Author: Jo-Anne Young
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
ISBN: 0323678734
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 345
Book Description
In collaboration with Consulting Editor, Dr. Helen Boucher, Dr. Jo-Ann Young has put together a state-of the-art issue of the Infectious Disease Clinics of North America devoted to Management of Infectious Diseases in Stem Cell Transplantation and Hematologic Malignancy. Clinical review articles from expert authors are specifically devoted to the following topics, addressing both the stem cell transplant recipient and the hematologic malignancy patient: Chemotherapy Regimens for Hematologic Malignancies and Issues That Affect Infection; Stem Cell Transplantation Technical Issues That Affect Infection in The Recipient; Complications of Stem Cell Transplantation That Cause Infections; Antimicrobial Prophylaxis and Preemptive Agents and Regimens for the Prevention of Infection; Workup for Fever During Neutropenia; Herpesvirus Infections; Cytomegalovirus Infections; Respiratory Virus Infections; Other DNA Virus Infections; Bacterial Infections; Fungal Infections; Parasitic Infections; Vaccination; and Immunoglobulin Replacement. Readers will come away with the latest information they need to manage infections and improve outcomes in these patients.
Management of Infectious Diseases in Stem Cell Transplantation and Hematologic Malignancy, An Issue of Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, Ebook
Author: Jo-Anne Young
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
ISBN: 0323678734
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 345
Book Description
In collaboration with Consulting Editor, Dr. Helen Boucher, Dr. Jo-Ann Young has put together a state-of the-art issue of the Infectious Disease Clinics of North America devoted to Management of Infectious Diseases in Stem Cell Transplantation and Hematologic Malignancy. Clinical review articles from expert authors are specifically devoted to the following topics, addressing both the stem cell transplant recipient and the hematologic malignancy patient: Chemotherapy Regimens for Hematologic Malignancies and Issues That Affect Infection; Stem Cell Transplantation Technical Issues That Affect Infection in The Recipient; Complications of Stem Cell Transplantation That Cause Infections; Antimicrobial Prophylaxis and Preemptive Agents and Regimens for the Prevention of Infection; Workup for Fever During Neutropenia; Herpesvirus Infections; Cytomegalovirus Infections; Respiratory Virus Infections; Other DNA Virus Infections; Bacterial Infections; Fungal Infections; Parasitic Infections; Vaccination; and Immunoglobulin Replacement. Readers will come away with the latest information they need to manage infections and improve outcomes in these patients.
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
ISBN: 0323678734
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 345
Book Description
In collaboration with Consulting Editor, Dr. Helen Boucher, Dr. Jo-Ann Young has put together a state-of the-art issue of the Infectious Disease Clinics of North America devoted to Management of Infectious Diseases in Stem Cell Transplantation and Hematologic Malignancy. Clinical review articles from expert authors are specifically devoted to the following topics, addressing both the stem cell transplant recipient and the hematologic malignancy patient: Chemotherapy Regimens for Hematologic Malignancies and Issues That Affect Infection; Stem Cell Transplantation Technical Issues That Affect Infection in The Recipient; Complications of Stem Cell Transplantation That Cause Infections; Antimicrobial Prophylaxis and Preemptive Agents and Regimens for the Prevention of Infection; Workup for Fever During Neutropenia; Herpesvirus Infections; Cytomegalovirus Infections; Respiratory Virus Infections; Other DNA Virus Infections; Bacterial Infections; Fungal Infections; Parasitic Infections; Vaccination; and Immunoglobulin Replacement. Readers will come away with the latest information they need to manage infections and improve outcomes in these patients.
Management of Infectious Diseases in Stem Cell Transplantation and Hematologic Malignancy, an Issue of Infectious Disease Clinics of North America
Author: Jo-Ann Young
Publisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 9780323678728
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
In collaboration with Consulting Editor, Dr. Helen Boucher, Dr. Jo-Ann Young has put together a state-of the-art issue of the Infectious Disease Clinics of North America devoted to Management of Infectious Diseases in Stem Cell Transplantation and Hematologic Malignancy. Clinical review articles from expert authors are specifically devoted to the following topics, addressing both the stem cell transplant recipient and the hematologic malignancy patient: Chemotherapy Regimens for Hematologic Malignancies and Issues That Affect Infection; Stem Cell Transplantation Technical Issues That Affect Infection in The Recipient; Complications of Stem Cell Transplantation That Cause Infections; Antimicrobial Prophylaxis and Preemptive Agents and Regimens for the Prevention of Infection; Workup for Fever During Neutropenia; Herpesvirus Infections; Cytomegalovirus Infections; Respiratory Virus Infections; Other DNA Virus Infections; Bacterial Infections; Fungal Infections; Parasitic Infections; Vaccination; and Immunoglobulin Replacement. Readers will come away with the latest information they need to manage infections and improve outcomes in these patients.
Publisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 9780323678728
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
In collaboration with Consulting Editor, Dr. Helen Boucher, Dr. Jo-Ann Young has put together a state-of the-art issue of the Infectious Disease Clinics of North America devoted to Management of Infectious Diseases in Stem Cell Transplantation and Hematologic Malignancy. Clinical review articles from expert authors are specifically devoted to the following topics, addressing both the stem cell transplant recipient and the hematologic malignancy patient: Chemotherapy Regimens for Hematologic Malignancies and Issues That Affect Infection; Stem Cell Transplantation Technical Issues That Affect Infection in The Recipient; Complications of Stem Cell Transplantation That Cause Infections; Antimicrobial Prophylaxis and Preemptive Agents and Regimens for the Prevention of Infection; Workup for Fever During Neutropenia; Herpesvirus Infections; Cytomegalovirus Infections; Respiratory Virus Infections; Other DNA Virus Infections; Bacterial Infections; Fungal Infections; Parasitic Infections; Vaccination; and Immunoglobulin Replacement. Readers will come away with the latest information they need to manage infections and improve outcomes in these patients.
Collaborative Antimicrobial Stewardship,An Issue of Infectious Disease Clinics of North America
Author: Shaefer Spires
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
ISBN: 0323683940
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 177
Book Description
Together with Consulting Editor Dr. Helen Boucher, Drs. Elizabeth Dodds-Ashley and S. Schaefer Spires have put together a unique issue that discusses collaborative antimicrobial stewardship. Expert authors have contributed clinical review articles on the following topics: Collaborative Antimicrobial Stewardship for Hospitalists; Collaborative Antimicrobial Stewardship in Microbiology; Collaborative Antimicrobial Stewardship in Nursing; Infection Prevention in Collaborative Antimicrobial Stewardship; Collaborative Antimicrobial Stewardship in the Health Department; Collaborative Antimicrobial Stewardship in Primary Care; Collaborative Antimicrobial Stewardship in Health System Administration; Collaborative Antimicrobial Stewardship for Surgeons; Collaborative Antimicrobial Stewardship in the Emergency Department; and Collaborative Antimicrobial Stewardship in Long-Term Care Facilities. Readers will come away with the information they need to collaborate across disciplines to improve the incidence of antibiotic resistance in their healthcare settings.
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
ISBN: 0323683940
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 177
Book Description
Together with Consulting Editor Dr. Helen Boucher, Drs. Elizabeth Dodds-Ashley and S. Schaefer Spires have put together a unique issue that discusses collaborative antimicrobial stewardship. Expert authors have contributed clinical review articles on the following topics: Collaborative Antimicrobial Stewardship for Hospitalists; Collaborative Antimicrobial Stewardship in Microbiology; Collaborative Antimicrobial Stewardship in Nursing; Infection Prevention in Collaborative Antimicrobial Stewardship; Collaborative Antimicrobial Stewardship in the Health Department; Collaborative Antimicrobial Stewardship in Primary Care; Collaborative Antimicrobial Stewardship in Health System Administration; Collaborative Antimicrobial Stewardship for Surgeons; Collaborative Antimicrobial Stewardship in the Emergency Department; and Collaborative Antimicrobial Stewardship in Long-Term Care Facilities. Readers will come away with the information they need to collaborate across disciplines to improve the incidence of antibiotic resistance in their healthcare settings.
Emerging and Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases , An Issue of Infectious Disease Clinics of North America
Author: Alimuddin I. Zumla
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
ISBN: 0323708463
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
In consultation with Consulting Editor, Dr. Helen Boucher, Drs. Zumla and Hui have assembled an excellent clinical overview of the current priorities in treating emerging and re-emerging infections. A number of landmark events have occurred in the area of epidemic infections. The frequency and diversity of serious and drug/antibiotic-resistant infections are increasing. New and re-emerging infectious disease outbreaks continue to cause much human suffering and loss of life worldwide. Current priority infectious diseases concerns that threaten global health security are covered in this issue: Cholera; Typhoid and antibiotic-resistant strains; multi—drug-resistant Tuberculosis; Invasive Meningococcal disease; Invasive Pneumococcal disease; antibiotic-resistant bacterial, viral, and protozoal infections; diphtheria; pandemic influenza; MERS; SARS; Measles; viral haemorrhagic fevers; wild-type Polio virus; Zika; antibiotic-resistant sexually transmitted diseases; drug-resistant Malaria; ARV-resistant HIV; and fungal infections. This issue’s clinical review articles, written by authoritative and renowned experts in the area would, have broad appeal, from general internists to respiratory specialists. It should also prove interesting to infectious diseases specialists, health practitioners in the tropics, pulmonologists, internal medicine fellows, family physicians, and health-care policy makers in the west and developing countries. Medical students, postgraduates, and research fellows (both undergraduates and postgraduates) will also find this issue useful and to be a updated reference in the field of respiratory medicine, tropical medicine, and infectious diseases.
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
ISBN: 0323708463
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
In consultation with Consulting Editor, Dr. Helen Boucher, Drs. Zumla and Hui have assembled an excellent clinical overview of the current priorities in treating emerging and re-emerging infections. A number of landmark events have occurred in the area of epidemic infections. The frequency and diversity of serious and drug/antibiotic-resistant infections are increasing. New and re-emerging infectious disease outbreaks continue to cause much human suffering and loss of life worldwide. Current priority infectious diseases concerns that threaten global health security are covered in this issue: Cholera; Typhoid and antibiotic-resistant strains; multi—drug-resistant Tuberculosis; Invasive Meningococcal disease; Invasive Pneumococcal disease; antibiotic-resistant bacterial, viral, and protozoal infections; diphtheria; pandemic influenza; MERS; SARS; Measles; viral haemorrhagic fevers; wild-type Polio virus; Zika; antibiotic-resistant sexually transmitted diseases; drug-resistant Malaria; ARV-resistant HIV; and fungal infections. This issue’s clinical review articles, written by authoritative and renowned experts in the area would, have broad appeal, from general internists to respiratory specialists. It should also prove interesting to infectious diseases specialists, health practitioners in the tropics, pulmonologists, internal medicine fellows, family physicians, and health-care policy makers in the west and developing countries. Medical students, postgraduates, and research fellows (both undergraduates and postgraduates) will also find this issue useful and to be a updated reference in the field of respiratory medicine, tropical medicine, and infectious diseases.
HIV, An Issue of Infectious Disease Clinics of North America
Author: Paul Edward Sax
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
ISBN: 0323682790
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
In collaboration with Consulting Editor, Dr. Helen Boucher, Dr. Paul Edward Sax has put together a state-of the-art issue of the Infectious Disease Clinics of North America devoted to HIV. Clinical review articles from expert authors are specifically devoted to the following topics: HIV Diagnostics -- Current Recommendations and Opportunities for Improvement; Update on HIV Prevention -- PreP, PEP, and Other Strategies; Initial Assessment -- What Tests to Order and Why; Why Everyone (Almost) with HIV Needs to be on Treatment -- A Review of the Critical Data; Initial Therapy in the Integrase Inhibitor Era -- Can We Do Better than Two NRTIs plus an INSTI?; Switching Therapy in Patients with Virologic Suppression -- A Why and a How-To Guide; Management of Treatment Failure, With and Without Resistance; Reproduction Options for People with HIV, and Management of Pregnancy; HIV and Addiction – the Role of the ID Clinician; Management of Patients with Advanced HIV Disease – Challenges and Opportunities; HIV and Aging – Focus on Cardiovascular Risk and Metabolic Abnormalities; Key Principles in HIV Pharmacology; One Patient Has Been Cured of HIV – Will There Ever Be More?; and Linkage and Retention in Care – The Keys to Treatment Success. Readers will come away with the latest information they need to manage diagnosis, treatment and outcomes of HIV patients.
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
ISBN: 0323682790
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
In collaboration with Consulting Editor, Dr. Helen Boucher, Dr. Paul Edward Sax has put together a state-of the-art issue of the Infectious Disease Clinics of North America devoted to HIV. Clinical review articles from expert authors are specifically devoted to the following topics: HIV Diagnostics -- Current Recommendations and Opportunities for Improvement; Update on HIV Prevention -- PreP, PEP, and Other Strategies; Initial Assessment -- What Tests to Order and Why; Why Everyone (Almost) with HIV Needs to be on Treatment -- A Review of the Critical Data; Initial Therapy in the Integrase Inhibitor Era -- Can We Do Better than Two NRTIs plus an INSTI?; Switching Therapy in Patients with Virologic Suppression -- A Why and a How-To Guide; Management of Treatment Failure, With and Without Resistance; Reproduction Options for People with HIV, and Management of Pregnancy; HIV and Addiction – the Role of the ID Clinician; Management of Patients with Advanced HIV Disease – Challenges and Opportunities; HIV and Aging – Focus on Cardiovascular Risk and Metabolic Abnormalities; Key Principles in HIV Pharmacology; One Patient Has Been Cured of HIV – Will There Ever Be More?; and Linkage and Retention in Care – The Keys to Treatment Success. Readers will come away with the latest information they need to manage diagnosis, treatment and outcomes of HIV patients.
Device-Associated Infections, An Issue of Infectious Disease Clinics of North America
Author: Vivian H Chu
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
ISBN: 0323653626
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
In collaboration with Consulting Editor, Dr. Helen Boucher, Dr. Vivian Chu has created an issue that provides current clinical updates on device-associated infections. Authors are represented by experts across the world, who have contributed clinical reviews on the following topics: Intravascular Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections; Vascular Graft Infections; Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device-Associated Infections; Left Ventricular Device-Associated Infections; Urinary Catheter-Associated Infections; Prosthetic Joint Infections; Neurosurgical Device-Related Infections; Breast Implant Infections; Cochlear Implant Infections; Gastrointestinal Scope-Related Infections; Understanding Biofilms and Novel Approaches to the Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment of Medical Device-Associated infections; and Infections of Hemodialysis Access Devices. Readers will come away with the information they need to make informed clinical decisions that improve patient outcomes.
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
ISBN: 0323653626
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
In collaboration with Consulting Editor, Dr. Helen Boucher, Dr. Vivian Chu has created an issue that provides current clinical updates on device-associated infections. Authors are represented by experts across the world, who have contributed clinical reviews on the following topics: Intravascular Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections; Vascular Graft Infections; Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device-Associated Infections; Left Ventricular Device-Associated Infections; Urinary Catheter-Associated Infections; Prosthetic Joint Infections; Neurosurgical Device-Related Infections; Breast Implant Infections; Cochlear Implant Infections; Gastrointestinal Scope-Related Infections; Understanding Biofilms and Novel Approaches to the Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment of Medical Device-Associated infections; and Infections of Hemodialysis Access Devices. Readers will come away with the information they need to make informed clinical decisions that improve patient outcomes.
Updates in Tropical Medicine, An Issue of Infectious Disease Clinics of North America
Author: Michael Libman
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
ISBN: 0323655122
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
With consultation of Dr. Helen Boucher, Drs. Libman and Younsouni have put together an issue that provides current updates on a wide range of topics in tropical medicine. They have enlisted top experts from around the world to offer their expertise on state-of-the-art diagnosis, treatment, and management. The clinical reviews in this issue are devoted to: Tropical Diseases: Definition, Geographic Distribution, Transmission, and Classification; Venomous Bites, Stings, and Poisoning; What’s New in Management in the Management of Malaria; Human African Trypanosomiasis; American Trypanosomiasis; Leishmaniasis – Recent Developments in the Diagnosis and Management; Enteric Infections: New Paradigms for Causality and Key Pathogens; Enteric Infections: New Paradigms for Morbidity; Strongyloides, the Neglected NTD: Current Concepts for Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment; Cysticercosis: State-of the Art Management; Arboviruses and Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers; Laboratory Diagnosis of Tropical Infections; Diagnostics During Public Health Emergencies: Lessons from Ebola and Zika; Antimicrobial Resistance; Migration Medicine in 2018; and Richettsiosis: Practical Update. Readers will come away with the information they need to make clinical decisions with confidence.
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
ISBN: 0323655122
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
With consultation of Dr. Helen Boucher, Drs. Libman and Younsouni have put together an issue that provides current updates on a wide range of topics in tropical medicine. They have enlisted top experts from around the world to offer their expertise on state-of-the-art diagnosis, treatment, and management. The clinical reviews in this issue are devoted to: Tropical Diseases: Definition, Geographic Distribution, Transmission, and Classification; Venomous Bites, Stings, and Poisoning; What’s New in Management in the Management of Malaria; Human African Trypanosomiasis; American Trypanosomiasis; Leishmaniasis – Recent Developments in the Diagnosis and Management; Enteric Infections: New Paradigms for Causality and Key Pathogens; Enteric Infections: New Paradigms for Morbidity; Strongyloides, the Neglected NTD: Current Concepts for Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment; Cysticercosis: State-of the Art Management; Arboviruses and Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers; Laboratory Diagnosis of Tropical Infections; Diagnostics During Public Health Emergencies: Lessons from Ebola and Zika; Antimicrobial Resistance; Migration Medicine in 2018; and Richettsiosis: Practical Update. Readers will come away with the information they need to make clinical decisions with confidence.
Management of Infections in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients, An Issue of Infectious Disease Clinics of North America
Author: Sherif Beniameen Mossad
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
ISBN: 0323641687
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
In consultation with Consulting Editor, Dr. Helen Boucher, Dr. Mossad has created an issue that provides a very current look at the prevention of infections in the solid organ transplant patient. Top authors in the field have contributed clinical reviews on the following topics: Is this organ donor safe; Immunization of solid organ transplant candidates & recipients; Safe living following solid organ transplantation; Strategies for Antimicrobial Stewardship in solid organ transplant recipients; Multi drug resistant bacterial infections in solid organ transplant candidates and recipients; Yeast infections in solid organ transplant recipients; Mold infections in solid organ transplant recipients; Endemic mycoses in solid organ transplant recipients; Prevention and treatment of cytomegalovirus infections in solid organ transplant recipients; Management of BK polyomavirus infection in kidney & pancreas transplant recipients; Prevention and treatment of clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea in solid organ transplant recipients; Management of viral hepatitis in solid organ transplant recipients; Prevention and management of tuberculosis in solid organ transplant recipients; Management of mycobacteria other than tuberculosis in solid organ transplant recipients; Management of strongyloidiasis in solid organ transplant recipients; and Transplantation in HIV infected patients. Readers will come away with the clinical information and evidence they need to improve outcomes of the organ transplant patient.
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
ISBN: 0323641687
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
In consultation with Consulting Editor, Dr. Helen Boucher, Dr. Mossad has created an issue that provides a very current look at the prevention of infections in the solid organ transplant patient. Top authors in the field have contributed clinical reviews on the following topics: Is this organ donor safe; Immunization of solid organ transplant candidates & recipients; Safe living following solid organ transplantation; Strategies for Antimicrobial Stewardship in solid organ transplant recipients; Multi drug resistant bacterial infections in solid organ transplant candidates and recipients; Yeast infections in solid organ transplant recipients; Mold infections in solid organ transplant recipients; Endemic mycoses in solid organ transplant recipients; Prevention and treatment of cytomegalovirus infections in solid organ transplant recipients; Management of BK polyomavirus infection in kidney & pancreas transplant recipients; Prevention and treatment of clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea in solid organ transplant recipients; Management of viral hepatitis in solid organ transplant recipients; Prevention and management of tuberculosis in solid organ transplant recipients; Management of mycobacteria other than tuberculosis in solid organ transplant recipients; Management of strongyloidiasis in solid organ transplant recipients; and Transplantation in HIV infected patients. Readers will come away with the clinical information and evidence they need to improve outcomes of the organ transplant patient.
Mosby's Oncology Nursing Advisor - E-Book
Author: Susan Maloney-Newton
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
ISBN: 0323936644
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 546
Book Description
**Selected for Doody's Core Titles® 2024 with "Essential Purchase" designation in Oncology** Find oncology information fast with this concise, all-in-one clinical reference! Mosby's Oncology Nursing Advisor, 3rd Edition uses a streamlined format to provide quick access to the most essential information on oncology nursing care. Evidence-based guidelines include topics such as the major cancers, principles of cancer management, and principles of symptom management, as well as oncologic emergencies, palliative care, and nursing practice considerations. This edition includes new information on cancer treatments, genetic risk, chemotherapy guidelines, and more. Written by a team of oncology nursing experts led by Susan Maloney-Newton, this book is ideal for use in any oncology nursing setting. - Detailed descriptions of more than 50 major cancer types provide essential information on incidence, etiology and risk factors, signs and symptoms, diagnostic workup, histology, staging, treatment, prognosis, and prevention. - Coverage of cancer management principles outlines a wide range of treatment and pharmacologic modalities, including surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, hormonal therapy, immunotherapy, and complementary and alternative therapies. - Symptom management guidelines offer in-depth coverage of pathophysiology, signs and symptoms, assessment tools, lab and diagnostic tests, differential diagnoses, interventions, patient education, follow up care, and resources for more than 30 common symptoms associated with cancer and cancer treatments. - Essential information on oncologic emergencies and emergent issues prepares readers to respond quickly to structural, urologic, metabolic, and hematologic emergencies. - Section on palliative care and end-of-life issues offers helpful guidelines for dealing with topics related to survivorship, palliative care, the final hours of the cancer patient, and loss, grief, and bereavement. - NEW! Updated content reflects the latest evidence-based information, including cancer biology, cancer treatment modalities, the latest chemotherapy guidelines, and a stronger emphasis on oral agents. - NEW! New content addresses the concept of "previvorship," the concept of coping with a documented genetically linked high cancer risk. - NEW! Enhanced content on health disparities, diversity and inclusion, and transgender considerations equips oncology nurses with essential information to promote health equity. - NEW! Key recommendations of the 2020-2030 Future of Nursing Report are integrated into the Nursing Practice Considerations section. - NEW! Content on the impact of the COVID pandemic includes delayed diagnosis and treatment and the impact of COVID sequelae on the health of patients with cancer. - NEW! Added content on palliative care is included in an expanded Pain chapter. - NEW! Full-color design and additional illustrations make it easier to use the book and to understand concepts. - NEW! Pulmonary Symptoms chapter now includes cough, dyspnea, and pleural effusion content.
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
ISBN: 0323936644
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 546
Book Description
**Selected for Doody's Core Titles® 2024 with "Essential Purchase" designation in Oncology** Find oncology information fast with this concise, all-in-one clinical reference! Mosby's Oncology Nursing Advisor, 3rd Edition uses a streamlined format to provide quick access to the most essential information on oncology nursing care. Evidence-based guidelines include topics such as the major cancers, principles of cancer management, and principles of symptom management, as well as oncologic emergencies, palliative care, and nursing practice considerations. This edition includes new information on cancer treatments, genetic risk, chemotherapy guidelines, and more. Written by a team of oncology nursing experts led by Susan Maloney-Newton, this book is ideal for use in any oncology nursing setting. - Detailed descriptions of more than 50 major cancer types provide essential information on incidence, etiology and risk factors, signs and symptoms, diagnostic workup, histology, staging, treatment, prognosis, and prevention. - Coverage of cancer management principles outlines a wide range of treatment and pharmacologic modalities, including surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, hormonal therapy, immunotherapy, and complementary and alternative therapies. - Symptom management guidelines offer in-depth coverage of pathophysiology, signs and symptoms, assessment tools, lab and diagnostic tests, differential diagnoses, interventions, patient education, follow up care, and resources for more than 30 common symptoms associated with cancer and cancer treatments. - Essential information on oncologic emergencies and emergent issues prepares readers to respond quickly to structural, urologic, metabolic, and hematologic emergencies. - Section on palliative care and end-of-life issues offers helpful guidelines for dealing with topics related to survivorship, palliative care, the final hours of the cancer patient, and loss, grief, and bereavement. - NEW! Updated content reflects the latest evidence-based information, including cancer biology, cancer treatment modalities, the latest chemotherapy guidelines, and a stronger emphasis on oral agents. - NEW! New content addresses the concept of "previvorship," the concept of coping with a documented genetically linked high cancer risk. - NEW! Enhanced content on health disparities, diversity and inclusion, and transgender considerations equips oncology nurses with essential information to promote health equity. - NEW! Key recommendations of the 2020-2030 Future of Nursing Report are integrated into the Nursing Practice Considerations section. - NEW! Content on the impact of the COVID pandemic includes delayed diagnosis and treatment and the impact of COVID sequelae on the health of patients with cancer. - NEW! Added content on palliative care is included in an expanded Pain chapter. - NEW! Full-color design and additional illustrations make it easier to use the book and to understand concepts. - NEW! Pulmonary Symptoms chapter now includes cough, dyspnea, and pleural effusion content.
Gastrointestinal Infections, An Issue of Gastroenterology Clinics of North America, E-Book
Author: M. Nedim. N. Ince
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
ISBN: 0323835996
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
In this issue of Gastroenterology Clinics, Guest Editors M. Nedim. N. Ince and David E. Elliott bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Gastrointestinal Infections. Top experts in the field cover key topics such as Candida esophagitis, Acute bacterial gastroenteritis, Clostridium difficile infection and antibiotic-associated diarrhea, and more. - Provides concise and comprehensive coverage of the issues physicians face every day. - Presents the latest information on a timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. - Contains 14 relevant, practice-oriented topics including Helicobacter pylori infection; Viral gastroenteritis in special patient populations; Rare causes of hepatitis; Postinfectious irritable bowel syndrome; and more.
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
ISBN: 0323835996
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
In this issue of Gastroenterology Clinics, Guest Editors M. Nedim. N. Ince and David E. Elliott bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Gastrointestinal Infections. Top experts in the field cover key topics such as Candida esophagitis, Acute bacterial gastroenteritis, Clostridium difficile infection and antibiotic-associated diarrhea, and more. - Provides concise and comprehensive coverage of the issues physicians face every day. - Presents the latest information on a timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. - Contains 14 relevant, practice-oriented topics including Helicobacter pylori infection; Viral gastroenteritis in special patient populations; Rare causes of hepatitis; Postinfectious irritable bowel syndrome; and more.