Inflammatory Bowel Disease
CHAPTER 23 Inflammatory Bowel Disease Catherine M. Concert, DNP, RN, FNP-BC, AOCNP, NE-BC, CGRN Ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn’s disease (CD) are chronic inflammatory diseases of the bowel and…
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
CHAPTER 20 Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Michelle Santomassino, DNP, RN, FNP-C Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is such a common problem that it affects 10% to 20% of the Western world…
Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
CHAPTER 3 Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Robert V. DiGregorio, PharmD, BCACP • Lucille R. Ferrara, EdD, RN, MBA, FNP-BC, FNAP Health promotion and disease prevention have often been…
Acute Kidney Injury
UNIT VI: GENITOURINARY CONDITIONS CHAPTER 26 Acute Kidney Injury Karina Muzykovsky, PharmD, BCPS • Kimberly M. Sarosky, MS, PharmD, BCPS DEFINITIONS Acute kidney injury/impairment (AKI), formerly known as…
Stroke, Transient Ischemic Attacks, and Carotid Stenosis
CHAPTER 55 Stroke, Transient Ischemic Attacks, and Carotid Stenosis Scott J. Saccomano, PhD, GNP-BC, RN Stroke is the fourth leading cause of death in the United States (Miniño, Murphy,…
Gallbladder
CHAPTER 19 Gallbladder Catherine M. Concert, DNP, RN, FNP-BC, AOCNP, NE-BC, CGRN The most common type of gallbladder condition is the development of gallstones (cholelithiasis). Gallstones are formed from…
Somatic Symptom Disorder
CHAPTER 60 Somatic Symptom Disorder Michael Biglow, PharmD, BCPS, BCPP Somatic symptom disorder (SSD) is a clinical syndrome characterized by the presence of multiple unexplained physical complaints without a…
Cirrhosis of the Liver
CHAPTER 18 Cirrhosis of the Liver Arun B. Jesudian, MD Cirrhosis of the liver is defined as the destruction of normal hepatic architecture through fibrosis and nodular regeneration. It…
Dizziness, Vertigo, and Ataxia
CHAPTER 50 Dizziness, Vertigo, and Ataxia Henry Cohen, MS, PharmD, FCCM, BCPP, CGP • Darko Todorov, PharmD, BCPS • Michelle Friedman, PharmD, BS • Grace I. Shyh, PharmD, BS…
Bowel Obstruction
UNIT V: GASTROENTEROLOGIC CONDITIONS CHAPTER 17 Bowel Obstruction Ashley Steinberg, MD • Evangelia Davanos, PharmD, BCNSP, CNSC Bowel obstruction refers to a blockage in either the small or the…
