CHAPTER 35 Myeloproliferative and Myelodysplastic Disorders in Primary Care Sarah M. Colson, MSN, APRN, NP-C Myeloproliferative disorders (MPDs), also identified by the World Health Organization (WHO) as myeloproliferative neoplasms…
CHAPTER 12 Peripheral Vascular Diseases Jason T. Slyer, DNP, RN, FNP-BC, CHFN, FNAP • Nancy E. Iankowitz, DNP, RN, FNP-BC Peripheral vascular diseases (PVDs) encompass a variety of vascular…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
