Coronary Artery Disease
CHAPTER 8 Coronary Artery Disease Joseph J. DeRose, Sr., MD • Joseph J. DeRose, Jr., MD Epidemiological studies have demonstrated a substantial decline in cardiovascular mortality in industrialized countries…
Occupational Lung Disease
CHAPTER 73 Occupational Lung Disease Michele McDermott, DNP, RN, FNP-BC Primary care providers are in a key position to prevent, identify, and treat occupational illness. First, providers can identify…
Anterior Knee Pain
UNIT IX: MUSCULOSKELETAL CONDITIONS CHAPTER 39 Anterior Knee Pain Sanjiv Bansal, MD • Kathleen T. Roche, RN, FNP, PA-C MPA • William Urban, MD Anterior knee pain is a…
Connective Tissue Disorders
CHAPTER 36 Connective Tissue Disorders Stuart A. Green, MD, FACP The connective tissue diseases, also called collagen vascular diseases (CV), are a group of multisystem diseases. They include, but…
Renal Tumors
CHAPTER 29 Renal Tumors Luiz M. Kolankiewicz, MD, MC, Maj USAFR Renal cell carcinomas (RCCs), either as benign or malignant renal tumors, have obscure signs and symptoms, are clinically…
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,…
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…
