Disorders and Interventions (eBook, PDF)

Redaktion: Whittaker, Norma

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks UK
• Seitenzahl: 464
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. März 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780230213999
• Artikelnr.: 54273403

Autorenporträt

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

Inhaltsangabe

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.