Essentials of Human Diseases and Conditions - Softcover

Frazier RN CMA BS, Margaret Schell; Drzymkowski RN BS, Jeanette

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0323228364 ISBN 13: 9780323228367

Verlag: Saunders, 2015

Inhaltsangabe

Get a firm grasp of disease and disease process as it relates to your job with Essentials of Human Diseases and Conditions, 6th Edition. Perfectly tailored to the needs to today’s medical assistants, this unique text uses simple language and an abundance of learning features as it walks readers through the disease pathology of over 500 common patient conditions. This new sixth edition includes new diseases and conditions, new illustrations, ICD-10-CM codes for every condition, and new critical thinking questions to keep readers up-to-date on the latest pathology topics while helping them apply concepts from the text to clinical practice.

• Tenth grade reading level utilizes very approachable language to make the text content easy to digest.
• Enrichment boxes relate disease information to everyday practice.
• ICD-10-CM codes for each disease give readers ample practice looking up codes in ICD-10-CM.
• Current information on the most commonly encountered clinical disorders is presented in small segments for easier understanding.
• Full-color illustrations clarify difficult concepts.
• Consistent format for all diseases entries walks readers through each step of patient care and treatment, including:

• Description
• Symptoms and Signs
• Patient Screening
• Etiology
• Diagnosis
• Treatment
• Prognosis
• Prevention
• Patient Teaching
• Pharmacology appendix details drug names, therapeutic objectives, side effects, and general comments for commonly prescribed drugs.
• Alerts highlight safety precautions for physician-based practice.
• Review Challenges reinforce content and reveal areas requiring additional study.
• Real-life Challenges test readers' ability to apply chapter content to real-world cases.

• NEW! Additional diseases and conditions have been added throughout the text to keep readers up to date on the types of diseases and conditions they will encounter on the job.
• NEW! Critical thinking questions provide additional opportunities for readers to critically apply the concepts covered in the text.

Über diesen Titel

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Charlotte y Peter Fiell son dos autoridades en historia, teoría y crítica del diseño y han escrito más de sesenta libros sobre la materia, muchos de los cuales se han convertido en éxitos de ventas. También han impartido conferencias y cursos como profesores invitados, han comisariado exposiciones y asesorado a fabricantes, museos, salas de subastas y grandes coleccionistas privados de todo el mundo. Los Fiell han escrito numerosos libros para TASCHEN, entre los que se incluyen 1000 Chairs, Diseño del siglo XX, El diseño industrial de la A a la Z, Scandinavian Design y Diseño del siglo XXI.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Saunders
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2015
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0323228364
• ISBN 13: 9780323228367
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Auflage: 6
• Anzahl der Seiten: 976
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
• Verantwortliche Person: LSWR Group; b.criscuolo@lswr.it; ; Via Spadolini, 7; Milano; Italien