Infectious disease and health breakdown
Chapter 2 Infectious Disease and Health Breakdown Cecily Hengstberger-Sims, Janet Forber LEARNING OBJECTIVES When you have completed this chapter you will be able to • Define the term ‘infection’; •…
Haematological health breakdown
Chapter 12 Haematological Health Breakdown Yvonne White, Fran Owen, John Sibbald, Patrick Crookes LEARNING OBJECTIVES When you have completed this chapter you will be able to • Outline the basic…
Oncological diseases
Chapter 14 Oncological Diseases Kate Cameron, Ian Olver, Sally Borbasi LEARNING OBJECTIVES When you have completed this chapter you will be able to • Describe the processes of cancer development…
Gastrointestinal health breakdown
Chapter 9 Gastrointestinal Health Breakdown John Sibbald, Malcolm Elliott, Vicki Baker LEARNING OBJECTIVES When you have completed this chapter you will be able to • Identify the important anatomical and…
Palliative care and health breakdown
Chapter 17 Palliative Care and Health Breakdown Amanda Johnson, Kathleen Harrison, David Currow, Megan Luhr-Taylor, Robert Johnson LEARNING OBJECTIVES When you have completed this chapter you will be able to…
Mental health breakdown
Chapter 16 Mental Health Breakdown Louise O’Brien, Scott Fanker LEARNING OBJECTIVES When you have completed this chapter you will be able to • Identify the epidemiology and clinical features of…
Disorders of the endocrine system
Chapter 4 Disorders of the Endocrine System Kathleen Dixon, Yenna Salamonson LEARNING OBJECTIVES When you have completed this chapter you will be able to • Describe the function of the…
Health and illness
Chapter 1 Health and Illness Esther Chang, Karen Hancock, Ana Smith LEARNING OBJECTIVES When you have completed this chapter you will be able to explain • The concepts of health…
CARE OF AN INFANT OR CHILD WITH A CARDIAC CONDITION OR DISEASE
Between days 21 and 28 the primitive heart tube elongates, thickens and twists to the right. This is referred to as dextral or D looping and results in the correct…
CARE OF AN INFANT OR CHILD WITH A RESPIRATORY ILLNESS AND/OR THE NEED FOR RESPIRATORY SUPPORT
Brief Overview of Respiratory Physiology The Role of Surfactant Pulmonary surfactant is a mixture of phospholipids produced by type 2 alveolar pneumocytes from around week 36 of gestational age. The…
