Fibromyalgia and Diffuse Illnesses
CHAPTER 42 Fibromyalgia and Diffuse Illnesses Karen Anderson Keith, PhD, RN • Robert Keith, MPA, PA-C, CCPA One of the most puzzling and frustrating problems confronting primary care providers…
Demyelinating Disease/Multiple Sclerosis
CHAPTER 49 Demyelinating Disease/Multiple Sclerosis Scott J. Saccomano, PhD, GNP-BC, RN Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic disease of the central nervous system (CNS) that typically appears in late…
Abnormal Uterine Bleeding and Menstrual Disorders
CHAPTER 68 Abnormal Uterine Bleeding and Menstrual Disorders Winifred C. Connerton, PhD, CNM The menstrual cycle begins with menarche between ages 12 and 15 years and ends with menopause…
Community and Intimate Partner Violence
CHAPTER 62 Community and Intimate Partner Violence William Jacobowitz, MS, MPH, EdD, RN, PMHCNS-BC The primary care provider working in a primary care (or family practice) setting has unique…
Osteoarthritis
CHAPTER 44 Osteoarthritis Maureen F. Cooney, DNP, FNP-BC Osteoarthritis (OA) is a clinical condition of diarthroidal joints characterized by pain, stiffness, and structural alteration. Underlying this condition are destruction…
Seizure Disorders
CHAPTER 54 Seizure Disorders Henry Cohen, MS, PharmD, FCCM, BCPP, CGP • Samantha M. Smalley, PharmD, BCPS Seizures are the clinical manifestations of excessive and hypersynchronous, usually self-limiting, abnormal…
Sarcoidosis
CHAPTER 75 Sarcoidosis Michele McDermott, DNP, RN, FNP-BC Sarcoidosis is a multisystem disorder of unknown etiology that is characterized pathologically by the presence of nonnecrotizing granulomatous lesions. It generally…
Nephrotic and Nephritic Renal Disease
CHAPTER 28 Nephrotic and Nephritic Renal Disease Hillary Wall, PharmD Glomerular disease is the third largest cause of chronic renal insufficiency in the United States. The U.S. Renal Data…
Peptic Ulcer Disease
CHAPTER 25 Peptic Ulcer Disease Michelle Santomassino, DNP, RN, FNP-C A peptic ulcer is a defect in the gastric or duodenal wall that extends through the muscularis mucosa and…
