The second edition of this text has been compiled by nurses and includes quick access to clinical information for over 170 medical-surgical disorders. It is designed to be both a clinical companion to medical-surgical textbooks and to help both practising and student nurses plan and evaluate care of the adult medical-surgical patient. This edition includes expanded content on pulmonary tuberculosis, AIDS, dysrhythmias, conduction disturbances, angioplasty, iron deficiency, anaemia, lymphomas and breast reduction, providing complete information on disorders commonly seen in medical-surgical patients.