Common Endocrine Disorders: Diseases of the Adrenal, Thyroid, and Parathyroid Glands Margaret Donat, MD THE ADRENAL GLANDS The adrenal glands are very small organs with complex…
Prostatic Hyperplasia and Male Genital Cancers
CHAPTER 67 Prostatic Hyperplasia and Male Genital Cancers Renee McLeod-Sordjan, DNP, FNP-BC, Acute Care-BC The clinical recognition and evaluation of male genitourinary cancer requiring referral from primary care to…
Breast Cancer: Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment
UNIT XII: REPRODUCTIVE CONDITIONS CHAPTER 63 Breast Cancer: Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment Una T. Hopkins, DNP, RN, FNP-BC The primary care provider (PCP) is the first line of proactive…
Low Back Pain
CHAPTER 43 Low Back Pain Stephen A. Ferrara, DNP, RN, FNP-BC, FAANP Low back pain (LBP) is one of the leading reasons for primary care visits. The prognosis of…
Diabetes Mellitus
UNIT IV: ENDOCRINE CONDITIONS CHAPTER 15 Diabetes Mellitus Carol Green-Hernandez, PhD, ARNP, FNP-BC, FNS • Rochelle F. Rubin, PharmD, BCPS Diabetes mellitus is a disorder of endocrine function that…
Gastroenterologic Cancers
CHAPTER 21 Gastroenterologic Cancers Catherine M. Concert, DNP, RN, FNP-BC, AOCNP, NE-BC, CGRN Cancers of the gastrointestinal (GI) system (Figure 21.1) are malignancies that include the esophagus, stomach, small…
