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Designed for portability, this Clinical Companion provides at-a-glance access to key information on more than 200 medical-surgical conditions and procedures. Completely updated content mirrors the revisions in the 13th edition of Lewis’s Medical-Surgical Nursing: Assessment and Management of Clinical Problems. Organized alphabetically for quick reference, it includes a variety of full-color illustrations and summary tables, as well as a handy reference appendix with laboratory values, Spanish translations of key phrases, and other information commonly used in nursing practice. Part One: Disorders offers concise, practical information on key disorders in a consistent format: Definitions and Descriptions, Pathophysiology, Clinical Manifestations, Complications, Diagnostic Studies, Interprofessional Care and Drug Therapy, and Nursing Management Part Two: Treatments and Procedures summarizes need-to-know content about common medical-surgical treatments and procedures such as basic life support, enteral nutrition, and artificial airway management Patient and caregiver teaching content is highlighted with a special icon to identify appropriate information to share with patients and caregivers about the care of patients with various conditions Cross-references to the main text direct you to more in-depth information Handy reference appendix contains information frequently used in nursing practice, including laboratory values, commonly used formulas, Spanish translations of key phrases, and much more Vivid full-color design makes it quick and easy to locate specific information Updated content throughout corresponds to the updates in the Lewis's Medical-Surgical Nursing, 13th Edition textbook Enhanced graphic design and navigation, including figure numbering, offers quick reference in clinical settings

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Clinical Professor Debra Hagler works at Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation, Arizona State University. Mariann M. Harding, Nursing Program Director and Professor of Nursing, Kent State University Tuscarawas. Professor Jeffrey Kwong works in the Division of Advanced Nursing Practice, School of Nursing, Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey. Courtney Reinisch, Director of Undergraduate Nursing, School of Nursing, Montclair State University, Montclair, New Jersey.

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