No other book does so much to help you confidently

manage virtually any disease-related problem.

Comprehensive coverage

You ll find complete, up-to-date information on more than 500

diseases, including myocardial infarction, cerebrovascular acci-

dent, AIDS, cancers, and asthma. You ll also find more than

500 illustrations, photographs, and charts.

The nursing perspective

Written by nurses for nurses, Diseases gives you:

~ a nursing process approach, including sample plans of care that

link this process to clinical practice

~ tips to help refine your assessment techniques

~ timely warnings to help you prevent or manage complications

~ illustrations of pathophysiology so you can quickly see how dis-

eases develop and progress.

Ease of use

For each disease you ll quickly and easily find:

~ its incidence, causes, and complications

~ assessment findings, arranged by patient history, inspection, per-

cussion, palpation, and auscultation

~ commonly ordered diagnostic tests and possible results

~ current treatments, including drug therapy

~ key nursing diagnoses and complete nursing interventions

~ paticnt-tcaching guidelines.