Primary Care

Joanne K. Singleton, PhD, BSN, BA, MA, FNP-BC, has exercised an interprofessional model throughout her career as a nurse, family nurse practitioner, and educator. She is Professor and Chair of the Department of Graduate Studies, College of Health Professions, and Program Director (FNP-DNP), Lienhard School of Nursing, Pace University, New York, NY, USA. Dr. Singleton has also maintained a practice as a voluntary provider and Associate Professor at SUNY Downstate School of Medicine, Department of Family Practice, New York, NY, USA, for almost 20 years. She has been editor and contributor to several interprofessional primary care texts, and has published and presented in primary health care, cultural competence, and evidence-based practice. She is a certified coach, holds degrees in psychology and management, as well as in nursing, and is committed to working with students, faculty and colleagues to be effective in intra and interprofessional team work. Robert V. DiGregorio, PharmD, BCACP, is Professor of Pharmacy, Long Island University, New York, NY, USA, and Senior Director, Pharmacotherapy Services, and Chief, Pharmacotherapy Section, Department of Internal Medicine, Brooklyn Hospital Center, New York, NY, USA. He is also Director of Research, Pharmacotherapy Research and Consulting Services, Ltd., Hillside Manor, NY, USA. Dr. DiGregioria has delivered more than 180 invited presentations on a wide variety of clinical topics, published 23 journal publications, prepared 36 poster presentations, and has conducted research on a variety of topics, including asthma, antibiotic use, obesity, and hypertension control. He recently received a $4M Grant from CMS for a Community-Based Care Transition Program (CBCT). Carol Green-Hernandez, PhD, FNP-BC, works full-time in primary care practice in a Veterans Administration rural clinic serving current and veteran members of the US military. She has worked as a nurse practitioner since 1973 and is an experienced author, educator, primary care program founder and coordinator, public speaker, and workshop presenter. Stephen Paul Holzemer, PhD, MSN, is Associate Dean and Associate Professor, Adelphi University, Garden City, New York. He has served as professor, dean and/or curriculum consultant at a number of schools of nursing in the region, including CUNY Hunter-Bellevue, Long Island Hospital College of Nursing, SUNY Brooklyn, and NYU. He has worked and taught in the field of community health nursing for over 30 years. His research and educational interests focus on behavioural care, addiction and recovery, and providing support for aging professionals in the workforce. Dr. Holzemer is an editorial board member for Nursing Educational Perspectives, and he most recently completed editing the second edition of Community Health Nursing: An Alliance for Health. Eve Faber, MD, is Assistant Professor at University Hospital since November 1999, USA. In this role, Dr. Faber primarily supports the Residency Program and University Hospital by serving as supervising attending physician for a team of residents whenever they are called upon to see managed-care Medicaid patients. Dr. Faber also teaches residents and students, serves as advisor to assigned residents, and rotates as Service Attending for the Family Practice Inpatient Service. Her research interests include Women's Health and Palliative Care. Dr. Faber regularly lectures on end-of-life issues, pulmonary disease, and breastfeeding to residents and students. She is currently the department's Geriatrics Liaison and was previously liaison to the Obstetrics and Gynecology departments. Lucille Ferrara, EdD, MS, MBA, FNP-BC, has 36 years of nursing practice to her credit. She currently practices in a federally qualified health center, Montefiore Family Health Center, Bronx, NY, USA, where she cares for patients across the lifespan with a specialty in chronic disease management focusing on Diabetes. Dr. Ferrara began her academic career in 1997 at the Lienhard School of Nursing as Adjunct Professor and in 2008 was granted a joint appointment in the graduate department to teach in both the FNP and DNP programs. Since the fall of 2010, she has served as Program Director for the FNP program. Jason Slyer, DNP, RN, FNP-BC, CHFN, is Clinical Assistant Professor, the College of Health Professions, Pace University, New York, NY, USA, where he teaches and mentors DNP students in evidence-based practice, cultural competence, and primary health care. He is certified as a heart failure nurse and currently works a nurse practitioner providing chronic disease management for patients with advanced heart failure. Dr. Slyer has published a number of systematic reviews and has presented nationally on topics related to evidence-based practice.

Contributors


Preface


Acknowledgments


Contributors to the First Edition


UNIT I: THE CONTEXT OF INTERPROFESSIONAL PRIMARY CARE


1. The Structure of Primary Care


Joanne K. Singleton, Robert V. DiGregorio, Carol Green-Hernandez, Stephen Paul Holzemer, Eve S. Faber, Lucille R. Ferrara, Jason T. Slyer


2. Family and Culture Within the Context of Primary Care


Carol Green-Hernandez, Stephen Paul Holzemer


3. Health Promotion and Disease Prevention


Robert V. DiGregorio, Lucille R. Ferrara


4. Primary Care in the Community: Assessment and Use of Resources


Stephen Paul Holzemer, Joanne K. Singleton, Carol Green-Hernandez


5. Palliative Care


Eve S. Faber, Jessica Stetz


6. Appraising Clinical Practice Guidelines


Jason T. Slyer


UNIT II: CARDIOVASCULAR CONDITIONS


7. Arrhythmia


Judy Cheng


8. Coronary Artery Disease


Joseph J. DeRose, Sr., Joseph J. DeRose, Jr.


9. Dyslipidemias


Roda Plakogiannis


10. Heart Failure


Judy Cheng, Jason T. Slyer


11. Hypertension


Judy Cheng


12. Peripheral Vascular Diseases


Jason T. Slyer, Nancy E. Iankowitz


13. Valvular Heart Disease


Kenneth Ong


UNIT III: DERMATOLOGIC CONDITIONS


14. Common Dermatologic Conditions


Virginia Arvold


UNIT IV: ENDOCRINE CONDITIONS


15. Diabetes Mellitus


Carol Green-Hernandez, Rochelle F. Rubin


16. Common Endocrine Disorders: Diseases of the Adrenal, Thyroid, and Parathyroid Glands


Margaret Donat


UNIT V: GASTROENTEROLOGIC CONDITIONS


17. Bowel Obstruction


Ashley Steinberg, Evangelia Davanos


18. Cirrhosis of the Liver


Arun B. Jesudian


19. Gallbladder


Catherine M. Concert


20. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease


Michelle Santomassino


21. Gastroenterologic Cancers


Catherine M. Concert


22. Hepatitis


Julie Fishman


23. Inflammatory Bowel Disease


Catherine M. Concert


24. Pancreatitis: Acute and Chronic


Evangelia Davanos, Ashley Steinberg


25. Peptic Ulcer Disease


Michelle Santomassino


UNIT VI: GENITOURINARY CONDITIONS


26. Acute Kidney Injury


Karina Muzykovsky, Kimberly M. Sarosky


27. Chronic Kidney Disease


Shaffeeulah Bacchus, Shukyu Tai Bacchus


28. Nephrotic and Nephritic Renal Disease


Hillary Wall


29. Renal Tumors


Luiz M. Kolankiewicz


30. Urinary Incontinence


Renee McLeod-Sordjan


31. Urinary Tract Infections


Levita K. Hidayat, Veena Venugopalan


UNIT VII: HEMATOLOGIC CONDITIONS


32. Anemia


Sarah M. Colson


33. Coagulopathies


Evangelina Berrios-Colon, Julie Anne Billedo


34. Lymphoma


Dana H. Manning


35. Myeloproliferative and Myelodysplastic Disorders in Primary Care


Sarah M. Colson


UNIT VIII: IMMUNOLOGIC CONDITIONS


36. Connective Tissue Disorders


Stuart A. Green


37. HIV/AIDS


Agnes Cha


38. Lyme Disease


David I. Jackson


UNIT IX: MUSCULOSKELETAL CONDITIONS


39. Anterior Knee Pain


Sanjiv Bansal, Kathleen T. Roche, William Urban


40. Articulation Injuries of the Ankle and Hip


Robert Keith, Karen Anderson Keith


41. Cumulative Trauma Disorder


Stephen A. Ferrara


42. Fibromyalgia and Diffuse Illnesses


Karen Anderson Keith, Robert Keith


43. Low Back Pain


Stephen A. Ferrara


44. Osteoarthritis


Maureen F. Cooney


45. Osteoporosis


Maureen F. Cooney


46. Plantar Fasciitis


Rose M. Moran-Kelly, Deirdre R. Heym


47. Identification and Management of Temporomandibular Disorders


Golaleh Barzani, Harry Dym


UNIT X: NEUROLOGIC CONDITIONS


48. Dementia and Delirium


Scott J. Saccomano


49. Demyelinating Disease/Multiple Sclerosis


Scott J. Saccomano


50. Dizziness, Vertigo, and Ataxia


Henry Cohen, Darko Todorov, Michelle Friedman, Grace I. Shyh


51. Headache


Tracey Kramar, Christine Lazaros Amendola


52. Parkinson's Disease


Lana Hareez, Antony Q. Pham


53. Peripheral Neuropathy


Henry Cohen, Benjamin C. Wee


54. Seizure Disorders


Henry Cohen, Samantha M. Smalley


55. Stroke, Transient Ischemic Attacks, and Carotid Stenosis


Scott J. Saccomano


UNIT XI: PSYCHIATRIC CONDITIONS


56. Anxiety Disorders, With an Emphasis on Panic Disorder


Grace M. Nespoli, Stephen Paul Holzemer


57. Depression Disorders and Bipolar Disorder


Kristy Loewenstein, William Jacobowitz


58. Eating Disorders


Michael Biglow


59. Sleeping Disorders


Brian G. Mitchell


60. Somatic Symptom Disorder


Michael Biglow


61. Substance Abuse


Stephen Paul Holzemer, Joanne K. Singleton


62. Community and Intimate Partner Violence


William Jacobowitz


UNIT XII: REPRODUCTIVE CONDITIONS


63. Breast Cancer: Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment


Una T. Hopkins


64. Gynecologic Cancers


Renee McLeod-Sordjan


65. Menopause


Andréa Sonenberg


66. Sexually Transmitted Infections


Winifred C. Connerton


67. Prostatic Hyperplasia and Male Genital Cancers


Renee McLeod-Sordjan


68. Abnormal Uterine Bleeding and Menstrual Disorders


Winifred C. Connerton


UNIT XIII: RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS


69. Asthma


Jose B. Contreras, Afnan Tariq, Ricardo Gomez, Manhal J. Izzy, Jean G. Ford


70. Carcinoma of the Lung


Sonal Bordia, Nay Min Tun


71. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease


Viswanath P. Vasudevan


72. Infections


Veena Venugopalan, Levita K. Hidayat


73. Occupational Lung Disease


Michele McDermott


74. Venous Thromboembolism


Evangelina Berrios-Colon, Rebecca Arcebido


75. Sarcoidosis


Michelle McDermott


Index