Breast Cancer
KEY CONCEPTS Breast cancer is usually diagnosed in the early stages when it is a highly curable malignancy. Local therapy of early-stage breast cancer consists of modified radical…
KEY CONCEPTS Breast cancer is usually diagnosed in the early stages when it is a highly curable malignancy. Local therapy of early-stage breast cancer consists of modified radical…
KEY CONCEPTS Millions of Americans have osteoarthritis (OA). OA prevalence increases with age, with women more commonly affected than men. Contributors to OA are systemic (age, genetics, hormonal…
Diabetes Mellitus Curtis L. Triplitt, Thomas Repas, and Carlos A. Alvarez KEY CONCEPTS Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a group of metabolic disorders of fat, carbohydrate, and protein metabolism…
Viral Hepatitis Paulina Deming KEY CONCEPTS Hepatitis A is transmitted via the fecal–oral route. Transmission is most likely to occur through travel to countries with high rates of…
Gout and Hyperuricemia Michelle A. Fravel, Michael E. Ernst, and Elizabeth C. Clark KEY CONCEPTS In the absence of a history of gout, asymptomatic hyperuricemia may not require…
Assessment of Nutrition Status and Nutrition Requirements Katherine Hammond Chessman and Vanessa J. Kumpf KEY CONCEPTS Malnutrition is a consequence of nutrient imbalance, overnutrition or undernutrition, and has…
Schizophrenia M. Lynn Crismon, Tami R. Argo, and Peter F. Buckley KEY CONCEPTS Although multiple neurotransmitter dysfunctions are involved in schizophrenia, the etiology is more likely mediated by…
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Rebecca L. Attridge, Rebecca Moote, and Deborah J. Levine KEY CONCEPTS Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is defined as a mean pulmonary artery pressure (mPAP) ≥25…
Acute Kidney Injury William Dager and Jenana Halilovic KEY CONCEPTS Three classification systems exist for staging severity of acute kidney injury (AKI): (a) Risk, Injury, Failure, Loss of…