Description
-- Discusses 172 disorders commonly seen in adults -- Reviews growth and development stages of the healthy male adult, with a brief overview of the female; for in-depth review of female disorders see Management Guidelines for Women's Health Nurse Practitioners by Kathleen M. Pelletier Brown -- Discusses various approaches for assessing the client and obtaining all essential information in a timely fashion -- Contains for each monograph definition, etiology, occurrence, age, ethnicity, gender, contributing factors, signs and symptoms, diagnostic tests, differential diagnosis, treatment, follow-up, sequelae, prevention/prophylaxis, referral guidelines, education, and references -- Organized by anatomical areas in a head-to-toe approach -- Each disorder chapter contains an overview of the essential elements to focus on during assessment
