Plantar Fasciitis
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…
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Lyme Disease
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…
Urinary Incontinence
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…
Peripheral Neuropathy
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…
Parkinson’s Disease
CHAPTER 52 Parkinson’s Disease Lana Hareez, PharmD, BCPS • Antony Q. Pham, PharmD, BCPS More than 1 million people in the United States are affected by Parkinson’s disease (PD;…
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…
