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In this issue of Cardiology Clinics, guest editors Drs. Eric H. Yang and Ashley F. Stein-Merlob bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Cardio-oncology. Top experts discuss key topics such as anthracycline-induced cardiotoxicity; cardiac complications of immunotherapy: immune checkpoint inhibitors and CAR T cell therapy; advances in diagnosis and treatment of amyloid cardiomyopathy; guidelines in cardio-oncology; and more.Contains 18 relevant, practice-oriented topics including permissive cardiotoxicity; advances in imaging of cardiotoxicity; management of cancer therapy-related hypertension; cardiac complications of radiation therapy; health disparities in cardio-oncology; and more.Provides in-depth clinical reviews on cardio-oncology, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

Master the skills you need to create customized nursing care plans! Covering the most common medical-surgical nursing diagnoses and clinical problems, Nursing Care Plans: Diagnoses, Interventions, & Outcomes, 11th Edition features 232 care plans, each reflecting the latest evidence-based guidelines and national and international treatment protocols. It also features ICNP diagnoses, highlighted QSEN competencies, and a clear differentiation of nursing and collaborative interventions. New to this edition are a full-color format, seven new care plans, and a new online care plan template that makes it easier to create care plans. The #1 care planning book is better than ever and will help you learn to think like a nurse!NEW! Seven additional care plans cover: Impaired Skin IntegrityInfectionUnderweightOverflow Incontinence of UrineEating DisordersBrain TumorPancreatic CancerNEW! Fully updated coverage includes the latest therapeutic interventions and rationales.NEW! Full-color format makes this text more user-friendly and accessible.UPDATED! Using Nursing Care Plans to Individualize and Improve Care chapter features more illustrations to help you understand the components of a care plan, as well as how to prioritize those which are most appropriate for your patients.UPDATED! Content reflects the most current evidence-based practice and national and international clinical practice guidelines.Care plans for 77 "clinical problems" (formerly "nursing diagnoses") use a conceptual model organization and include the most common/important patient problems, providing the building blocks for creating your own individualized care plans.Care plans for 155 disorders encompass virtually every common medical-surgical condition, organized by body system.Prioritized care planning guidance internally organizes care plans from "actual" to "risk for" clinical problems, from general to specific interventions, and from independent to collaborative/interprofessional interventions to help you prioritize the most important, therapeutic interventions.Care plan format for clinical problems includes a definition/explanation of the diagnosis, common etiologies, supporting data, expected outcomes, ongoing assessment, and therapeutic interventions.Care plan format by disorder includes synonyms for the disorder (for ease in cross referencing), a definition, common etiologies, supporting data, expected outcomes, ongoing assessment, and therapeutic interventions for each relevant clinical problem.NEW! Care plan template on the Evolve companion website gives you a starting point for creating your own plans of care.

In this issue of Hematology/Oncology Clinics, guest editor Dr. Michael D’Angelica brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Management of Metastatic Liver Tumors. Top experts cover key topics such as surgical management of colorectal cancer liver metastases, breast cancer liver metastasis, and neuroendocrine tumor liver metastases; surgical management of sarcoma metastatic to liver; surgical management of gynecologic cancers; and many more.Contains 13 relevant, practice-oriented topics including liver directed locoregional therapies; intraarterial chemotherapy for liver metastases; external beam radiation therapy for liver metastases; hepatic perfusion for diffuse metastatic cancer to the liver: open and percutaneous techniques; and more.Provides in-depth clinical reviews on management of metastatic liver tumors, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

In this issue of Neuroimaging Clinics, guest editors Drs. Bryan Lanzman and Tarik F. Massoud bring their considerable expertise to the topic of The Subarachnoid Space: Percutaneous Access for Diagnosis and Image-Guided Therapies. In this first-of-its-kind issue, top experts the field discuss a wide range of topics related to the subarachnoid space, including imaging anatomy, guided lumbar punctures, puncture complications, myelography, cisternography, and much more.Contains 12 relevant, practice-oriented topics including imaging anatomy of cerebrospinal fluid spaces; standard fluoroscopic and CT-guided lumbar punctures; fluoroscopic, CT, and MR myelography; CT and MR cisternography; lumbar puncture, myelography, and cisternography in children; and more.Provides in-depth clinical reviews on the subarachnoid space, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

Gain a solid understanding of nursing pharmacology and patient-centered medication safety! Pharmacology: A Patient-Centered Nursing Process Approach, 12th Edition, makes it easy to learn the principles of nursing pharmacology and drug dosage calculation. A clear guide to pharmacotherapy and safe drug administration, this popular book uses drug prototypes to provide need-to-know information about key drugs, including dosage, side effects, interactions, and more. Nursing Process/Clinical Judgment summaries enhance your skills in applying clinical judgment skills for safe patient care. Written by a team of nursing experts led by Linda McCuistion, this time-tested textbook provides the nursing pharmacology knowledge you need to succeed on the Next-Generation NCLEX® Exam and administer drugs safely. NEW! The latest FDA drug approvals, withdrawals, and drug uses are included throughout. NEW! Content updates reflect the most current evidence-based care and the 2021 AACN Essentials. NEW! Updated Women's Health chapter features new content and safety highlights. NEW! Study and practice questions include the very latest formats for the Next-Generation NCLEX® Exam (NGN). NEW! Protein binding and half-life information is now listed in the Uses/Considerations columns in drug tables. UNIQUE! Nursing Process/Clinical Judgment summaries highlight important nursing considerations and clinical judgment skills within the framework of the nursing process. UNIQUE! Prototype Drug Charts provide easy access to key information for representative drugs, including dosages, contraindications, drug-lab-food interactions, pharmacokinetics, and more. UNIQUE! An extensive Drug Calculations chapter presents six methods of dosage calculation, providing a helpful review and supplement to a dosage calculations textbook. Safety and Quality chapter addresses medication errors, specific nursing measures to promote medication safety, U.S. National Patient Safety Goals, the 2021 AACN Essentials, and other safety issues and concerns. NGN-Style Case Studies (single-episode and unfolding) provide practice opportunities with the very latest item types. Application-level NCLEX®-Style Study Questions at the end of each chapter help prepare you for the growing pharmacology coverage on the NCLEX® Examination. Prioritization coverage helps you learn to prioritize nursing care by listing nursing interventions in the order of priority. Clinical Judgment Case Studies (in chapters that do not include NGN-style case studies) challenge you to apply your knowledge and analytical skills to realistic patient scenarios. Answer guidelines are provided on the Evolve website. Cultural content is integrated into Nursing Process boxes.

In this issue of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics, guest editor Dr. Camilo Castillo brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Enhancing Care After Spinal Cord Injury. Top experts in the field provide important information on the many factors affecting the transition of SCI patients from inpatient to outpatient care, highlighting the multifaceted nature of this process and its significance. Readers will gain a comprehensive understanding of the challenges and practical solutions regarding the care of SCI patients, including the importance of a coordinated approach to care and a well-structured transition plan that includes the involvement of non-SCI providers.Contains 14 relevant, practice-oriented topics including transitioning SCI patients from acute care to rehabilitation; early mobilization strategies in SCI rehabilitation; empowering women’s health after SCI; exploring post-acute care challenges and opportunities in SCI: perspectives from three distinct countries; and more.Provides in-depth clinical reviews on enhancing care after spinal cord injury, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

In this issue of Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics, guest editor Dr. Scott H. Troob brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Updates in Head & Neck Microvascular Surgery. With advancements in surgical technology and compounded institutional expertise, surgeons are now able to perform free flaps with increased efficiency, leading to decreased operative times, improved safety profiles, and decreased resource utilization. In this issue, top experts discuss the surgical innovation that continues to redefine the boundaries of what is possible with this technique, as microvascular surgeons endeavor to restore form and function for patients worldwide.Contains 14 relevant, practice-oriented topics including advances in maxillary/midface reconstruction; assisted technologies in free flap reconstruction (spy, robot, spider, exoscope); pediatric free flaps; minimizing donor site morbidly and innovations in donor site management; microvascular free flap practice management and career development; and more.Provides in-depth clinical reviews on head and neck microvascular surgery, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

In this issue of MRI Clinics, guest editor Dr. Jenny T. Bencardino brings her considerable expertise to the topic of MR Imaging of the Hip. Top experts in the field provide a comprehensive look at major issues with the hip, beginning with an update on imaging the hip and including articles on anatomy, artificial Intelligence, young adults, stress injuries, impingement syndromes, and many more.Contains 15 relevant, practice-oriented topics including an update on MRI techniques of the hip; artificial intelligence applications in MRI of the hip; diagnostic evaluations of stress injuries of the hip using MRI; MRI of the hip: infectious and inflammatory conditions; MRI of tumors and tumor-like conditions of the hip; and more.Provides in-depth clinical reviews on MR Imaging of the Hip, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

In this issue of Surgical Clinics, guest editor Dr. Daniel Labow brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Gastric Surgery. Top experts provide up-to-date reviews of current techniques for gastric cancer, gastric ulcers, paraesophageal hernias, achalasia, and bariatric surgery. Discussions include techniques such as open surgery, minimally invasive surgery, lymphadenectomy, wedge gastrectomy, and more.Contains 14 relevant, practice-oriented topics including open gastric surgery for gastric cancer; minimally invasive partial gastrectomy; minimally invasive total gastrectomy; treatment of early gastric cancer (EMR, ESD); surgical treatment of gastric perforation; and more.Provides in-depth clinical reviews on gastric surgery, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

In this issue of Pediatric Clinics of North America, guest editor Dr. Mary C. Ottolini brings her considerable expertise to the topic of Challenges of Pediatric Practice in Rural America. Nearly one in five children live in rural America, and children and adolescents living in rural communities experience significant health disparities compared to those in urban areas. This issue explores current, relevant topics related to the challenges of providing care to children and adolescents in rural locations.Contains 13 relevant, practice-oriented topics including rural community approaches to address childhood obesity; mental health challenges in rural environments; substance abuse and neonatal opiate withdrawal syndrome in rural environments; transport challenges; telemedicine; pediatric injuries; and more.Provides in-depth clinical reviews on the challenges of pediatric practice in rural America, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

In this issue of Hand Clinics, guest editor Dr. Kevin C. Chung brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Contemporary Concepts in Treating the Rheumatoid Hand. Top experts discuss the assessment of progressive hand and wrist deformities in the rheumatoid patient; treatment of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis; treatment of the thumb in the rheumatoid hand; outcomes assessments for the rheumatoid hand; and more.Contains 13 relevant, practice-oriented topics including advances in the medical treatment of rheumatoid arthritis; best and worst operations for the rheumatoid hand; outcomes of small joint arthroplasty for the rheumatoid hand; total wrist arthroplasty versus wrist fusion in rheumatoid arthritis; therapy for the rheumatoid hand; and more.Provides in-depth clinical reviews on treating the rheumatoid hand, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

In this issue of Thoracic Surgery Clinics, guest editors Drs. Maria Lucia Madariaga and Hugh Auchincloss bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Management of the Trachea. Top experts provide a complete update of management of the trachea and its conditions, beginning with anatomy and followed by individual articles on specific treatments, anesthesia, and airway appliances. Two other articles of note are on tracheal transplantation and laryngeal surgery.Contains 14 relevant, practice-oriented topics including anatomy of the trachea; extended tracheal resection/carinal resection; management of tracheal surgery complications and redo tracheal surgery; management of primary tracheal tumors; tracheal transplantation; and more.Provides in-depth articles on management of the trachea, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

Advances in Psychiatry and Behavioral Health reviews the year’s most important findings and updates within the field in order to provide psychiatrists and primary care physicians with the current clinical information they need to improve patient outcomes. A distinguished editorial board, led by Dr. Deepak Prabhakar, identifies key areas of major progress and controversy and invites preeminent specialists to contribute original articles devoted to these topics. These insightful overviews in psychiatry and behavioral health inform and enhance clinical practice by bringing concepts to a clinical level and exploring their everyday impact on patient care.Contains 24 articles on such topics as loneliness and emotional blunting in elite sport; parent-led treatment for childhood anxiety; internet CBT for anxiety; advances in management of personality disorders in a residential setting; acculturative stress and mental health outcomes among Latinx youth; and more, as well as current topics in geriatrics, women’s mental health, neurosciences, and more.Provides in-depth, clinical reviews in psychiatry and behavioral health, providing actionable insights for clinical practice.Presents the latest information in the field under the leadership of an experienced editorial team. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create these timely topic-based reviews.

In this issue of Radiologic Clinics, guest editors Drs. Alberto Bazzocchi and Giuseppe Guglielmi bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Imaging in Rheumatology. Top experts provide a timely update on the most common rheumatic diseases and the imaging modalities used to diagnose them. Individual articles on imaging modalities such as X-ray, MRI, CT, ultrasound, whole body imaging, and interventional radiology are featured.Contains 14 relevant, practice-oriented topics including update on imaging of rheumatic diseases in clinical practice: recent concepts and developments; what is new in osteoarthritis imaging?; imaging in early rheumatic diseases: how to recognize and to approach the differential diagnosis; dual-energy CT applications in rheumatology; whole-body imaging in rheumatology; and more.Provides in-depth clinical reviews on imaging in rheumatology, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

Inequities in health care and medical education have a long and complex history involving racism, sexism, ableism, exclusivity, and other forms of social injustice. Reimagining Medical Education: The Future of Health Equity and Social Justice, part of the American Medical Association's MedEd Innovation Series, explores and addresses these ongoing issues. Using both theoretical and practical approaches, medical educators share a vision of medical education through a social justice lens. The resulting volume focuses on equity throughout medical education: improving the diversity of the student, faculty, and health workforce and ameliorating inequitable outcomes among minoritized and marginalized patient populations. This unique, change-oriented text . . . Shares knowledge and insight from a diverse team of authors who outline what an equitable future for medical education and health care can be. Provides a thought-provoking account of the negative impact of centuries of asymmetry of power. Offers an aspirational vision of a just system for recruiting, training, and empowering the next generation of care providers and how to impact change at the individual, institutional, and population levels. Covers both medical school (UME) and residency program (GME) implementation strategies. Contains practical, visionary guidance for faculty, staff, students, administrators, and leaders in medical education. An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud.

Trusted by clinicians for more than 75 years, Conn's Current Therapy presents today's evidence-based information along with the personal experience and discernment of expert physicians. The 2025 edition is a helpful resource for a wide range of healthcare providers, including primary care physicians, subspecialists, and allied health professionals, providing current treatment information in a concise yet in-depth format. Nearly 350 topics have been carefully reviewed and updated to bring you state-of-the-art content in even the most rapidly changing areas of medicine. Offers personal approaches from recognized leaders in the field, covering common complaints, acute diseases, and chronic illnesses along with the most current evidence-based clinical management options. Follows a consistent, easy-to-use format throughout, with diagnosis, therapy, drug protocols, and treatment pearls presented in quick-reference boxes and tables for point-of-care answers to common clinical questions. Contains a new chapter on artificial intelligence, while extensively revised chapters with new author teams cover autism; constipation; depressive, bipolar and related mood disorders; medical toxicology; obsessive-compulsive disorder; osteoporosis; premenstrual syndrome; keloids; rosacea; and Q fever. Features thoroughly reviewed and updated information from multiple expert authors and editors, who offer a fresh perspective and their unique personal experience and judgment. Provides current drug information thoroughly reviewed by PharmDs. Features nearly 300 images, including algorithms, anatomical illustrations, and photographs, that provide useful information for management. An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud. Additional digital ancillary content may publish up to 6 weeks following the publication date.