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.
New to this edition
- NEW! Updated content
reflects the revisions and updates in Lewis’s Medical-Surgical Nursing, 11th Edition main text.
Key Features
- Consistent and practical information
covers definitions and descriptions, pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, complications, diagnostic studies, interprofessional care and drug therapy, and nursing management.
- Treatments and Procedures section summarizes the need-to-know content about common medical-surgical treatments and procedures such as basic life support, enteral nutrition, and artificial airway management.
- Handy reference appendix contains information commonly used in nursing practice, including laboratory values, commonly used formulas, Spanish translations of key phrases, and much more.
- Patient and caregiver teaching content is highlighted with a special icon to identify appropriate information to share with patients and caregivers about the care of various conditions.
- Cross-references to the Lewis main text identify how to access more in-depth information.
- Attractive four-color design makes it easy to locate specific information within the clinical companion.
Author Information
By Debra Hagler, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC, CNE, CHSE, ANEF, FAAN, Clinical Professor, Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation, Arizona State University, USA; Mariann M. Harding, PhD, RN, CNE, FAADN, Nursing Program Director and Professor of Nursing, Kent State University Tuscarawas, USA; Jeffrey Kwong, DNP, MPH, AGPCNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN, Professor, Division of Advanced Nursing Practice, School of Nursing, Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey, USA; Dottie Roberts, RN, EdD, MSN, MACI, OCNS-C, CMSRN, CNE, Instructor, University of South Carolina College of Nursing, Columbia, South Carolina and Courtney Reinisch, RN, DNP, FNP-BC, Director of Undergraduate Nursing, School of Nursing, Montclair State University, Montclair, New Jersey, USA
Part One: Disorders
Abdominal Pain
Acute Coronary Syndrome
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Addison's Disease
Alzheimer's Disease
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Anal Cancer
Anemia
Anemia, Aplastic
Anemia, Cobalamin Deficiency
Anemia, Folic Acid Deficiency
Anemia, Iron-Deficiency
Aneurysm, Aortic
Angine, Chronic Stable
Ankylosing Spondylitis
Aorctic Dissection
Appendicitis
Asthma
Bell's Palsy
Benign Paroxysmal Positiional Vertigo
Benighn Prostatic Hyperplasia
Bladder Cancer
Bone Tumors
Brain Tumors
Breast Cancer
Bronchiectasis
Burns
Cardiomyopathy
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Cataract
Celiac Disease
Cervical Cancer
Chlamydial Infections
Cholelithiasis/Cholecystisis
hronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Cirrhosis
Colorectal Cacncer
Conjunctivitis
Constipation
Cor Pulmonale
Coronary Artery Disease
Crohn's Disease
Cushing Syndrome
Cystic Fibrosis
Dementia
Diabetes Insipidus
Diabetes Mellitus
Diarrhea
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
Diverticulosis/Diverticulitis
Dysmenorrhea
Dysrhythmias
Eating Disorders
Encephalitis
Endocarditis, Infective
Endometriosis
Esophageal Cancer
Fibrocystic Breast Changes
Fibromyalgia
Flail Chest
Fracture
Fracture, Hip
Fracture, Humerus
Fracture, Pelvis
Gastritis
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Upper
Glaucoma
Glomerulonephritis
Gonorrhea
Gout
Guillain-Barre Syndrome
Head and Neck Cancer
Head Injury
Headache
Heart Failure
Hemophilia and Von Willebrand Disease
Hemorrhoids
Hepatitism Viral
Hernia
Herpes, Genital
Hiatal Hernia
Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
Huntington's Disease
Hyperparathyroidism
Hypertension
Hyperthyroidism
Hypoparathyroidism
Increased Intracranial Pressure
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Instersititial Cystitis/Painful Bladder Syndrome
Intervertebral Disc Disease
Intestinal Obstruction
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Kidney Cancer
Kidney Disease, Chronic
Lactase Deficiency
Leiomyomas
Leukemia
Liver Cancer
Low Back Pain, Acute
Low back Pain Chronic
Lung Cancer
Lyme Disease
Macular Degeneration
Malignant Melanoma
Malnutrition
Meniere's Disease
Meningitis, Bacterial
Metabolic Syndrome
Multiple Myeloma
Multiple Sclerosis
Myasthenia Gravis
Myocardial Infarction
Myocarditis
Nausea and Vomiting
Nephrotic Syndrome
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphomas
Obesity
Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Oral Cancer
Osteoarthritis
Osteomalacia
Osteomyelitis
Osteoporosis
Ovarian Cnacer
Paget's Disease
Pancreatic Cancer
Panceratitis, Acute
Panceatitis, Chronic
Parkinson's Disease
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
Pelvic Pain, Chronic
Peptic Ulcer Disease
Pericarditis, Acute
Peripheral Artery Disease
Peritonitis
Pneumonia
Pneumothorax
Plycystic Kidney Disease
Plycythemia
Pressure Injury Prostrate Cancer
Psoriatic Arthritis
Pulmonary Hypertension
Pyelonephritis
Raynaud's Phenomenon
Reactive Arthritis
Refractive Errors
Respiratory Failure, Acute
Restless Legs Syndrome
Retinal Detahcment
Rheumatic Fever and Heart Disease
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Scleroderma
Seizure Disorders
Sexually Transmitted Infections
Shock
Sickle Cell Disease
Sjogren's Syndrome
Spinal Cord Injury
Spinal Cord Tumors
Spleen Disorders
Stomach Cancer
Stroke
Syphilis
Systematic Exertion Intolerance Disease
Systematic Inflammatory Response Syndrome
Organ Dysfunction Syndrome
Systemic Lupus Erythemtosus
Testicular Cancer
Thalassemia
Thromboangiitis Obliterans
Thrombocytopenia
Thyroid Cancer
Trigeminal Neuralgia
Tuberculosis
Ulcerative Colitis
Urethritis
Urinary Incontinence
Urinary Retention
Urinary Tract Calculi
Urinary Tract Infections
Vaginal, Cervical and Vulvar Infections
Valvular Heart Disease
Varicose Veins
Venous Thrombosis
Warts, Genital
Part Two: Treatments and Procedures
Amputation
Articificial Airways: Endotracheal Tubes
Basic Life Support for Health Care Providers
Chemotherapy
Chest tubes and Pleural Drainage
Dialysis
Enternal Nutrition
Immunotherapy and Targeted Therapy
Mechanical Ventilation
Ostomies
Oxygen Therapy
Pacemakers
Parenteral Nutrition
Radiation Therapy
Tracheostomy
Urinary Catheterizatoin
Part Three
Abbrevations
The Joint Commission Official "Do Not Use" List
Blood Gases
Blood Products
Breath Sounds
Commonly Used Formulas
Characteristics of Common Dysrhythmias
Elecrocardiogram (ECG) Monitoring
Glasgow Coma Scale
Heart Sounds
