From assessment and basic diagnostics to medical and surgical treatment options, this book offers easy access to treatment approaches for patients with vascular disease. Convenient and portable, it is written by cross-disciplinary leading experts in the fields of cardiology, vascular surgery, radiology, and vascular medicine. Coverage of each vital phase of care is explained throughout this text.
Chapters succinctly describe the most effective diagnostic assessment and treatment strategies, including drug doses, protocols for patient management, and algorithms. Find clear and straightforward information on topics such as diagnostic aspects of lower extremity arterial disease, history and physical examination, diagnostic angiography, and the use of magnetic resonance angiography in vascular disease.
Topics listed include:
• venous thromboembolism
• management of carotid disease
• management of vasculogenic impotence
• renovascular disease-diagnosis and management
• magnetic resonance angiography for the diagnosis of vascular disease
Examine clinical features and medical therapies, plus, learn about age groups and populations that are commonly susceptible to specific vascular illnesses. For instance, men and women are frequently affected by acute limb ischemia. This disease occurs in aged patients, who often have significant comorbidities.
Manual of Vascular Diseases discusses several approaches including the treating of aortic aneurysms, upper extremity arterial disease, and the approach and management of mesenteric vascular disease. A section on the vascular laboratory provides accurate and noninvasive methods of determining the presence and severity of arterial disorders. It discusses duplex ultrasonography and how it remains a staple of modern noninvasive vascular imaging.
This guide offers helpful tips, flow diagrams, and tables, along with over 200 illustrations that deliver practical insight needed for diagnostic accuracy. It addresses dosing of established and emerging medications, provides useful treatment algorithms, and several protocols for patient management. All in all, it is the essential quick reference on vascular disease today.
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Pharmacology for Nurses
One of the most challenging aspects for nurses is the subject of pharmacology. In order to successfully predict drug action, it requires knowledge of anatomy, physiology, chemistry, and pathology, as well as the social sciences including psychology and sociology. Fortunately, Pharmacology for Nurses offers a clear picture of pharmacology in relation to disease and nursing care.
Organized according to body systems and diseases, this text presents a pathophysiology prototype approach to place drugs in context with how they are used therapeutically. Topics address the interdisciplinary nature of pharmacology and the advantages and disadvantages of prescription and over-the-counter drugs. In addition, individuals will learn about the role of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in the drug approval process.
A holistic perspective offers an easy-to-follow presentation and extensive pedagogical aids that enable individuals to identify key ideas, understand concepts and apply essential components relevant to drug therapy. The natural therapies section discusses popular herbal or dietary supplements that may be considered along with conventional drugs.
Special considerations in this book feature a variety of issues related to culture, ethnicity, age, gender, and psychosocial considerations in drug therapy. Other issues go over bioterrorism and the nurse’s role, as well as topics such as anthrax, viruses, and neurotoxins. Pediatric and geriatric considerations are also integrated throughout this text.
Topics listed review:
• techniques for applying local anesthesia
• the four components of pharmacokinetics
• functional divisions of the peripheral nervous system
• the components of the human integration pyramid care model
• the goals of pharmacotherapy with skeletal muscle relaxants
• how to identify the causes, signs, and symptoms of a peptic ulcer disease
To facilitate learning, a prototype approach is used in which the one or two most representative drugs in each classification are introduced in detail. Prototype drug boxes are used to clearly indicate these important medications. Within these boxes, the actions and uses of the drug are succinctly presented and include administration alerts, which highlight vital information related to the administration of the drug. Nonpharmacologic methods for controlling many diseases are also integrated throughout this guide.
Nursing flowcharts present succinct, pharmacology-oriented information focused on the classification or prototype drug. Need-to-know nursing actions feature a format that reflects the flow of the nursing process, which is defined as: nursing assessment, potential nursing diagnoses, planning, interventions, patient education/discharge planning, and evaluation. The flowcharts also identify clearly what nursing actions are most important.
A section on drug immune system modulations discusses the components of the lymphatic system and explains why immunosuppressant medications are necessary following organ transplants. It describes the nurse’s role in the pharmacologic management of immune disorders and reviews major vaccines and recommended dosage schedules.
The appendixes offer a complete glossary of terms, Canadian drugs and their U.S. equivalents, and the top 200 drugs ranked by numbers and prescription. In addition, individuals will find an index with a special treatment of diseases, prototype drugs, classifications, and generic and trade names.
A MediaLink included at the beginning of each chapter identifies specific animations. Also, a free CD-ROM offers an interactive study program that allows individuals to practice answering NCLEX-style questions with rationales for right and wrong answers. Accompanying the CD-ROM, a companion website offers an audio glossary, case studies, drug reviews, and more.
This disease and body systems approach offers nurses and students the tools and skills necessary for learning about the most important drug information in a user-friendly format. It's a must have resource for any nurse’s library.
Organized according to body systems and diseases, this text presents a pathophysiology prototype approach to place drugs in context with how they are used therapeutically. Topics address the interdisciplinary nature of pharmacology and the advantages and disadvantages of prescription and over-the-counter drugs. In addition, individuals will learn about the role of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in the drug approval process.
A holistic perspective offers an easy-to-follow presentation and extensive pedagogical aids that enable individuals to identify key ideas, understand concepts and apply essential components relevant to drug therapy. The natural therapies section discusses popular herbal or dietary supplements that may be considered along with conventional drugs.
Special considerations in this book feature a variety of issues related to culture, ethnicity, age, gender, and psychosocial considerations in drug therapy. Other issues go over bioterrorism and the nurse’s role, as well as topics such as anthrax, viruses, and neurotoxins. Pediatric and geriatric considerations are also integrated throughout this text.
Topics listed review:
• techniques for applying local anesthesia
• the four components of pharmacokinetics
• functional divisions of the peripheral nervous system
• the components of the human integration pyramid care model
• the goals of pharmacotherapy with skeletal muscle relaxants
• how to identify the causes, signs, and symptoms of a peptic ulcer disease
To facilitate learning, a prototype approach is used in which the one or two most representative drugs in each classification are introduced in detail. Prototype drug boxes are used to clearly indicate these important medications. Within these boxes, the actions and uses of the drug are succinctly presented and include administration alerts, which highlight vital information related to the administration of the drug. Nonpharmacologic methods for controlling many diseases are also integrated throughout this guide.
Nursing flowcharts present succinct, pharmacology-oriented information focused on the classification or prototype drug. Need-to-know nursing actions feature a format that reflects the flow of the nursing process, which is defined as: nursing assessment, potential nursing diagnoses, planning, interventions, patient education/discharge planning, and evaluation. The flowcharts also identify clearly what nursing actions are most important.
A section on drug immune system modulations discusses the components of the lymphatic system and explains why immunosuppressant medications are necessary following organ transplants. It describes the nurse’s role in the pharmacologic management of immune disorders and reviews major vaccines and recommended dosage schedules.
The appendixes offer a complete glossary of terms, Canadian drugs and their U.S. equivalents, and the top 200 drugs ranked by numbers and prescription. In addition, individuals will find an index with a special treatment of diseases, prototype drugs, classifications, and generic and trade names.
A MediaLink included at the beginning of each chapter identifies specific animations. Also, a free CD-ROM offers an interactive study program that allows individuals to practice answering NCLEX-style questions with rationales for right and wrong answers. Accompanying the CD-ROM, a companion website offers an audio glossary, case studies, drug reviews, and more.
This disease and body systems approach offers nurses and students the tools and skills necessary for learning about the most important drug information in a user-friendly format. It's a must have resource for any nurse’s library.
Trigger Point Therapy for Myofascial Pain
Is your patient’s sinus problem actually being cause by a kink in the neck? It’s possible. Myofascial trigger points—small knots in the muscles—can cause pain in other parts of the body, making difficult the diagnosis and treatment of a given ailment.
In this valuable book medical educators Donna and Steven Finando merge the Eastern philosophy centered on qi—the energy source found within us—and Western medicine’s advances in physiology to present an effective approach to locating the source of muscle pain and treating it. They begin by explaining the nature of muscles and trigger points and the phenomenology of qi, examining it from the perspective of myofascial syndromes, making it more accessible for health professionals.
Trigger Point Therapy for Myofascial Pain is broken down for easy reference with detailed illustrations—first by the body part, then by muscle groups. The book discusses:
• techniques for building your skills in muscle palpation
• common pain patterns—and pressure point stimulations to relieve them
• evaluation and palpation techniques for reducing trigger points (and alleviating pain) in clinically significant musculature
• stretching exercises to perform after applying pressure to prevent further injury
Both accessible and easy-to-use, this manual will help you evaluate a patient, define the presenting condition, and effectively treat the condition.
In this valuable book medical educators Donna and Steven Finando merge the Eastern philosophy centered on qi—the energy source found within us—and Western medicine’s advances in physiology to present an effective approach to locating the source of muscle pain and treating it. They begin by explaining the nature of muscles and trigger points and the phenomenology of qi, examining it from the perspective of myofascial syndromes, making it more accessible for health professionals.
Trigger Point Therapy for Myofascial Pain is broken down for easy reference with detailed illustrations—first by the body part, then by muscle groups. The book discusses:
• techniques for building your skills in muscle palpation
• common pain patterns—and pressure point stimulations to relieve them
• evaluation and palpation techniques for reducing trigger points (and alleviating pain) in clinically significant musculature
• stretching exercises to perform after applying pressure to prevent further injury
Both accessible and easy-to-use, this manual will help you evaluate a patient, define the presenting condition, and effectively treat the condition.
Medication Administration Made Incredibly Easy!
Learning how to administer medications doesn’t have to be complicated...or dull. Medication Administration Made Incredibly Easy! presents the basics in an easy-to-understand manner, while leavening the presentation with plenty of gentle humor.
The book makes it straightforward to learn and retain this information with memory joggers, fun-filled illustrations, and quick quizzes to reinforce the material covered. Medication Administration Made Incredibly Easy! features:
• hundreds of helpful tips as well as tips, charts, and step-by-step guidelines
• facts and advice on drug administration methods and routes, dosage considerations, drug interactions, and adverse effects
• information on legal and ethical issues in drug administration
• tips for avoiding medication administration errors
• guidance on injection and infusion techniques
• discussion of specific routes for chemotherapy and parenteral nutrition
From topical administration to specialized routes such as epidurals and intraperitoneal infusion, Medication Administration Made Incredibly Easy! enables you to master medication administration and reduce the chances of errors in a fun, user-friendly guide.
The book makes it straightforward to learn and retain this information with memory joggers, fun-filled illustrations, and quick quizzes to reinforce the material covered. Medication Administration Made Incredibly Easy! features:
• hundreds of helpful tips as well as tips, charts, and step-by-step guidelines
• facts and advice on drug administration methods and routes, dosage considerations, drug interactions, and adverse effects
• information on legal and ethical issues in drug administration
• tips for avoiding medication administration errors
• guidance on injection and infusion techniques
• discussion of specific routes for chemotherapy and parenteral nutrition
From topical administration to specialized routes such as epidurals and intraperitoneal infusion, Medication Administration Made Incredibly Easy! enables you to master medication administration and reduce the chances of errors in a fun, user-friendly guide.
Lexi-Comp's Geriatric Dosage Handbook, 11/e
Most healthcare professionals are faced with the challenge of administering the appropriate use of medications in older adults. As the population of the elderly grows in the US, this guide can help medical professionals provide more effective care for their patients. In it’s 11th edition, Lexi-Comp’s Geriatric Dosage Handbook features newly improved medications that can be a handy resource for anyone who manages geriatric patients.
This complete resource contains geriatric-sensitive drug information throughout each drug monograph, including extensive information on drug interactions and drug dosing in the elderly and adults, as well as in patients with renal/hepatic impairment.
It features page number cross-references that direct clinicians to additional information fast and proficiently. There are U.S. drug, brand drug, and generic drug name indexes plus international brand name indexes that include trade names for 76 countries, and sections that are alphabetically organized making it as easy to use. This edition also includes:
• 24 new drug monographs
• medication safety issues: new field of information in drug monographs
• extensively updated appendix tables and disease management discussions
• geriatric-sensitive drug monographs
• complete drug interaction information
• complete adult and geriatric dosing
• special geriatric considerations information
For the majority of drugs, precise dosing guidelines for generic patients have not been established and most references do not specifically address the use of medications in older adults. However, this guide has new information from current texts and clinical experiences, emphasizing choices of medication, dosing, and changes in the physical, psychological, and emotional changes that come with aging.
The Lexi-Comp’s Geriatric Dosage Handbook, 11/e is an easy-to-follow guide for healthcare professionals to use as a reference when monitoring the parameters and prescribing medications in older adults.
This complete resource contains geriatric-sensitive drug information throughout each drug monograph, including extensive information on drug interactions and drug dosing in the elderly and adults, as well as in patients with renal/hepatic impairment.
It features page number cross-references that direct clinicians to additional information fast and proficiently. There are U.S. drug, brand drug, and generic drug name indexes plus international brand name indexes that include trade names for 76 countries, and sections that are alphabetically organized making it as easy to use. This edition also includes:
• 24 new drug monographs
• medication safety issues: new field of information in drug monographs
• extensively updated appendix tables and disease management discussions
• geriatric-sensitive drug monographs
• complete drug interaction information
• complete adult and geriatric dosing
• special geriatric considerations information
For the majority of drugs, precise dosing guidelines for generic patients have not been established and most references do not specifically address the use of medications in older adults. However, this guide has new information from current texts and clinical experiences, emphasizing choices of medication, dosing, and changes in the physical, psychological, and emotional changes that come with aging.
The Lexi-Comp’s Geriatric Dosage Handbook, 11/e is an easy-to-follow guide for healthcare professionals to use as a reference when monitoring the parameters and prescribing medications in older adults.
Lange Essentials of Emergency Medicine
Here is a handbook that meets the need for a portable quick reference to conditions seen in emergency medicine. This guide draws on the trusted Current Emergency Diagnosis & Treatment, 6/e, distilling its authoritative content into a handy format and size you can use effectively on the job.
Lange Current Essentials of Emergency Medicine covers 500 common or important diseases, disorders, or symptoms, conveniently putting each one on its own page. The pages provide bulleted points under three main headings: essentials of diagnosis, differential diagnosis, and treatment. Each page also features a clinical pearl to aid you in diagnosis. Conditions are alphabetized within the book’s 29 sections, which cover general categories of illness: emergencies involving cardiac disorders, infectious diseases, shock, chest trauma, vertebral and spinal injuries, and the like.
What’s more, each page features its own accompanying memorable clinical “pearl,” a brief, pithy comment that makes a particular diagnostic issue or guideline memorable. (For subarachnoid hemorrhage: “Assume any headache associated with syncope is a subarachnoid hemorrhage.” For multiple myeloma: “Check albumen and protein in fracture workups in patients with a history of minimal injury.”)
In Lange Current Essentials of Emergency Medicine you’ll learn:
• why you shouldn’t delay treatment of a patient suspected of experiencing a thyroid storm
• how to tell if a pregnant patient is suffering from gestational hypertension or preeclampsia
• what test is considered the gold standard for diagnosing aortic disruption
• how to detect compartment syndrome in patients with altered consciousness
• what treatments to implement for contact dermatitis
• what the most important factor is for preventing infection in cases of dog bite
• how to detect chemical injury to the airway in a smoke-inhalation patient
• when to watch for symptoms of liver injury in a case of acetaminophen overdose
You’ll find just about an emergency situation you’re likely to encounter covered in this book. It describes how to diagnose highly common conditions, while watching for rare disorders or serious complications that can occur. From bone fractures to cardiac conditions, from poisoning to injuries from biological or chemical terrorism, Lange Current Essentials of Emergency Medicine puts the answers you need right at your fingertips.
Lange Current Essentials of Emergency Medicine covers 500 common or important diseases, disorders, or symptoms, conveniently putting each one on its own page. The pages provide bulleted points under three main headings: essentials of diagnosis, differential diagnosis, and treatment. Each page also features a clinical pearl to aid you in diagnosis. Conditions are alphabetized within the book’s 29 sections, which cover general categories of illness: emergencies involving cardiac disorders, infectious diseases, shock, chest trauma, vertebral and spinal injuries, and the like.
What’s more, each page features its own accompanying memorable clinical “pearl,” a brief, pithy comment that makes a particular diagnostic issue or guideline memorable. (For subarachnoid hemorrhage: “Assume any headache associated with syncope is a subarachnoid hemorrhage.” For multiple myeloma: “Check albumen and protein in fracture workups in patients with a history of minimal injury.”)
In Lange Current Essentials of Emergency Medicine you’ll learn:
• why you shouldn’t delay treatment of a patient suspected of experiencing a thyroid storm
• how to tell if a pregnant patient is suffering from gestational hypertension or preeclampsia
• what test is considered the gold standard for diagnosing aortic disruption
• how to detect compartment syndrome in patients with altered consciousness
• what treatments to implement for contact dermatitis
• what the most important factor is for preventing infection in cases of dog bite
• how to detect chemical injury to the airway in a smoke-inhalation patient
• when to watch for symptoms of liver injury in a case of acetaminophen overdose
You’ll find just about an emergency situation you’re likely to encounter covered in this book. It describes how to diagnose highly common conditions, while watching for rare disorders or serious complications that can occur. From bone fractures to cardiac conditions, from poisoning to injuries from biological or chemical terrorism, Lange Current Essentials of Emergency Medicine puts the answers you need right at your fingertips.
McGraw-Hill's Quick and Easy Medical Spanish
Communicating with a patient who does not speak the same language can be quite difficult when attempting to treat them. This can present problems and place the patient at risk. Luckily, with McGraw-Hill’s Quick and Easy Medical Spanish, medical professionals can master most of the Spanish vocabulary and grammar basics needed to communicate with Spanish-speaking patients.
All the situations in this guide relate to common scenarios that take place in the hospital or physician’s office. Each lesson presents vocabulary relevant to the situation at hand, opening the door to new and different circumstances that will steadily add to one’s language experience.
An overview of Spanish pronunciation and grammar is followed by 11 chapters organized in six steps, which include: dialog with general comprehension questions, vocabulary practice, grammar in use, speaking exercises, written exercises, and role-playing exercises.
This bilingual presentation presents fast and effective ways to help incorporate new vocabulary and structures. Medical professionals can learn how to introduce themselves, interview patients, ask for telephone numbers, addresses, medical insurance, social security numbers, and much more.
Discover ways to say medical phrases in Spanish such as: Are you allergic to any medicine? Have you had operations? Do you have problems sleeping? Are your eating habits healthy? McGraw-Hill’s Quick and Easy Medical Spanish provides:
• more than 1,000 key Spanish words and phrases, presented bilingually
• real-life dialogs based on common medical situations
• role-playing exercises to reinforce skills and instill confidence
Fully integrated, this hands-on workbook/audio CD package helps individuals through the four language skills: reading, writing, speaking, and listening. It also features a plethora of sample dialogs, and role-playing exercises and is highly efficient for beginners, as well as those brushing up on the Spanish language.
All the situations in this guide relate to common scenarios that take place in the hospital or physician’s office. Each lesson presents vocabulary relevant to the situation at hand, opening the door to new and different circumstances that will steadily add to one’s language experience.
An overview of Spanish pronunciation and grammar is followed by 11 chapters organized in six steps, which include: dialog with general comprehension questions, vocabulary practice, grammar in use, speaking exercises, written exercises, and role-playing exercises.
This bilingual presentation presents fast and effective ways to help incorporate new vocabulary and structures. Medical professionals can learn how to introduce themselves, interview patients, ask for telephone numbers, addresses, medical insurance, social security numbers, and much more.
Discover ways to say medical phrases in Spanish such as: Are you allergic to any medicine? Have you had operations? Do you have problems sleeping? Are your eating habits healthy? McGraw-Hill’s Quick and Easy Medical Spanish provides:
• more than 1,000 key Spanish words and phrases, presented bilingually
• real-life dialogs based on common medical situations
• role-playing exercises to reinforce skills and instill confidence
Fully integrated, this hands-on workbook/audio CD package helps individuals through the four language skills: reading, writing, speaking, and listening. It also features a plethora of sample dialogs, and role-playing exercises and is highly efficient for beginners, as well as those brushing up on the Spanish language.
First Exposure: Pediatrics
With a detailed overview of the most clinically relevant material today, this book provides a solid foundation for healthcare professionals working in the field of pediatrics. It offers crucial techniques, ways to pass written exams, and answer challenging questions in clinical settings.
Each chapter begins with a list of learning objectives. An introduction is presented to general pediatrics and discusses pediatric history and physical examination. Topics go over growth, development, and immunizations. In addition, areas in health supervision, behavior, growth and development are reviewed.
A chief complaints section includes common acute illnesses commonly seen in both the inpatient and outpatient setting. Each chief complaint contains a “Don’t Miss Diagnoses” table. Topics in this guide also include specific diseases seen in major pediatric subspecialties. It presents disease pathophysiology, history, physical examination, laboratory and radiographic evaluation, as well as diagnosis and management.
Objectives listed include :
• steps that explain the importance of monitoring growth in a child
• the importance of communication skill in interaction with pediatric patents
• how to perform a pediatric physical examination and interpret both normal and abnormal findings
• details on specific screening tests that are obtained during a health supervision visit
• several physical and behavioral signs of physical, sexual, and psychological abuse and neglect
A chapter describes how to identify the common problems of adolescence, including menstrual disorders, eating disorders, depression, substance abuse and sports injuries. It also goes over puberty and ways to develop an adolescent health maintenance plan.
Approaches evaluate a child with a suspected genetic disorder. This section reveals how to recognize common chromosomal disorders and shows ways to identify minor and major abnormalities that may be present at birth.
Based on the Council on Medical Student Education in Pediatrics (COMSEP) curriculum, First Exposure: Pediatrics emphasizes comprehension of key concepts rather than the memorization of facts. This valuable resource focuses directly on major issues and symptoms required to master the core competencies in pediatrics. It provides an unmatched orientation to pediatrics, offering an up-close, insider’s perspective on the clinical material of the specialty.
Each chapter begins with a list of learning objectives. An introduction is presented to general pediatrics and discusses pediatric history and physical examination. Topics go over growth, development, and immunizations. In addition, areas in health supervision, behavior, growth and development are reviewed.
A chief complaints section includes common acute illnesses commonly seen in both the inpatient and outpatient setting. Each chief complaint contains a “Don’t Miss Diagnoses” table. Topics in this guide also include specific diseases seen in major pediatric subspecialties. It presents disease pathophysiology, history, physical examination, laboratory and radiographic evaluation, as well as diagnosis and management.
Objectives listed include :
• steps that explain the importance of monitoring growth in a child
• the importance of communication skill in interaction with pediatric patents
• how to perform a pediatric physical examination and interpret both normal and abnormal findings
• details on specific screening tests that are obtained during a health supervision visit
• several physical and behavioral signs of physical, sexual, and psychological abuse and neglect
A chapter describes how to identify the common problems of adolescence, including menstrual disorders, eating disorders, depression, substance abuse and sports injuries. It also goes over puberty and ways to develop an adolescent health maintenance plan.
Approaches evaluate a child with a suspected genetic disorder. This section reveals how to recognize common chromosomal disorders and shows ways to identify minor and major abnormalities that may be present at birth.
Based on the Council on Medical Student Education in Pediatrics (COMSEP) curriculum, First Exposure: Pediatrics emphasizes comprehension of key concepts rather than the memorization of facts. This valuable resource focuses directly on major issues and symptoms required to master the core competencies in pediatrics. It provides an unmatched orientation to pediatrics, offering an up-close, insider’s perspective on the clinical material of the specialty.
The Encyclopedia of HIV and AIDS , 2/e
Although providing the best care possible for patients is a top priority for healthcare professionals, being alert and protecting oneself against exposure to bloodborne pathogens is vital. This fifth edition teaches individuals how to prepare for potential occupational exposure to blood or other potentially infectious materials (OPIMs).
The text is designed to meet the current U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) training requirements for preventing infectious diseases. It goes over the common bloodborne pathogens including HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C. Supplemental information also goes over airborne pathogens such as tuberculosis. Completely revised and updated, individuals will discover guidelines for cardiovascular resuscitation (CPR) and emergency cardiovascular care (ECC). Key features include caution boxes that emphasize crucial actions one should or should not take when the possibility of contact with a bloodborne pathogen exists.
Skills drills provide step-by-step explanations and visual summaries of important skills. FYI boxes include valuable information related to bloodborne pathogens and prevention strategies. OSHA tips are also provided throughout each chapter.
The resources at the end of each chapter reinforce important concepts and improve comprehension. These include key terms, definitions and quizzes. Some questions include: • What kind of task would require training in bloodborne pathogens and OPIM safety? • Is handwashing required after the removal of gloves? • Are symptoms helpful when diagnosing HIV? • When must an exposure control plan be reviewed?
Sections discuss the use and limitations of methods that will prevent or reduce exposure, including appropriate engineering controls and work practices. Information explores the proper use, removal, handling, decontamination, and disposal of personal protective equipment.
This fifth edition offers important and necessary information according to worksite-specific practices in relation to OSHA standards. It is a must have manual that provides awareness and protective methods against bloodborne pathogens.
The text is designed to meet the current U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) training requirements for preventing infectious diseases. It goes over the common bloodborne pathogens including HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C. Supplemental information also goes over airborne pathogens such as tuberculosis. Completely revised and updated, individuals will discover guidelines for cardiovascular resuscitation (CPR) and emergency cardiovascular care (ECC). Key features include caution boxes that emphasize crucial actions one should or should not take when the possibility of contact with a bloodborne pathogen exists.
Skills drills provide step-by-step explanations and visual summaries of important skills. FYI boxes include valuable information related to bloodborne pathogens and prevention strategies. OSHA tips are also provided throughout each chapter.
The resources at the end of each chapter reinforce important concepts and improve comprehension. These include key terms, definitions and quizzes. Some questions include: • What kind of task would require training in bloodborne pathogens and OPIM safety? • Is handwashing required after the removal of gloves? • Are symptoms helpful when diagnosing HIV? • When must an exposure control plan be reviewed?
Sections discuss the use and limitations of methods that will prevent or reduce exposure, including appropriate engineering controls and work practices. Information explores the proper use, removal, handling, decontamination, and disposal of personal protective equipment.
This fifth edition offers important and necessary information according to worksite-specific practices in relation to OSHA standards. It is a must have manual that provides awareness and protective methods against bloodborne pathogens.
HIV/AIDS Nursing Secrets
The pandemic of HIV/AIDS presents a long-term challenge for the entire health-care system, and this indispensable new book in the Secrets series offers much-needed help to those who will bear much of the caregiving burden: nurses. This concise guide features 24 chapters that give you questions and answers on HIV/AIDS, from pathophysiology and epidemiology of HIV to symptoms to treatment for the many complications that can arise with AIDS. The chapters are written by recognized experts who represent varied areas of clinical practice, education, administration, and research.
Chapters in HIV/AIDS Nursing Secrets cover a wide range of practical topics such as:
• what HIV/AIDS does to the human body
• the essentials of nursing care of patients with HIV/AIDS
• telephone triage for people with HIV/ AIDS
• complementary therapies
• postexposure prophylaxis
• treatment adherence
• caring for vulnerable HIV/AIDS populations: children and adolescents, women, pregnant women, the elderly
• legal and ethical issues related to HIV/AIDS
Including a handy glossary and end-of-chapter bibliographies that include helpful Web sites, this book provides the answers that nurses need to know about HIV/AIDS care
Chapters in HIV/AIDS Nursing Secrets cover a wide range of practical topics such as:
• what HIV/AIDS does to the human body
• the essentials of nursing care of patients with HIV/AIDS
• telephone triage for people with HIV/ AIDS
• complementary therapies
• postexposure prophylaxis
• treatment adherence
• caring for vulnerable HIV/AIDS populations: children and adolescents, women, pregnant women, the elderly
• legal and ethical issues related to HIV/AIDS
Including a handy glossary and end-of-chapter bibliographies that include helpful Web sites, this book provides the answers that nurses need to know about HIV/AIDS care
ANAC’s Core Curriculum, 2/e
The Association of Nurses in AIDS Care (ANAC) presents information that every practitioner needs to know on HIV/AIDS. Essential to the care of this disease, topics cover specialized nursing information such as case management, ethical and legal concerns, infection control, and patient education. It also reviews physical examination, symptomatic conditions and management, and HIV testing.
ANAC’s Core Curriculum, 2/e offers nurses ways to help patients handle their own health by preventing transmission, healthcare follow-up, managing anti-retroviral therapy, and improved adherence to prescribed regimes. Several topics vital to HIV/AIDS care include:
• a historical overview of the HIV pandemic
• HIV infection, transmission, and prevention
• common conditions experienced by patients with HIV/AIDS
• long-term success in the health of patients infected with HIV
• clinical management of the HIV-infected infant, child, adolescent, and adult
• emerging and future trends in HIV disease epidemiology
Chapters offer key details of symptomatic conditions, AIDS indicator diseases, and comorbid complications. They describe how to manage anorexia/weight loss, cognitive impairment, cough, dyspnea, dysphagia, oral lesions, vision loss, and more.
Sections discuss the special needs of pediatric patients including, nutritional concerns, risks associated with treatments, and clinical problems such as developmental delay. Topics also feature special populations, such as commercial sex workers, healthcare workers, older adults, pregnant women, and the incarcerated.
A detailed section on psychological assessment offers information with the psychosocial concerns of both patients and their significant others, including partners, spouses, families and friends. It reviews how to help clients cope with the initial diagnosis, transitional issues such as safer sex and depression, and coming to acceptance.
Essential for those new to HIV/AIDS care, as well as for those with years of experience in infectious diseases, ANAC’s Core Curriculum, 2/e is a concise reference for clinical, symptomatic, and psychosocial management of adults, adolescents, children, and infants within all stages of HIV/AIDS.
ANAC’s Core Curriculum, 2/e offers nurses ways to help patients handle their own health by preventing transmission, healthcare follow-up, managing anti-retroviral therapy, and improved adherence to prescribed regimes. Several topics vital to HIV/AIDS care include:
• a historical overview of the HIV pandemic
• HIV infection, transmission, and prevention
• common conditions experienced by patients with HIV/AIDS
• long-term success in the health of patients infected with HIV
• clinical management of the HIV-infected infant, child, adolescent, and adult
• emerging and future trends in HIV disease epidemiology
Chapters offer key details of symptomatic conditions, AIDS indicator diseases, and comorbid complications. They describe how to manage anorexia/weight loss, cognitive impairment, cough, dyspnea, dysphagia, oral lesions, vision loss, and more.
Sections discuss the special needs of pediatric patients including, nutritional concerns, risks associated with treatments, and clinical problems such as developmental delay. Topics also feature special populations, such as commercial sex workers, healthcare workers, older adults, pregnant women, and the incarcerated.
A detailed section on psychological assessment offers information with the psychosocial concerns of both patients and their significant others, including partners, spouses, families and friends. It reviews how to help clients cope with the initial diagnosis, transitional issues such as safer sex and depression, and coming to acceptance.
Essential for those new to HIV/AIDS care, as well as for those with years of experience in infectious diseases, ANAC’s Core Curriculum, 2/e is a concise reference for clinical, symptomatic, and psychosocial management of adults, adolescents, children, and infants within all stages of HIV/AIDS.
On the Nature of Food Allergy
The human body encompasses a powerful biological defense network called the immune system that is composed of organs, cells, and glands to protect against, or make one immune to foreign invaders. All allergic diseases are the direct result of an overreaction of one’s immune system to normally harmless outside invaders, or antigens. When the immune system fails to work properly, it can make one very ill.
With this resource, learn how to be a first responder during an allergy attack and understand the sources of food allergies. Explore case examples that illustrate risks for allergic reactions, and identify the symptoms, possible causes, and reactions to allergies. Plus, review the big four allergic diseases, which are eczema, food allergy, asthma, and allergic rhinitis, also known as “hay fever.”
Key subjects listed include:
• allergy skin tests
• allergy genes
• oral allergy syndrome
• the humoral immune system—antigens and antibodies
Healthcare professionals will learn about the components of the immune system and how it reacts to antigens. For example, one component of the immune response called cell-mediated immunity processes antigens through a series of T-cells. These T-cells are present in the bone marrow and lymph nodes, or glands and once an antigen reaches a lymph gland, several types of T-cells come into play. Some kill the antigen, some suppress the antigen, and some actually help the antigen.
A section reviews anaphylaxis, which is an allergic reaction that can strike any organ, including the skin, gastrointestinal tract, and respiratory and cardiovascular systems. There are nearly forty signs and symptoms of anaphylaxis. Some allergy symptoms of the skin include flushing, itchiness, excess sweating, hives and swelling.
Information reveals that many allergy specialists consider fruit and vegetables to be the most common food allergy in older children and adults. Many patients with a pollen or latex allergy complain of an itchy lip, mouth, or tongue after eating raw fruits and vegetables, such as apples, pears, peaches, celery, carrots, melons, and various tree nuts.
Packed with helpful tips, strategies, charts and colorful pages, this text provides plenty of tidbits to manage one’s allergies.
With this resource, learn how to be a first responder during an allergy attack and understand the sources of food allergies. Explore case examples that illustrate risks for allergic reactions, and identify the symptoms, possible causes, and reactions to allergies. Plus, review the big four allergic diseases, which are eczema, food allergy, asthma, and allergic rhinitis, also known as “hay fever.”
Key subjects listed include:
• allergy skin tests
• allergy genes
• oral allergy syndrome
• the humoral immune system—antigens and antibodies
Healthcare professionals will learn about the components of the immune system and how it reacts to antigens. For example, one component of the immune response called cell-mediated immunity processes antigens through a series of T-cells. These T-cells are present in the bone marrow and lymph nodes, or glands and once an antigen reaches a lymph gland, several types of T-cells come into play. Some kill the antigen, some suppress the antigen, and some actually help the antigen.
A section reviews anaphylaxis, which is an allergic reaction that can strike any organ, including the skin, gastrointestinal tract, and respiratory and cardiovascular systems. There are nearly forty signs and symptoms of anaphylaxis. Some allergy symptoms of the skin include flushing, itchiness, excess sweating, hives and swelling.
Information reveals that many allergy specialists consider fruit and vegetables to be the most common food allergy in older children and adults. Many patients with a pollen or latex allergy complain of an itchy lip, mouth, or tongue after eating raw fruits and vegetables, such as apples, pears, peaches, celery, carrots, melons, and various tree nuts.
Packed with helpful tips, strategies, charts and colorful pages, this text provides plenty of tidbits to manage one’s allergies.
Lange Current Emergency Diagnosis & Treatment, 5/e
Much praised and widely used in its previous editions, this new version of Lange Current Emergency Diagnosis & Treatment provides a wealth of concise, easy-to-read, practical information on a wide variety of conditions that are present to the emergency department. Using a problem-focused format, it addresses common problems, trauma, and non-trauma emergencies in a popular, quick-access style.
The book emphasizes the immediate management of life-threatening problems, then presents the evaluation and treatment of specific disorders. There’s a lot that’s new and revised in this Fifth Edition. An entirely new chapter provides specific information on the management of nuclear, biologic, and chemical weapons injuries. With concerns in the general population and in the healthcare community about the preparedness for these types of threats, this guide offers concise details on biologic weapons—including bacterial agents such as anthrax and plague, viral agents including smallpox and hemorrhagic fever, and and biologic toxins such as ricin and botulinum toxin, as well as nuclear weapons and various chemical agents.
Lange Current Emergency Diagnosis & Treatment, 5/e features:
• problem-oriented coverage to aid you in finding appropriate solutions quickly
• extensive algorithms to help you decide the right course of action to take
• more than 400 illustrations, including new ultrasound and CT scans that portray disorders commonly seen
• details on managing common emergency problems
Tables and flowcharts sum up critical facts and choices in a way that aid you in making accurate decisions quickly. For example, you’ll find tables offering a definitive diagnosis of conditions causing acute abdominal pain...essentials of diagnosing diseases causing dyspnea and respiratory distress...clinical findings associated with biologic toxins...and much more.
From the immediate management of life-threatening problems to the evaluation and treatment of specific disorders, Lange Current Emergency Diagnosis & Treatment, 5/e gives sound, up-to-date advice on:
• performing techniques of basic and advanced life support
• using novel approaches in cardiac arrest management
• providing immediate management of the compromised airway
• applying principles of intubation
• determining the cause of shock, and approaches to shock with or without history of trauma
• evaluating GI bleeding and providing emergency treatment of specific disorders causing it
• managing vascular emergencies, caused by trauma or not caused by trauma
• handling infectious disease emergencies, from pneumonia to urinary tract infections, STDs, skin infections, and infections caused by specific organisms
You’ll also see how to manage patients who are present with multiple injuries—ranging from injuries to the neck area to tension pneumothorax, cardiac tamponade, and abdominal trauma. And there are details on treating poisoning cases, covering substances from acetaminophen to alcohol, heavy metals, and drug overdoses.
Covering both trauma and non-trauma injuries, Lange Current Emergency Diagnosis & Treatment, 5/e is a comprehensive and current guide to maladies resulting from everything from household accidents to bioterrorism—and just about all else in between.
The book emphasizes the immediate management of life-threatening problems, then presents the evaluation and treatment of specific disorders. There’s a lot that’s new and revised in this Fifth Edition. An entirely new chapter provides specific information on the management of nuclear, biologic, and chemical weapons injuries. With concerns in the general population and in the healthcare community about the preparedness for these types of threats, this guide offers concise details on biologic weapons—including bacterial agents such as anthrax and plague, viral agents including smallpox and hemorrhagic fever, and and biologic toxins such as ricin and botulinum toxin, as well as nuclear weapons and various chemical agents.
Lange Current Emergency Diagnosis & Treatment, 5/e features:
• problem-oriented coverage to aid you in finding appropriate solutions quickly
• extensive algorithms to help you decide the right course of action to take
• more than 400 illustrations, including new ultrasound and CT scans that portray disorders commonly seen
• details on managing common emergency problems
Tables and flowcharts sum up critical facts and choices in a way that aid you in making accurate decisions quickly. For example, you’ll find tables offering a definitive diagnosis of conditions causing acute abdominal pain...essentials of diagnosing diseases causing dyspnea and respiratory distress...clinical findings associated with biologic toxins...and much more.
From the immediate management of life-threatening problems to the evaluation and treatment of specific disorders, Lange Current Emergency Diagnosis & Treatment, 5/e gives sound, up-to-date advice on:
• performing techniques of basic and advanced life support
• using novel approaches in cardiac arrest management
• providing immediate management of the compromised airway
• applying principles of intubation
• determining the cause of shock, and approaches to shock with or without history of trauma
• evaluating GI bleeding and providing emergency treatment of specific disorders causing it
• managing vascular emergencies, caused by trauma or not caused by trauma
• handling infectious disease emergencies, from pneumonia to urinary tract infections, STDs, skin infections, and infections caused by specific organisms
You’ll also see how to manage patients who are present with multiple injuries—ranging from injuries to the neck area to tension pneumothorax, cardiac tamponade, and abdominal trauma. And there are details on treating poisoning cases, covering substances from acetaminophen to alcohol, heavy metals, and drug overdoses.
Covering both trauma and non-trauma injuries, Lange Current Emergency Diagnosis & Treatment, 5/e is a comprehensive and current guide to maladies resulting from everything from household accidents to bioterrorism—and just about all else in between.
NCLEX-RN® Exam Medication Flashcards, 3/e
Kaplan’s NCLEX-RN® Exam Medication in a Box, 3/e is designed to help individuals learn important information about 300 essential medications easily and quickly. On each flashcard you’ll find the medications category, generic and brand names, and the phonetic pronunciation of the generic name. On the back, you’ll see side effects, usage, and other important nursing considerations.
These flashcards reveal information on allergy and asthma medications including both antihistamines and corticosteroids. For example, side effects of the corticosteroid triamcinolone (Nasocort spray, Amacort) can include nasal congestions, nausea, vomiting, headache, sore throat, and more.
Subjects listed include:
• anti-inflammatory medications
• diabetic medications
• neurological medications
• gastrointestinal medications
• mental health medications
• hormones/synthetic substitutes/modifiers
Topics review nonopioid analgesics including acetaminophen (Tylenol). Nursing considerations address how nurses can administer acetaminophen for the treatment of mild pain or fever. It can be taken crushed or whole with a full glass of water by the patient. Opioid analgesics are also covered.
Extensive focus is on cardiovascular medication such as beta blockers, calcium channel blockers, digitalis glycosides, loop diaretics, and platelet aggregation inhibitors. Nursing considerations discuss cardiac medications including, spironolactone (aldactone) and state that the patient should avoid foods that are high in potassium such as oranges, bananas, salt substitutes, dried apricots, and dates.
Musculoskeletal medication covers antigout agents, skeletal muscular relaxants such as baclofen (lioresal). This is used to reduce spasticity in multiple sclerosis and spinal cord injury. Nurses must also monitor patients for symptoms of sensitivity, fever, skin eruptions, and respiratory distress.
Other topics review dermatological, anticoagulant, anti-infective, opthalmic, and respiratory medications. The treatment replacement section addresses minerals such as carbonyl iron. This is designed for the treatment of iron deficiency anemia and prophylaxis for iron deficiency in pregnancy. Nurses should also be aware that iron should not be used to substitute one iron salt for another, since iron content differs.
This portable and easy-to-use flashcard box is designed for on-the-go studying. It is a useful tool that can help individuals prepare for the NCLEX-RN® exam.
These flashcards reveal information on allergy and asthma medications including both antihistamines and corticosteroids. For example, side effects of the corticosteroid triamcinolone (Nasocort spray, Amacort) can include nasal congestions, nausea, vomiting, headache, sore throat, and more.
Subjects listed include:
• anti-inflammatory medications
• diabetic medications
• neurological medications
• gastrointestinal medications
• mental health medications
• hormones/synthetic substitutes/modifiers
Topics review nonopioid analgesics including acetaminophen (Tylenol). Nursing considerations address how nurses can administer acetaminophen for the treatment of mild pain or fever. It can be taken crushed or whole with a full glass of water by the patient. Opioid analgesics are also covered.
Extensive focus is on cardiovascular medication such as beta blockers, calcium channel blockers, digitalis glycosides, loop diaretics, and platelet aggregation inhibitors. Nursing considerations discuss cardiac medications including, spironolactone (aldactone) and state that the patient should avoid foods that are high in potassium such as oranges, bananas, salt substitutes, dried apricots, and dates.
Musculoskeletal medication covers antigout agents, skeletal muscular relaxants such as baclofen (lioresal). This is used to reduce spasticity in multiple sclerosis and spinal cord injury. Nurses must also monitor patients for symptoms of sensitivity, fever, skin eruptions, and respiratory distress.
Other topics review dermatological, anticoagulant, anti-infective, opthalmic, and respiratory medications. The treatment replacement section addresses minerals such as carbonyl iron. This is designed for the treatment of iron deficiency anemia and prophylaxis for iron deficiency in pregnancy. Nurses should also be aware that iron should not be used to substitute one iron salt for another, since iron content differs.
This portable and easy-to-use flashcard box is designed for on-the-go studying. It is a useful tool that can help individuals prepare for the NCLEX-RN® exam.
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