This latest addition to the F. A. Davis Management Guidelines Series f or Nurse Practitioners is designed to help nurse practitioners manage patients across the life span. Organized by anatomical areas, this exc ellent resource covers 200 disorders and conditions. This new text/reference is designed to help nurse practitioner students learn how to effectively manage patients across the life span. Organized by anatomical areas, this text covers 310 disorders and conditions, with rationales and causes provided for abnormal lab and diagnostic test values. Visual symbols will assist your students in quickly locating potential diagnoses. KEY FEATURES A brief overview of relevant physiology and pathophysiology is provided ICD codes for each disorder are provided "Key Symptoms" at the beginning of each disorder help the user target the most appropriate diagnosis Contains for each monograph definition, etiology, occurrence, age, ethnicity, gender, contributing factors, signs and symptoms, diagnostic tests, differential diagnosis, treatment, follow-up, sequelae, prevention/prophylaxis, referral guidelines, education, and references Diagnostic data include rationales on why the test is ordered, and a discussion of possible causes for abnormal lab values Alternative and complementary modalities included in management/treatment sections as appropriate Many monographs followed by a diagnostic decision tree to illustrate diagnostic or treatment reasoning Eight four-color pages with common dermatologic conditions are included Website addresses for appropriate content areas and national organizations Organized by anatomical areas in a head-to-toe approach Each disorder chapter contains an overview of the essential elements to focus on during assessment Visual symbols such as Clinical Pearls, Age Related Considerations, Risk Factors, Red Flag, and Emergency Situation Signal Symptoms assist reader in quickly locating potential diagnoses