Dermatology for Advanced Practice Clinicians

✍ Scribed by Margaret Bobonich, Mary Nolen

• Publisher: LWW Wolters Kluwer
• Year: 2014
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 415
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The gap between training and clinical demand has been answered with the first comprehensive dermatology resource written for healthcare professionals across the clinical spectrum

Dermatology for Advanced Practice Clinicians is a breakthrough, comprehensive clinical resource. This indispensable reference presents dermatosis knowledge and patient care in terms relevant to everyday clinical practice. Content addresses basic pathophysiology and epidemiology within the realities of common presentations, diagnostics, complications, treatment, patient education, and follow-up. This is the definitive clinical reference for developing accurate, informed differential diagnoses for commonly presented skin conditions. Peel back the cover and inside you’ll find . . .

· More than 600 color photos of common skin diseases and numerous quick-reference tables, to aid prompt, accurate diagnoses
· Chapters address: basic science and diagnostic approach; topical therapies and corticosteroids; numerous skin disorders and infections; infestations, stings and bites; drug eruptions; malignancies; wound care; aesthetics; basic cosmetic dermatology; and essential dermatology skills
· User-friendly sections address common pitfalls, clinical pearls, special considerations, key concepts, guidelines for referral and consultation, and differential diagnoses for each condition
· Opening chapters supply basic science knowledge of lesion morphology—an aid for developing key diagnostic skills for skin exams
· Focus is on skin diseases that are: most common, most potentially threatening, and most infectious
· Section on common dermatologic procedures covers cryotherapy, destruction of lesions, biopsies with simple suturing, intralesional injections, and incision and drainage, with review of indications, complications, equipment, procedural steps, aftercare, and patient follow-up
· Must-have resource for nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, physicians’ assistants, dermatology RNs, and all advanced practice clinicians.
This title is an American Journal of Nursing 2015 Book of The Year Contest Winner.

✦ Table of Contents

Dermatology forAdvanced Practice Clinicians
Contributors
Preface
Acknowledgments
Contents
1
Structure, Function, and Diagnostic Approach to Skin Disease
2
Corticosteroids and Topical Therapies
3
Eczematous Disorders
4
Acne and Related Disorders
5
Papulosquamous Disorders
6
Pediatrics
7
Pigmented Lesions and Melanoma
8
Precancerous and Nonmelanoma Skin Cancers
9
Superficial Bacterial Infections
10
Viral Infections
11
Benign Neoplasms
12
Superficial Fungal Infections
13
Infestations, Stings, and Bites
14
Disorders of Hair and Nails
15 Cutaneous Manifestations of ConnectiveTissue Diseases and Immune-Mediated Blistering Diseases
16
Vasculitis and Hypersensitivity
17
Cutaneous Drug Eruptions
18
Pigmentation and Light-Related Dermatoses
19
Cutaneous Manifestations of Systemic Diseases
20
Granulomatous and Neutrophilic Disorders
21
Genital Dermatoses
22
Wound Care
23
Aging Skin: Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment
24
Procedural Skills
Internet Resources
Art Credits
Index

✦ Subjects

Dermatology