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    Jill C. Cash, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC, editor ; Ann McQueen Blair, DNP, FNP, WHNP, GNP & L. Douglas Smith Jr., DNP, APRN, ACNP-BC, CNRN, SCRN, FCCM, adult-gerontology consultants.
    Summary: This hands-on text and clinical reference--used by thousands of NP students and practitioners alike--delivers national practice guidelines and professional standards of care to help clinicians deliver optimal primary care to adult and older adult patients. The new third edition, featuring the expert input of two renowned Adult-Gerontology practitioners, updates all chapters, teaching guides, and illustrative charts and provides new charts to enhance readability. Fresh content includes information on Sjogren's syndrome; reactive arthritis; elder abuse; LGBTQ health; concussion assessment; joint pain, bursitis, and fractures; peripheral neuropathy; and perimenopause/menopause. The third edition also includes the updated Beers Criteria and covers COVID-19 treatment and vaccines.

    Contents:
    Section I. Guidelines. Normal physiological changes in the aging adult
    Healthy living for the adult-geriatric patient
    Adult-geriatric assessments
    Caregiver and end-of-life issues
    Geriatric syndromes
    Pain management guidelines
    Dermatology guidelines
    Eye guidelines
    Ear guidelines
    Nasal guidelines
    Throat and mouth guidelines
    Respiratory guidelines
    Cardiovascular guidelines
    Gastrointestinal guidelines
    Genitourinary guidelines
    Obstetrics guidelines
    Gynecologic guidelines
    Sexually transmitted infections guidelines
    Infectious disease guidelines
    Systemic disorders guidelines
    Musculoskeletal guidelines
    Rheumatological guidelines
    Neurologic guidelines
    Endocrine guidelines
    Psychiatric guidelines
    Section II. Procedures. Section III. Appendices. Normal laboratory values
    Dietary recommendations
    Beers criteria
    Deprescribing algorithms.
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