Diabetes Mellitus
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
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
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
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
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
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
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…
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Sharya V. Bourdet and Dennis M. Williams KEY CONCEPTS Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a treatable and preventable disease characterized by progressive airflow…
Invasive Fungal Infections
Invasive Fungal Infections Peggy L. Carver KEY CONCEPTS Systemic mycoses can be caused by pathogenic fungi and include histoplasmosis, coccidioidomycosis, cryptococcosis, blastomycosis, paracoccidioidomycosis, and sporotrichosis, or infections by…
