Heart Failure
CHAPTER 10 Heart Failure Judy Cheng, PharmD, MPH, BCPS, FCCP • Jason T. Slyer, DNP, RN, FNP-BC, CHFN, FNAP Heart failure is a public health problem of enormous and…
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Arrhythmia
UNIT II: CARDIOVASCULAR CONDITIONS CHAPTER 7 Arrhythmia Judy Cheng, PharmD, MPH, BCPS, CHFN, FCCP An arrhythmia is defined as a disturbance of cardiac electrical conduction. The synchronous interaction between…
Sexually Transmitted Infections
CHAPTER 66 Sexually Transmitted Infections Winifred C. Connerton, PhD, CNM Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) affect people of all ages and social groupings, and the personal and societal impact of…
Sleeping Disorders
CHAPTER 59 Sleeping Disorders Brian G. Mitchell, PharmD, BCPS, BCPP Sleeping disorders are common conditions that warrant the attention of primary care providers. Sleep is an aspect of self-care…
Gynecologic Cancers
CHAPTER 64 Gynecologic Cancers Renee McLeod-Sordjan, DNP, FNP-BC, Acute Care-BC During the past decade, the role of human papilloma virus (HPV) in the pathogenesis of gynecologic cancer in both…
Hypertension
CHAPTER 11 Hypertension Judy Cheng, PharmD, MPH, BCPS, FCCP Hypertension is one of the most common and most important risk factors in developing cardiovascular diseases such as coronary artery,…
Common Dermatologic Conditions
UNIT III: DERMATOLOGIC CONDITIONS CHAPTER 14 Common Dermatologic Conditions Virginia Arvold, PA-C, MMSc Of all the body organs that make up an individual, the skin is the largest and…
Osteoporosis
CHAPTER 45 Osteoporosis Maureen F. Cooney, DNP, FNP-BC Osteoporosis is the most common metabolic bone disease in the United States and it is characterized by both diminished bone mineral…
Anxiety Disorders, With an Emphasis on Panic Disorder
UNIT XI: PSYCHIATRIC CONDITIONS CHAPTER 56 Anxiety Disorders, With an Emphasis on Panic Disorder Grace M. Nespoli, PhD, ACNP • Stephen Paul Holzemer, PhD, RN Anxiety is often manifest…
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
CHAPTER 71 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Viswanath P. Vasudevan, MD The term chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is commonly used to denote chronic bronchitis and emphysema, as these diseases…
