Essentials of Human Diseases and Conditions - E-Book

Jeanette Drzymkowski, Margaret Schell Frazier

Description

Get a firm grasp of disease and disease process as it relates to your job with Essentials of Human Diseases and Conditions, 6th Edition. Perfectly tailored to the needs to today’s medical assistants, this unique text uses simple language and an abundance of learning features as it walks readers through the disease pathology of over 500 common patient conditions. This new sixth edition includes new diseases and conditions, new illustrations, ICD-10-CM codes for every condition, and new critical thinking questions to keep readers up-to-date on the latest pathology topics while helping them apply concepts from the text to clinical practice.

• Tenth grade reading level utilizes very approachable language to make the text content easy to digest.
• Enrichment boxes relate disease information to everyday practice.
• ICD-10-CM codes for each disease give readers ample practice looking up codes in ICD-10-CM.
• Current information on the most commonly encountered clinical disorders is presented in small segments for easier understanding.
• Full-color illustrations clarify difficult concepts.
• Consistent format for all diseases entries walks readers through each step of patient care and treatment, including:

• Description
• Symptoms and Signs
• Patient Screening
• Etiology
• Diagnosis
• Treatment
• Prognosis
• Prevention
• Patient Teaching
• Pharmacology appendix details drug names, therapeutic objectives, side effects, and general comments for commonly prescribed drugs.
• Alerts highlight safety precautions for physician-based practice.
• Review Challenges reinforce content and reveal areas requiring additional study.
• Real-life Challenges test readers' ability to apply chapter content to real-world cases.

• NEW! Additional diseases and conditions have been added throughout the text to keep readers up to date on the types of diseases and conditions they will encounter on the job.
• NEW! Critical thinking questions provide additional opportunities for readers to critically apply the concepts covered in the text.

Sujets

• Medical Assistants
• Allied Health Services
• Medical
• Médecine

Informations

• Publié par: Saunders
• Date de parution: 16 septembre 2015
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780323340090
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 13 Mo

Extrait

Essentials of Human Diseases and Conditions
Sixth Edition
Margaret Schell Frazier, RN, CMA (AAMA), BS
Retired
Former Chair, Health and Human Services Division
Program Chair, Medical Assisting Program
Ivy Tech State College, Northeast
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Clinical Director
Faith Community Health Clinic
Angola, Indiana
Presently
President/Consultant/Author, M & M Consulting
Hudson, Indiana
Jeanette Wist Drzymkowski, RN, BS
Formerly
Associate Faculty
Ivy Tech State College, Northeast
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Presently
Author
Laguna Niguel, California
Table of Contents
Cover image
Title page
Copyright
Sixth Edition Editorial Review Board
Contributing Authors
Acknowledgments
Dedication
Preface
Distinctive Features of Our Approach
Organization of Material
Extensive Supplemental Resources
Important Information
1 Mechanisms of Disease, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Pathology at First Glance
Mechanisms of Disease
Patient Teaching
Conclusion
Review Challenge
Internet Assignments
Critical Thinking
2 Developmental, Congenital, and Childhood Diseases and Disorders
Developmental and Congenital Disorders
Childhood Diseases
Review Challenge
Real-Life Challenge: Asthma
Real-Life Challenge: Patent Ductus Arteriosus
Internet Assignments
3 Immunologic Diseases and Conditions
Orderly Function of the Immune System
Immunodeficiency Diseases
Autoimmune Diseases
Review Challenge
Real-Life Challenge: Pernicious Anemia
Real-Life Challenge: Rheumatoid Arthritis
Internet Assignments
Critical Thinking
4 Diseases and Conditions of the Endocrine System
Orderly Function of the Endocrine System
Review Challenge
Real-Life Challenge: Hypothyroidism
Real-Life Challenge: Diabetes Mellitus
Internet Assignments
Critical Thinking
5 Diseases and Disorders of the Eye and Ear
Disorders of the Eye
Disorders of the Ear
Review Challenge
Real-Life Challenge: Acute Angle-Closure Glaucoma
Real-Life Challenge: Otitis Media
Real-Life Challenge: Sensorineural Hearing Loss
Internet Assignments
Critical Thinking
6 Diseases and Conditions of the Integumentary System
Orderly Functioning of the Integumentary System
Review Challenge
Real-Life Challenge: Shingles
Real-Life Challenge: Malignant Melanoma
Internet Assignments
Critical Thinking
7 Diseases and Conditions of the Musculoskeletal System
The Musculoskeletal System
Review Challenge
Real-Life Challenge: Osteoporosis
Real-Life Challenge: Lyme Disease
Internet Assignments
Critical Thinking
8 Diseases and Conditions of the Digestive System
Orderly Function of the Digestive System
Review Challenge
Real-Life Challenge: Cholelithiasis
Real-Life Challenge: Ulcers
Internet Assignments
Critical Thinking
9 Diseases and Conditions of the Respiratory System
Orderly Function of the Respiratory System
Review Challenge
Real-Life Challenge: Sinusitis
Real-Life Challenge: Acute Bronchitis
Internet Assignments
Critical Thinking
10 Diseases and Conditions of the Circulatory System
Orderly Function of the Circulatory System
Review Challenge
Real-Life Challenge: Essential Hypertension
Real-Life Challenge: Anemia
Real-Life Challenge: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
Internet Assignments
Critical Thinking
11 Diseases and Conditions of the Urinary System
Orderly Function of the Urinary System
Review Challenge
Real-Life Challenge: Cystitis
Real-Life Challenge: Renal Calculus
Internet Assignments
Critical Thinking
12 Diseases and Conditions of the Reproductive System
The Normally Functioning Reproductive Systems
Review Challenge
Real-Life Challenge: Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
Real-Life Challenge: Endometriosis
Internet Assignments
Critical Thinking
13 Neurologic Diseases and Conditions
Orderly Function of the Nervous System
Review Challenge
Real-Life Challenge: Epilepsy
Real-Life Challenge: Transient Ischemic Attack
Internet Assignments
Critical Thinking
14 Mental Disorders
Mental Wellness and Mental Illness
Review Challenge
Real-Life Challenge: Alzheimer Disease
Real-Life Challenge: Sleep Apnea
Internet Assignments
Critical Thinking
15 Disorders and Conditions Resulting from Trauma
Trauma
Review Challenge
Real-Life Challenge: Heat Exhaustion
Real-Life Challenge: Intimate Partner Violence
Critical Thinking
Internet Assignments
Appendix I Common Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests
Blood Analysis
Blood Chemistries
Clotting and Coagulation Studies
Glucose Monitoring
Toxicology Studies and Drug Screens
Blood Screening Tests
Cardiac Enzymes/Cardiac Isoenzymes
Urine Studies
Cardiology Tests
Imaging Studies
Stool Analysis
Endoscopy Tests
Arterial Blood Gases
Pulmonary Function Studies
Miscellaneous Tests
Screening
Appendix II Pharmacology
Glossary
Index
Copyright

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Notices
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Practitioners and researchers must always rely on their own experience and knowledge in evaluating and using any information, methods, compounds, or experiments described herein. In using such information or methods they should be mindful of their own safety and the safety of others, including parties for whom they have a professional responsibility.
With respect to any drug or pharmaceutical products identified, readers are advised to check the most current information provided (i) on procedures featured or (ii) by the manufacturer of each product to be administered, to verify the recommended dose or formula, the method and duration of administration, and contraindications. It is the responsibility of practitioners, relying on their own experience and knowledge of their patients, to make diagnoses, to determine dosages and the best treatment for each individual patient, and to take all appropriate safety precautions.
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Sixth Edition Editorial Review Board
Professional Reviewers
Leon J. Baginski MD, FACOG , San Clemente, California
William W. Chang D.O.
Diplomat, American Board of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Diseases, and Critical Care Medicine Attending Physician, Paloma Medical Group Cofounder/Executive Vice President, Pacific Private Practice Network San Juan Capistrano, California Assistant Clinical Professor, Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, California Staff Physician, Mission Hospital Mission Viejo, California
Carolyn Y. Davis PhD, RN, CPNP
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Associate Professor of Nursing Goshen College Goshen, Indiana
Alicia A. Elliott PMHCNS
Parkview Behavioral Health Fort Wayne, Indiana
Kendra G. Hansen DNP, ANP-BC
University of St. Francis Joliet, Illinois
Sean Indra MD
Children's Hospital of Michigan Detroit Medical Center Detroit, MI
Julie C. Risley MS, PA-C
Physician Assistant Fort Wayne Physical Medicine Fort Wayne, Indiana
Elaine M. Rutkowski PhD, RN
Associate Professor California State University, Fullerton Fullerton, California
Rick J. Storie MPAS
Physician Assistant Fort Wayne, Indiana
Michael P.M. Troung MD
Physician Mission Internal Medical Group Mission Viejo, California
Susan El