Clinical Companion to Lewis's Medical-Surgical Nursing

Clinical Professor Debra Hagler works at Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation, Arizona State University. Mariann M. Harding, Nursing Program Director and Professor of Nursing, Kent State University Tuscarawas. Professor Jeffrey Kwong works in the Division of Advanced Nursing Practice, School of Nursing, Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey. Courtney Reinisch, Director of Undergraduate Nursing, School of Nursing, Montclair State University, Montclair, New Jersey.

• Part One: DisordersAbdominal Pain, AcuteAcute Coronary SyndromeAcute Respiratory Distress SyndromeAddison DiseaseAlzheimer DiseaseAmyotrophic Lateral SclerosisAnal CancerAnemiaAnemia, AplasticAnemia, Cobalamin (Vitamin B12) DeficiencyAnemia, Folic Acid DeficiencyAnemia, Iron DeficiencyAneurysm, AorticAngina, Chronic StableAortic DissectionAppendicitisArginine Vasopressin DisorderAsthmaAxial SpondylitisBell PalsyBenign Paroxysmal Positional VertigoBenign Prostatic HyperplasiaBladder CancerBone TumorsBrain TumorsBreast CancerBronchiectasisBurnsCardiomyopathyCarpal Tunnel SyndromeCataractCeliac DiseaseCervical CancerChlamydial InfectionsCholelithiasis/CholecystitisChronic Obstructive Pulmonary DiseaseCirrhosisColorectal CancerConjunctivitisConstipationCor PulmonaleCoronary Artery DiseaseCOVID-19Crohn DiseaseCushing SyndromeCystic FibrosisDementiaDiabetes MellitusDiarrheaDisseminated Intravascular CoagulationDiverticulosis/DiverticulitisDysmenorrheaDysrhythmiasEating DisordersEncephalitisEndocarditis, InfectiveEndometrial CancerEndometriosisEsophageal CancerFibrocystic Breast ChangesFibromyalgiaFlail ChestFractureFracture, HipFracture, HumerusFracture, PelvisGastritisGastroesophageal Reflux DiseaseGastrointestinal Bleeding, UpperGlaucomaGlomerulonephritisGonorrheaGoutGuillain-Barré SyndromeHead and Neck CancerHead InjuryHeadacheHeart FailureHeart Valve DiseaseHemophilia and Von Willebrand DiseaseHemorrhoidsHepatitis, ViralHerniaHerpes, GenitalHiatal HerniaHodgkin LymphomaHuman Immunodeficiency Virus InfectionHuntington DiseaseHyperparathyroidismHypertensionHyperthyroidismHypoparathyroidismHypothyroidismIncreased Intracranial PressureInflammatory Bowel DiseaseInterstitial CystitisIntervertebral Disc DiseaseIntestinal ObstructionIrritable Bowel SyndromeKidney CancerKidney Disease, ChronicKidney Injury, AcuteLactase DeficiencyLeiomyomasLeukemiaLiver CancerLow Back Pain, AcuteLow Back Pain, ChronicLung CancerLyme DiseaseMacular DegenerationMalnutritionMelanomaMénière’s DiseaseMeningitis, BacterialMetabolic SyndromeMultiple MyelomaMultiple SclerosisMyalgic EncephalomyelitisMyasthenia GravisMyocardial InfarctionMyocarditisNausea and VomitingNephrotic SyndromeNon-Hodgkin’s LymphomasObesityObstructive Sleep ApneaOral CancerOsteoarthritisOsteomalaciaOsteomyelitisOsteoporosisOvarian CancerPaget DiseasePancreatic CancerPancreatitis, AcutePancreatitis, ChronicParkinson DiseasePelvic Inflammatory DiseasePeptic Ulcer DiseasePericarditis, AcutePeripheral Artery DiseasePeritonitisPneumoniaPneumothoraxPolycystic Kidney DiseasePolycythemiaPressure InjuryProstate CancerPsoriatic ArthritisPulmonary EmbolismPulmonary Arterial HypertensionPyelonephritisRaynaud PhenomenonReactive ArthritisRefractive ErrorsRespiratory Failure, AcuteRestless Legs SyndromeRetinal DetachmentRheumatic Fever and Heart DiseaseRheumatoid ArthritisSclerodermaSeizure DisorderSexually Transmitted InfectionsShockSickle Cell DiseaseSjögren SyndromeSpinal Cord InjurySpinal Cord TumorsSpleen DisordersStomach CancerStrokeSyphilisSystemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS) and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome (MODS)Systemic Lupus ErythematosusTesticular CancerThalassemiaThromboangiitis ObliteransThrombocytopeniaThyroid CancerTrigeminal NeuralgiaTuberculosisUlcerative ColitisUrethritisUrinary IncontinenceUrinary RetentionUrinary Tract CalculiUrinary Tract InfectionsVaginal, Cervical, and Vulvar InfectionsVaricose VeinsVenous ThrombosisWarts, GenitalPart Two: Treatments and ProceduresAmputationArtificial Airways: Endotracheal TubesChemotherapyChest Tubes and Pleural DrainageDialysisEnteral NutritionImmunotherapy and Targeted TherapyMechanical VentilationOstomiesOxygen TherapyPacemakersParenteral NutritionRadiation TherapyTracheostomyUrinary CatheterizationPart Three: Reference AppendixAbbreviationsThe Joint Commission Official Do Not Use ListBlood GasesBlood ProductsBreath SoundsCommonly Used FormulasHeart SoundsLung Volumes and CapacitiesMedication Administration: Drug Calculations, Ratio, and ProportionTemperature EquivalentsTumor-Node-Metastasis (TNM) Classification SystemIndex