"The eleventh edition of Lewis's Medical-Surgical Nursing : Assessment and Management of Clinical Problems incorporates the most current medical-surgical nursing information in an easy-to-use format.
Black women have a higher incidence and death rate related to CAD than white and Hispanic women. ... The risk for CAD is associated with a total serum cholesterol level greater than 200 mg/dL (5.2 mmol/L), an LDL greater than 130 mg/dL ...
Closing the gap in a generation: health equity through action on the social determinants of health, Commission on Social ... Perspectives of refugee women living in South Australia—barriers to accessing primary health care and achieving ...
In addition to three new chapters, this edition includes a stronger focus on the nursing process, clinical judgment, and preparation for the Next-Generation NCLEX(R) Examination.
Arterial oxygen saturation by pulse oximetry (SpO2 ) of 84% on 2 L/min via nasal cannula indicates impaired oxygen saturation. ... Isosorbide dinitrate and hydralazine (Bidil) is recommended for use in black patients with HFrEF to treat ...
The serum folate level is low (normal is 5–25 ng/mL [11–57 nmol/L]) and the serum cobalamin level is normal. ... A loss of 50 to 75 mL of blood from the upper GI tract is enough for stools to appear black (melena).
The South Asia adaptation of Lewis’s Medical-Surgical Nursing has got the original content adapted to suit the MSN curricula of South Asian countries. The content quality and suitability to the...
Brent R. Patient assessment in recovery. J Periop Pract 2010;120(3):103–7. Hamlin L. Postoperative management. ... In: Aitkenhead A, Smith G, Rowbotham D, editors. Textbook of anaesthesia. 5th ed. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone; 2007.
Ballantyne, J. C. (2014). Adaptation to continuous opioid use: The role of tolerance, dependence, and memory. In S. N. Raja, & C. L. Sommer (Eds.), Pain 2014 refresher course: 15th World Congress on Pain (pp. 375–380). IASP Press.
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Surgical options include transurethral incision of the diverticular neck, marsupialization (creation of a permanent opening) of the diverticular sac into the vagina (often referred to as a Spence procedure), and surgical excision.