The main sections containing body system topics are chapters 15 through 45. General information chapters include information on preoperative care, postoperative care and surgical complications. Bibliographic references are included. This dictionary contains information on medical syndromes. Syndromes are arranged alphabetically.
Entries can be a paragraph to a page in length.
Each entry includes synonyms, symptoms and signs, etiology, pathology, diagnosis, therapy, and prognosis. A short bibliography is also included with each entry. The bibliography contains a citation to the first article describing a syndrome. All of the syndrome names and their synonyms are included in the index. Diseases Written for nurses, Diseases emphasizes patient care and education.