Delmar's Case Study Series

by Martin,Hyacinth C.

• ISBN13: 9781401835231
• ISBN10: 1401835236
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-08-17
• Publisher: Cengage Learning

Summary

"Each case includes an introductory "blueprint" of variables to consider for each scenario, such as age, gender, culture of the client, a preexisting condition, legal issues, or communication skills. Each blueprint and case is different, just as each clinical situation is unique. By simulating the actual decision-making process, learners gain a comfort level to make informed clinical judgments that will help them become successful nurses."--BOOK JACKET.

Table of Contents

Reviewers	vii
Preface	ix
Comprehensive Table of Variables	xv
Part 1 The Digestive and Urinary Systems	1	(38)
Case Study 1 Iron Deficiency Anemia	3	(8)
Case Study 2 Folic Acid Deficiency Anemia	11	(8)
Case Study 3 Symptomatic Cholelithiasis/Cholecystectomy	19	(10)
Case Study 4 Laennec's (Alcoholic) Cirrhosis	29	(10)
Part 2 The Respiratory and Immune Systems	39	(40)
Case Study 1 Acute Bacterial (Streptococcal) Pneumonia	41	(8)
Case Study 2 Acute Asthma	49	(10)
Case Study 3 Pulmonary Embolism	59	(10)
Case Study 4 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus	69	(10)
Part 3 The Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Systems	79	(58)
Case Study 1 Buerger's Disease	81	(8)
Case Study 2 Primary Raynaud's Disease/Raynaud's Phenomenon	89	(6)
Case Study 3 Cerebral Vascular Accident	95	(10)
Case Study 4 Myocardial Infarction	105	(10)
Case Study 5 Biventricular Heart Failure	115	(12)
Case Study 6 Perineal Abscess and Cellulitis of a Lower Extremity	127	(10)
Part 4 The Nervous System	137	(28)
Case Study 1 Migraine Headache	139	(8)
Case Study 2 Brain Tumor (Noninfiltrating Astrocytoma of the Cerebrum)	147	(10)
Case Study 3 Parkinson's Disease	157	(8)
Part 5 The Endocrine System	165	(26)
Case Study 1 Diabetes Mellitus (Noninsulin Diabetes Mellitus Type 2)	167	(8)
Case Study 2 Hypoparathyroidism	175	(8)
Case Study 3 Hyperparathyroidism	183	(8)
Part 6 The Musculoskeletal and Reproductive Systems	191	(26)
Case Study 1 Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy	193	(8)
Case Study 2 Ovarian Cancer	201	(8)
Case Study 3 Rheumatoid Arthritis	209	(8)
Index	217