Selected references

 

Alcoser, P., and Burchett, S. “Bone Marrow Transplantation: Immune System Suppression and Reconstitution,” AJN 99(6):26-32, 1999.

American Cancer Society. Guidelines on Diet, Nutrition, and Cancer Prevention . www2.cancer.org/prevention/index.cfm Updated 5/99. Accessed 10/4/99.

American Cancer Society. Recommendations for the Early Detection of Cancer. Cancer Facts and Figures 1999 . www.cancer.org/statistics/cff99/data/data_recommendDetect.html . Updated 5/99. Accessed 10/4/99.

American Heart Association. Cardiomyopathy . Dallas: American Heart Association, 1999.

American Heart Association. Rheumatic Heart Disease Statistics . Dallas: American Heart Association, 1999.

Assessment Made Incredibly Easy . Springhouse, Pa.: Springhouse Corp., 1998.

Beattie, S. “Management of Chronic Stable Angina,” Nurse Practitioner 24(5):44-53, 1999.

Beers, M., and Berkow, R. The Merck Manual , 17th ed. Whitehouse Station, N.J.: Merck and Co., Inc., 1999.

Bertolet, B.D., and Brown, C.S. “Cardiac Troponin: See Ya Later, CK!” Chest 111(1):2, January 1997.

Bickley, L.S., and Hoekelman, R.A. Bates' Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking , 7th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1999.

Bone, R. Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Core Updates . St. Louis: Mosby-Year Book, Inc., 1998.

Cairns, J., et al. “Coronary Thrombolysis,” Chest 114(5): 634-657, 1998.

Chiramannil, A. “Clinical Snapshot: Lung Cancer,” AJN 98(4):46-47, 1998.

Coats, U. “Management of Venous Ulcers,” Critical Care Nursing Quarterly 21(2):14, August 1998.

Coudrey, L. “The Troponins,” Archives of Internal Medicine 158(11):1173-1180, June 1998.

Diseases , 3rd ed. Springhouse, Pa.: Springhouse Corp., 2000.

Dugan, K.J. “Caring for Patients with Pericarditis,” Nursing98 28(3):50-51, 1998.

Fauci, A.S., et al., eds. Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine , 14th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1998.

Fluids and Electrolytes Made Incredibly Easy . Springhouse, Pa.: Springhouse Corp., 1997.

Fox, S.I. Laboratory Guide Human Physiology: Concepts and Clinical Applications . Dubuque, Iowa: Brown, William, 1999.

Halper, J., and Holland, N. “Meeting the Challenge of Multiple Sclerosis-Part 1,” AJN 98(10): 26-32, 1998.

Halper, J., and Holland, N. “Meeting the Challenge of Multiple Sclerosis-Part 2,” AJN 98(11): 39-45, 1998.

Halperin, M. Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Physiology: A Problem-Based Approach . Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders Co., 1998.

Handbook of Geriatric Nursing Care . Springhouse, Pa.: Springhouse Corp., 1999.

Handbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing . Springhouse, Pa.: Springhouse Corp., 1998.

Hanson, M. Pathophysiology: Foundations of Disease and Clinical Intervention . Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders Co., 1998.

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Huether, S.E., and McCance, K.L. Understanding Pathophysiology . St. Louis: Mosby-Year Book, 1996.

Huston, C.J. “Emergency! Cervical Spine Injury,” AJN 98(6): 33, 1998.

Ignatavicius, D.D., et al. Medical-Surgical Nursing: Nursing Process Approach , 2nd ed. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders Co., 1995.

Jastremski, C.A. “Trauma! Head Injuries,” RN 61(12): 40-46, 1998.

Lewandowski, D.M. “Myocarditis,” AJN 99(8):44-45, 1999.

Lewis, A.M. “Cardiovascular Emergency!” Nursing99 29(6):49, 1999.

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McKinney, B.C. “Solving the Puzzle of Heart Failure,” Nursing99 29(5):33-39, 1999.

Murray, S. Critical Care Assessment Handbook . Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders Co., 1999.

Pathophysiology Made Incredibly Easy . Springhouse, Pa.: Springhouse Corp., 1998.

Porth, C.M. Pathophysiology: Concepts of Altered Health States , 5th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott-Raven Pubs., 1998.

Price, S.A., and Wilson, L.M. Pathophysiology: Clinical Concepts and Disease Processes , 5th ed. St. Louis: Mosby-Year Book, Inc., 1997.

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Professional Guide to Signs and Symptoms , 2nd ed. Springhouse, Pa.: Springhouse Corp., 1997.

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Wakeling, K.S. “The Latest Weapon in the War Against Cancer,” RN 62(7):58-60, July 1999.

Sparacino, P.S.A. “Cardiac Infections: Medical and Surgical Therapies,” Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 13(2):49, January 1999.

Sussman, C., and Bates-Jensen, B.M. Wound Care, A Collaborative Practical Manual for Physical Therapists and Nurses , Gaithersburg, Md.: Aspen Pubs., Inc., 1998.

Taylor, R., et al. Family Medicine Principles and Practice , 5th ed. New York: Springer Publishing Co., 1998.

Woods, A.D. “Managing Hypertension,” Nursing99 29(3):41-46, March 1999.