N4–4: Nursing Diagnoses Grouped by Diseases/Disorders
Information appearing in brackets has been added to clarify and facilitate the use of nursing diagnoses.

• abdominal perineal resection
• abortion, elective termination
• abortion, spontaneous termination
• abruptio placentae
• abscess, brain (acute)
• abuse
• acidosis, metabolic
• acidosis, respiratory
• acne
• acute respiratory distress syndrome
• Addison's disease
• adenoidectomy
• adjustment disorder
• adrenal crisis, acute
• adrenalectomy
• adult respiratory distress syndrome
• affective disorder
• affective disorder, seasonal
• AIDS
• AIDS dementia
• alcohol abuse/withdrawal
• alcohol intoxication, acute
• aldosteronism, primary
• alkalosis, respiratory
• allergy, latex
• Alzheimer's disease
• amputation
• amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
• anaphylaxis
• anemia
• anemia, sickle cell
• angina pectoris
• anorexia nervosa
• antisocial personality disorder
• anxiety disorder, generalized
• aortic aneurysm repair, abdominal
• aortic stenosis
• aplastic anemia
• appendicitis
• arrhythmia, cardiac
• arthritis, juvenile rheumatoid
• arthritis, rheumatoid
• arthroplasty
• arthroscopy, knee
• asthma
• athlete's foot
• attention deficit disorder
• autistic disorder
• battered child syndrome
• benign prostatic hypertrophy
• bipolar disorder
• borderline personality disorder
• botulism (food-borne)
• brain tumor
• breast cancer
• bronchitis
• bronchopneumonia
• bulimia nervosa
• burn (dependent on type, degree, and severity of the injury)
• bursitis
• calculi, urinary
• cancer
• cardiac surgery
• carpal tunnel syndrome
• casts
• cataract
• cat scratch disease
• cerebrovascular accident (CVA)
• cesarean birth, postpartal
• cesarean birth, unplanned
• chemotherapy
• cholecystectomy
• cholelithiasis
• chronic obstructive lung disease
• cirrhosis
• cocaine hydrochloride poisoning, acute
• coccidioidomycosis
• colitis, ulcerative
• colostomy
• coma, diabetic
• concussion of the brain
• conduct disorder (childhood, adolescence)
• Conn's syndrome
• constipation
• coronary artery bypass surgery
• Crohn's disease
• croup
• croup, membranous
• Cushing's syndrome
• cystic fibrosis
• cystitis
• cytomegalic inclusion disease
• cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection
• deep vein thrombosis (DVT)
• dehiscence (abdominal)
• dehydration
• delirium tremens
• delivery, precipitous/out of hospital
• delusional disorder
• dementia, presenile/senile
• depressant abuse
• depressive disorders, major depression, dysthymia
• dermatitis seborrheica
• diabetes mellitus
• diabetic ketoacidosis
• dialysis, general
• dialysis, peritoneal
• diarrhea
• digitalis toxicity
• dilation and curettage
• dilation of cervix, premature
• disseminated intravascular coagulation
• dissociative disorders
• diverticulitis
• Down syndrome
• drug overdose, acute
• Duchenne's muscular dystrophy
• dysmenorrhea
• dysrhythmia, cardiac
• eclampsia
• ectopic pregnancy
• eczema
• edema, pulmonary
• emphysema
• encephalitis
• endocarditis
• endometriosis
• enteritis
• epididymitis
• epilepsy
• erectile dysfunction
• failure to thrive, infant/child
• fatigue syndrome, chronic
• fetal alcohol syndrome
• fetal demise
• fractures
• frostbite
• gallstones
• gangrene, dry
• gas, lung irritant
• gastritis, acute
• gastritis, chronic
• gastroenteritis
• gender identity disorder
• genetic disorder
• glaucoma
• glomerulonephritis
• goiter
• gonorrhea
• gout
• Guillain-Barré syndrome
• hay fever
• heart failure, chronic
• heatstroke
• hemodialysis
• hemophilia
• hemorrhoidectomy
• hemorrhoids
• hemothorax
• hepatitis, acute viral
• hernia, hiatal
• herniation of nucleus pulposus
• herpes, herpes simplex
• herpes zoster
• high altitude pulmonary edema
• HIV positive
• Hodgkin's disease
• hospice/end of life care
• hydrocephalus
• hyperactivity disorder
• hyperbilirubinemia
• hyperemesis gravidarum
• hypertension
• hypertension, pulmonary
• hyperthyroidism
• hypoglycemia
• hypoparathyroidism (acute)
• hypothermia (systemic)
• hypothyroidism
• hysterectomy
• ileocolitis
• ileostomy
• ileus
• impetigo
• infection, prenatal
• inflammatory bowel disease
• influenza
• insulin shock
• intestinal obstruction
• irritable bowel syndrome
• Kawasaki disease
• kidney stone(s)
• labor, induced/augmented
• labor, precipitous
• labor, preterm
• labor, stage I
• labor, stage II
• laminectomy
• laryngectomy
• laryngitis
• latex allergy
• lead poisoning, acute
• lead poisoning, chronic
• leukemia, acute
• long-term care
• lupus erythematosus, systemic (SLE)
• Lyme disease
• macular degeneration
• Mallory-Weiss syndrome
• mastectomy
• mastitis
• mastoidectomy
• measles
• melanoma, malignant
• meningitis, acute meningococcal
• meniscectomy
• menopause
• mental retardation
• miscarriage
• mitral stenosis
• mononucleosis, infectious
• mood disorders
• mountain sickness, acute
• multiple personality
• multiple sclerosis
• mumps
• muscular dystrophy
• myasthenia gravis
• myeloma, multiple
• myocardial infarction
• myocarditis
• myringotomy
• myxedema
• neglect/abuse
• neonatal, normal newborn
• neonatal, premature newborn
• nephrectomy
• nephrolithiasis
• nephrotic syndrome
• neuralgia, trigeminal
• neuritis
• obesity
• opioid abuse
• organic brain syndrome
• osteoarthritis
• osteomyelitis
• osteoporosis
• palsy, cerebral
• pancreatitis
• paranoid personality disorder
• paraplegia
• parathyroidectomy
• Parkinson's disease
• pelvic inflammatory disease
• periarteritis nodosa
• pericarditis
• perinatal loss/death of child
• peripheral vascular disease
• peritonitis
• pheochromocytoma
• phlebitis
• phobia
• placenta previa
• pleurisy
• pneumonia
• pneumothorax
• polyarteritis
• polycythemia vera
• polyradiculitis
• postoperative recovery period
• postpartal period
• post-traumatic stress disorder
• pregnancy
• pregnancy, adolescent
• pregnancy, high-risk
• pregnancy-induced hypertension
• premenstrual tension syndrome
• pressure ulcer or sore
• preterm labor
• prostatectomy
• pruritus
• psoriasis
• pulmonary embolus
• pulmonary hypertension
• purpura, idiopathic thrombocytopenic
• pyelonephritis
• quadriplegia
• rape
• Raynaud's phenomenon
• reflex sympathetic dystrophy
• regional enteritis
• renal failure, acute
• renal transplantation
• respiratory distress syndrome
• retinal detachment
• Reye's syndrome
• rheumatic fever
• rickets
• ringworm, tinea
• rubella
• scabies
• scarlet fever
• schizophrenia
• sciatica
• scleroderma
• scoliosis
• seizure disorder
• sepsis, puerperal
• septicemia
• serum sickness
• sexually transmitted disease
• shock
• shock, cardiogenic
• shock, hemorrhagic/hypovolemic
• shock, septic
• sick sinus syndrome
• smallpox
• snow blindness
• somatoform disorders
• spinal cord injury (SCI)
• sprain of ankle or foot
• stapedectomy
• substance dependence/abuse rehabilitation
• surgery, general
• synovitis
• syphilis, congenital
• syringomyelia
• Tay-Sachs disease
• thrombophlebitis
• thrombosis, venous
• thrush
• thyroidectomy
• thyrotoxicosis
• TIA (transient ischemic attack)
• tic douloureux
• tonsillectomy
• tonsillitis
• total joint replacement
• toxemia of pregnancy
• toxic shock syndrome
• traction
• transfusion reaction, blood
• trichinosis
• tuberculosis
• tympanoplasty
• typhus
• ulcer, decubitus
• ulcer, peptic
• unconsciousness
• urinary diversion
• urolithiasis
• uterine bleeding, abnormal
• uterus, rupture of, in pregnancy
• vaginismus
• vaginitis
• varices, esophageal
• varicose veins
• venereal disease
• West Nile fever
• Wilms' tumor
• wound, gunshot