Medical Surgical Nursing

Sharon L. Lewis, RN, PhD, FAAN Linda Bucher, RN, PhD, CEN, CNE Margaret M. Heitkemper, RN, PhD, FAAN Shannon Ruff Dirksen, RN, PhD

Part 1: Disorders Abdominal Pain, Acute Achalasia Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Addisons Disease Allergic Disorders Alzheimers Disease Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Anemia Anemia, Aplastic Anemia, Cobalamin Deficiency Anemia, Folic Acid Deficiency Anemia, Iron Deficiency Anemia, Sickle Cell Aneurysm Angina Pectoris Ankylosing Spondylitis Anorectal Abscess Anorexia Nervosa Aortic Dissection Appendicitis Arrhythmias Arterial Occlusive Disease (Chronic Peripheral) Asthma Bells Palsy Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Bladder Cancer Bone Cancer Breast Cancer Bulimia Burns Cancer Cardiomyopathy Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Cataracts Cerebrovascular Accident (Stroke) Cervical Cancer Chlamydial Infection Cholelithiasis/Cholecystitis Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Emphysema and Chronic Bronchitis Cirrhosis Cold-Related Injuries Colorectal Cancer Congestive Heart Failure Conjunctivitis Constipation Cor Pulmonale Coronary Artery Disease Crohns Disease Cushings Syndrome Cystic Fibrosis Cystitis Diabetes Insipidus Diabetes Mellitus Diarrhea Dislocation and Subluxation Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation Diverticulitis/Diverticulosis Dysmenorrhea Encephalitis Endocarditis, Infective Endometrial Cancer Endometriosis Epididymitis Erectile Dysfunction Esophageal Cancer Fibrocystic Breast Changes Flail Chest Fracture Fracture, Hip Fracture, Humerus Fracture, Pelvis Fracture, Rib Gastritis Gastroenteritis Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Gigantism and Acromegaly Glaucoma Glomerulonephritis Glomerulonephritis, Acute Poststreptococcal Glomerulonephritis, Chronic Gonorrhea Gout Guillain-Barre Syndrome Head Injury Head and Neck Cancer Headache Heat-Related Injuries Hemophilia Hemorrhoids Hepatitis, Viral Hernia Herpes, Genital Hiatal Hernia Hodgkins Disease Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection Huntingtons Disease Hyperparathyroidism Hypersensitivity Reactions Hypertension Hyperthyroidism Hypoparathyroidism Hypopituitarism Hypothyroidism Increased Intracranial Pressure Infertility Inflammatory Bowel Disease Intestinal Obstruction Intracranial Tumors Irritable Bowel Syndrome Lactase Deficiency Leiomyomas (Fibroids) Leukemia Liver Cancer Low Back Pain, Acute Low Back Pain, Chronic Lung Cancer Lyme Disease Macular Degeneration, Age-Related Malabsorption Syndrome Malignant Melanoma Malnutrition Menieres Disease Meningitis Mononucleosis Multiple Myeloma Multiple Sclerosis Myasthenia Gravis Myocardial Infarction Myocarditis Nausea and Vomiting Nephrotic Syndrome Neurogenic Bladder Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma Obesity Oral Cancer Osteoarthritis Osteomalacia Osteomyelitis Osteoporosis Otitis Media Ovarian Cancer Pagets Disease Pancreatic Cancer Pancreatitis, Acute Pancreatitis, Chronic Parkinsons Disease Pelvic Inflammatory Disease Peptic Ulcer Disease Pericarditis, Acute Peritonitis Pharyngitis, Acute Pheochromocytoma Pneumonia Pneumothorax Polycystic Renal Disease Polycythemia Pressure Ulcer Prostate Cancer Pulmonary Embolism Pulmonary Hypertension Pyelonephritis Raynauds Phenomenon (Arteriospastic Disease) Refractive Errors Reiters Syndrome Renal Cell Carcinoma Renal Failure, Acute Renal Failure, Chronic Respiratory Failure, Acute Retinal Detachment Rheumatic Fever and Heart Disease Rheumatoid Arthritis Seizure Disorders Sexually Transmitted Diseases Shock Sjogrens Syndrome Spinal Cord Injury Spinal Cord Tumors Spleen Disorders Sprue Stomach (Gastric) Cancer Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone Syphilis Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma) Testicular Cancer Tetanus Thalassemia Thromboangiitis Obliterans (Buergers Disease) Thrombocytopenic Purpura Thrombophlebitis Trigeminal Neuralgia Tuberculosis Ulcerative Colitis Urethritis Urinary Incontinence and Retention Urinary Tract Calculi Urinary Tract Infection Vaginal, Cervical, and Vulvar Infections Valvular Heart Disease Varicose Veins Part 2: Treatments and Procedures Amputation Artificial Airways: Endotracheal Tubes Blood Transfusion Therapy Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Casts Chemotherapy Chest Tubes and Pleural Drainage Dialysis Emergency Patient: Primary and Secondary Survey Heimlich Maneuver Intestinal and Nasogastric Tubes Mechanical Ventilation Ostomies Oxygen Therapy Pacemakers Radiation Therapy Total Parenteral Nutrition Tracheostomy Tube Feedings Urinary Catheterization Part 3: Reference Appendix Abbreviations Arrhythmias, Characteristics of Common Blood Gases Blood Laboratory Values Blood Products Breath Sounds Cancer Screening Guidelines Commonly Used Formulas Conversion Factors Electrocardiogram (ECG) Monitoring: Waveform Glasgow Coma Scale Heart Sounds Medication Administration Nursing Diagnoses: Grouped by Functional Health Patterns Temperature Conversion Factors Triage Acuity Systems Urine Laboratory Values