Clinical Companion to Lewis’s Medical-Surgical Nursing

Designed for portability, this clinical companion provides at-a-glance access to the information you need for more than 200 medical-surgical conditions and procedures. Completely updated content mirrors the revisions in the new 11th edition of Lewis's main text: Medical-Surgical Nursing: Assessment and Management of Clinical Problems. This clinical companion is organized alphabetically for quick reference and includes a variety of full-color illustrations, summary tables, and a handy reference appendix full of laboratory values, Spanish translations of key phrases, and other information commonly used in nursing practice.

Part One: DisordersAbdominal PainAcute Coronary SyndromeAcute Respiratory Distress SyndromeAddison's DiseaseAlzheimer's Disease Amyotrophic Lateral SclerosisAnal CancerAnemiaAnemia, AplasticAnemia, Cobalamin DeficiencyAnemia, Folic Acid DeficiencyAnemia, Iron-DeficiencyAneurysm, AorticAngine, Chronic StableAnkylosing SpondylitisAorctic DissectionAppendicitisAsthmaBell's PalsyBenign Paroxysmal Positiional VertigoBenighn Prostatic HyperplasiaBladder CancerBone TumorsBrain TumorsBreast CancerBronchiectasisBurnsCardiomyopathyCarpal Tunnel SyndromeCataractCeliac DiseaseCervical CancerChlamydial InfectionsCholelithiasis/Cholecystisishronic Obstructive Pulmonary DiseaseCirrhosisColorectal CacncerConjunctivitisConstipationCor PulmonaleCoronary Artery DiseaseCrohn's DiseaseCushing SyndromeCystic FibrosisDementiaDiabetes InsipidusDiabetes MellitusDiarrheaDisseminated Intravascular CoagulationDiverticulosis/DiverticulitisDysmenorrheaDysrhythmiasEating DisordersEncephalitisEndocarditis, InfectiveEndometriosisEsophageal CancerFibrocystic Breast ChangesFibromyalgiaFlail ChestFractureFracture, HipFracture, HumerusFracture, PelvisGastritisGastroesophageal Reflux DiseaseGastrointestinal Bleeding, UpperGlaucomaGlomerulonephritisGonorrheaGoutGuillain-Barre SyndromeHead and Neck CancerHead InjuryHeadache Heart FailureHemophilia and Von Willebrand DiseaseHemorrhoidsHepatitism ViralHernia Herpes, GenitalHiatal HerniaHodgkin's LymphomaHuman Immunodeficiency Virus InfectionHuntington's DiseaseHyperparathyroidismHypertensionHyperthyroidismHypoparathyroidismIncreased Intracranial PressureInflammatory Bowel DiseaseInstersititial Cystitis/Painful Bladder SyndromeIntervertebral Disc DiseaseIntestinal ObstructionIrritable Bowel SyndromeKidney CancerKidney Disease, ChronicLactase DeficiencyLeiomyomasLeukemiaLiver CancerLow Back Pain, AcuteLow back Pain ChronicLung CancerLyme Disease Macular DegenerationMalignant MelanomaMalnutritionMeniere's DiseaseMeningitis, BacterialMetabolic SyndromeMultiple MyelomaMultiple SclerosisMyasthenia GravisMyocardial InfarctionMyocarditisNausea and VomitingNephrotic SyndromeNon-Hodgkin's LymphomasObesityObstructive Sleep ApneaOral CancerOsteoarthritisOsteomalaciaOsteomyelitisOsteoporosisOvarian CnacerPaget's DiseasePancreatic CancerPanceratitis, AcutePanceatitis, ChronicParkinson's DiseasePelvic Inflammatory DiseasePelvic Pain, ChronicPeptic Ulcer DiseasePericarditis, AcutePeripheral Artery DiseasePeritonitisPneumoniaPneumothoraxPlycystic Kidney DiseasePlycythemiaPressure Injury Prostrate CancerPsoriatic ArthritisPulmonary HypertensionPyelonephritisRaynaud's PhenomenonReactive ArthritisRefractive ErrorsRespiratory Failure, AcuteRestless Legs SyndromeRetinal DetahcmentRheumatic Fever and Heart DiseaseRheumatoid ArthritisSclerodermaSeizure DisordersSexually Transmitted InfectionsShockSickle Cell DiseaseSjogren's SyndromeSpinal Cord InjurySpinal Cord TumorsSpleen DisordersStomach CancerStrokeSyphilisSystematic Exertion Intolerance DiseaseSystematic Inflammatory Response SyndromeOrgan Dysfunction SyndromeSystemic Lupus Erythemtosus Testicular CancerThalassemiaThromboangiitis ObliteransThrombocytopeniaThyroid CancerTrigeminal NeuralgiaTuberculosisUlcerative ColitisUrethritisUrinary IncontinenceUrinary RetentionUrinary Tract CalculiUrinary Tract InfectionsVaginal, Cervical and Vulvar InfectionsValvular Heart DiseaseVaricose VeinsVenous ThrombosisWarts, GenitalPart Two: Treatments and ProceduresAmputationArticificial Airways: Endotracheal TubesBasic Life Support for Health Care ProvidersChemotherapyChest tubes and Pleural DrainageDialysisEnternal NutritionImmunotherapy and Targeted TherapyMechanical VentilationOstomiesOxygen TherapyPacemakersParenteral NutritionRadiation TherapyTracheostomyUrinary CatheterizatoinPart ThreeAbbrevationsThe Joint Commission Official "Do Not Use" ListBlood GasesBlood ProductsBreath SoundsCommonly Used FormulasCharacteristics of Common DysrhythmiasElecrocardiogram (ECG) MonitoringGlasgow Coma ScaleHeart Sounds