Key Features * This book covers all the aspects of medicine useful for nursing students. * Each system covers briefly the symptoms, sins, investigations and treatment of various diseases. The text material in each system is concise and comprehensive and provides all the relevant information needed for students of nursing. * The important clinical material has been presented in boxes and tables and explained with the help of beautiful diagrams and figures. * The tables, figures and boxes are arranged in regular fashion. They are self-explanatory. * At the end, instruments, procedures and important bedside tests done in medicine have been incorporated as appendix.
Table of Contents 1. Introduction to Clinical Medicine and Nursing * Aims of medicine and nursing * Nursing care of the elderly and the unconscious patient * Clinical vital signs and their monitoring
2. Major Aetiologies of the Disease * Hereditary and its disorders * Disorders caused by physical and chemical agents * Bites and stings * Tumour formation and autoimmunity
3. Infection, Immunity and Chemotherapy Infection * Immunity and hypersensitivity * Chemotherapeutic agents and antibiotics
4. Diseases caused by Infections * Diseases caused by bacteria * Diseases caused by viruses * Diseases caused by fungi * Rickettsial and spirochaetal infections * Diseases caused by parasites, e.g. protozoa, helminthes, cestodes, flukes
5. The Skin and Sexually Transmitted Diseases * Skin disorders * Sexually transmitted diseases
6. Diseases of the Respiratory System * Anatomy, physiology, common respiratory symptoms, signs and investigations * Diseases of upper respiratory tract, i.e. coryza, tonsillitis, tracheobronchitis, hay fever. * Diseases of lower respiratory tract, i.e. bronchitis, pneumonia, asthma, bronchiectasis and lung abscess, tuberculosis, * interstitial lung diseases, pulmonary embolism and carcinoma lung * Diseases of the pleura, i.e. pleural effusion, pneumothorax
7. Disorders of Cardiovascular System * Anatomy, physiology, symptoms and signs and investigations of cardiovascular system * Heart failure * Congenital and rheumatic heart diseases * Other heart diseases, e.g. pulmonary, thyrotoxic, syphilitic * Systemic hypertension * Circulatory failure * Diseases of pericardium * Diseases of blood vessels
8. Diseases of Alimentary System Anatomy, physiology, common symptoms and investigations * Diseases of mouth and oesophagus, i.e. stomatitis, candidiasis, aphthous ulceration, glossitis, carcinoma tongue * and diseases of parotid gland * Diseases of stomach and duodenum, i.e. pyloric stenosis, gastric and peptic ulcer, carcinoma stomach and hiatus * hernia * Diseases of intestines, e.g. diarrhoea, malabsorption, intestinal obstruction, appendicitis, tuberculosis, inflammatory * bowel disease and diseases of colon. * Diseases of peritoneum, e.g. peritonitis and ascites * Diseases of pancreas
9. Diseases of the Liver and Gallbladder * Anatomy, physiology and investigations * Diseases of liver, i.e. hepatitis, cirrhosis, portal hypertension, hepatic failure and tumours of the liver * Diseases of gallbladder, i.e. cholecystitis, gallstones, carcinoma
10. Diseases of Kidneys and Urinary Tract * Anatomy, physiology, common symptoms and investigations * Glomerular diseases, e.g. glomerulonephritis * Renal failure and hypertensive renal diseases * Urinary tract infection and urinary stones * Heredofamilial diseases * Tumours of kidney and urinary tract
11. Diseases of Blood and Lymphoid System * Anatomy, physiology and investigations * Diseases of RBCs, i.e. anaemias and polycythaemias * Diseases of WBCs, i.e. agranulocytosis, leukaemias * Diseases of platelets, i.e. thrombocytopenia * Coagulation disorders, e.g. haemophilia * Diseases of lymphoid system, i.e. splenomegaly, lymphadenopathy, lymphoma, multiple myeloma
12. Nutrition and Vitamins * Nutrition and diet * Water, electrolytes and minerals * Nutritional disorders and nutritional support * Acidosis and alkalosis * Vitamins
13. Rheumatology * Anatomy and physiology * Diseases of joints, i.e. rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, osteoarthritis, gout and other arthritis Low back pain * Nonarticular rheumatism and connective tissue disorders * Vasculitis * Heritable rheumatic disorders and bone diseases
14. Disorders of Nervous System * Anatomy, physiology, higher mental functions * Diseases of the cranial nerves * Motor, sensory and autonomic systems * Infective disorders of nervous system, i.e. meningitis, encephalitis, brain abscess, myelitis, AIDS, syphilis, herpes * zoster * Headache and syncope * Epilepsies and coma * Vascular diseases, i.e. cerebrovascular disease/accident * Space occupying lesions * Demyelinating and extra-pyramidal disorders * Diseases of the spinal cord, peripheral nerves and muscles * Congenital disorders and birth injuries
15. Diabetes Mellitus * Definition, classification, types, diagnosis and investigations, and management * Acute and chronic complications * Diabetes, surgery and pregnancy
16. Diseases of Endocrine System * Pituitary gland and its disorders * Thyroid gland and its disorders * Adrenal gland and its disorders * Parathyroid gland and its disorders * Appendix 1: Normal values, i.e. haematology, biochemistry * Appendix 2: Bedside diagnostic and therapeutic procedures and instruments used * Index
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