CHAPTER 13 Care for Patients with Special Needs Section One Providing Nutritional Support Hospitalized patients are at high risk for developing protein-energy malnutrition. Studies have shown that 40%-50% of hospitalized…
CHAPTER 1 General Concepts in Caring for Medical-Surgical Patients Section One Perioperative Care Nursing Diagnoses and Interventions Deficient knowledge related to surgical procedure, preoperative routine, and postoperative care Desired outcome…
CHAPTER 12 Cancer Care Overview/Pathophysiology The term cancer refers to several disease entities, all of which have in common the proliferation of abnormal cells. To various degrees, these cells have…
CHAPTER 11 Immunologic Disorders Section One Transfusion Reactions Overview/Pathophysiology Transfusion reactions can occur when mismatched blood or blood products (whole blood, fresh or frozen RBCs, washed RBCs, leukocyte-reduced RBCs, platelets,…
CHAPTER 9 Musculoskeletal Disorders Section One Arthritic Disorders Arthritic disorders are among the most common disorders causing pain and disability in individuals over the age of 15 yr in the United…
CHAPTER 4 Renal-Urinary Disorders Section One Renal Disorders Glomerulonephritis Overview/Pathophysiology Glomerulonephritis (GN) refers to inflammation of and subsequent damage to the renal glomerular capillaries that lead to leakage of protein…
CHAPTER 2 Respiratory Disorders Section One Acute Respiratory Disorders Acute respiratory disorders are short-term diseases or acute complications of chronic conditions. They can occur once and respond to treatment or…
CHAPTER 8 Hematologic Disorders Section One Disorders of the Red Blood Cells Anemia is a common hematopoietic disorder defined as reduced RBC volume (hematocrit [Hct]) or reduced concentration of hemoglobin…
CHAPTER 5 Neurologic Disorders Section One Inflammatory Disorders of the Nervous System Multiple Sclerosis Overview/Pathophysiology Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory autoimmune disorder causing scattered and sporadic demyelinization of the…
CHAPTER 6 Endocrine Disorders Section One Disorders of the Thyroid Gland Hyperthyroidism Overview/Pathophysiology Hyperthyroidism is a clinical syndrome caused by excessive circulating thyroid hormone. Because thyroid activity affects all body…
