Disorders and Interventions

ISBN-13: 9780333922637 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 464 str.

Marie Philippe

Opis

This comprehensive text provides a systematic explanation of major conditions such as cancer, coronary heart disease, stroke and hypertension. It starts with a definition and then examines the epidemiology, aetiology and pathophsyiology of the disorder as well as clinical signs, symptoms and treatments. Interventions to be made at various levels are explored, and clinical practice points are offered. This is essential reading for students and health professionals wishing to further their understanding of common disorders and to improve their delivery of care.

Spis treści

Introduction.- Social and Environmental Influences on Health and Wellbeing.- Family-Centred Care.- Health Issues Related to Ethnic Minority Groups.- Hypertension.- Coronary Heart Disease.- Stroke.- Multiple Sclerosis.- Epilepsy .- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.- Infectious Diseases.- Tuberculosis.- Chronic Inflammatory Bowel Disease.- Diabetes Mellitus.- Cancer: An Overview.- Women's Cancers .- Men's Cancers.- Index.

O autorze

NORMA WHITTAKER is Senior Lecturer in the School of Nursing and Midwifery at De Montfort University.