Everything you need to know about caring for patients—in one portable "must have" handbook! Clear, but comprehensive discussions of pathophysiology, with rationales in the medications and laboratory sections, explain the scientific basis for the nursing care. Thoroughly revised and updated throughout, the 5th Edition incorporates the latest scientific advances and the practice of nursing today.

CONTENTS IN BRIEF Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm through Burns… Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Abdominal Trauma Abortion, Spontaneous Abruptio Placentae Acid-Base Imbalances: Metabolic Acidosis and Alkalosis; Respiratory Acidosis and Alkalosis Acromegaly Acute Adrenal Crisis Acute Alcohol Intoxication Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Adrenal Insufficiency (Addison's Disease) Air Embolism Alcohol Withdrawal Allergic Purpura Alzheimer's Disease Amputation Amyloidosis Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Anaphylaxis Angina Pectoris Anorectal Abscess and Fistula Anorexia Nervosa Aortic Insufficiency Aortic Stenosis Aplastic Anemia Appendicitis Arterial Occlusive Disease Asthma Atelectasis Atrial Dysrhythmias Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (Hypertrophy) Bladder Cancer Blood Transfusion Reaction Bone Cancer Botulism Brain Cancer Breast Cancer Bronchiolitis (Respiratory Syncytial Viral Infection) Bronchitis Bulimia Nervosa Burns And, continuing with diseases and disorders Calculi, Renal through Volvulus.