Copyright: Copyright © 2009 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.ISBN: ISBN-10: 0-07-159124-9
ISBN-13: 978-0-07-159124-9
ISSN: 0092-8682
Publication City: New York
Publication Year: 2009
Publisher: Lange Medical Books/McGraw-Hill, Medical Publishing Division
Description:Current Medical Diagnosis and Treatment delivers the most current insights into signs, symptoms, epidemiology, etiology, and treatment for over 1,000 diseases and disorders. Turn to any topic, and you'll find on-the-spot, evidence-based answers that reflect the most recent developments in diagnosis and treatment. This concise, authoritative reference gets you up to speed--fast--on the latest medical advances, prevention strategies, cost-effective treatments, and more.
In this trusted text, you'll find the most current insights into symptoms, signs, epidemiology, etiology, and treatment for over 1,000 diseases and disorders. Turn to any topic, and you'll find on-the-spot answers to your questions for both hospital and ambulatory medicine. This streamlined, authoritative reference gets you up to speed-fast-on the latest medical advances, prevention strategies, cost-effective treatments, and more. No wonder it's the most popular annually updated text in internal medicine!
Current Medicine in the right dose: exactly what you need for optimum patient care - in exactly the right amount of information.
- Comprehensive coverage of inpatient and outpatient care, highlighting only the diagnostic and treatment tools pertinent to your practice
- A-to-Z overview of internal medicine and primary care topics from gynecology and neurology to toxicology and urology
- Only text with an annual HIV infection update
- Essentials of Diagnosis for most diseases/disorders
- Hundreds of drug treatment tables, with indexed trade names and updated prices-plus helpful diagnostic and treatment algorithms
- Recent references with PMID numbers for fast access to abstracts or full-text articles
- Evidence-based standards for 1,000+ diseases and disorders
New to this edition:
- New 8-page color insert
- Extensively revised chapters on Ear, Nose and Throat; Hypertension; Disorders of the Blood - Vessels and Lymphatics; and Protozoal and Helmithic Diseases
- Updated chapter on preventive medicine emphasizes disease prevention and health promotion
- Revamped cancer chapter delivers the very latest treatment advances
- Common Symptoms chapter expanded to provide more information on treatment
- Reworked chapter on end-of-life now addresses palliative care and pain management
CONTENTS
Chapter 1 Disease Prevention & Health Promotion
Chapter 2 Common Symptoms
Chapter 3 Preoperative Evaluation & Perioperative Management
Chapter 4 Geriatric Disorders
Chapter 5 Palliative Care & Pain Management
Chapter 6 Dermatologic Disorders
Chapter 7 Disorders of the Eyes & Lids
Chapter 8 Ear, Nose, & Throat Disorders
Chapter 9 Pulmonary Disorders
Chapter 10 Heart Disease
Chapter 11 Systemic Hypertension
Chapter 12 Blood Vessel & Lymphatic Disorders
Chapter 13 Blood Disorders
Chapter 14 Disorders of Hemostasis & Antithrombotic Therapy
Chapter 15 Gastrointestinal Disorders
Chapter 16 Liver, Biliary Tract, & Pancreas Disorders
Chapter 17 Breast Disorders
Chapter 18 Gynecologic Disorders
Chapter 19 Obstetrics & Obstetric Disorders
Chapter 20 Musculoskeletal & Immunologic Disorders
Chapter 21 Fluid & Electrolyte Disorders
Chapter 22 Kidney Disease
Chapter 23 Urologic Disorders
Chapter 24 Nervous System Disorders
Chapter 25 Psychiatric Disorders
Chapter 26 Endocrine Disorders
Chapter 27 Diabetes Mellitus & Hypoglycemia
Chapter 28 Lipid Disorders
Chapter 29 Nutritional Disorders
Chapter 30 Common Problems in Infectious Diseases & Antimicrobial Therapy
Chapter e1 Anti-infective Chemotherapeutic & Antibiotic Agents
Chapter 31 HIV Infection & AIDS
Chapter 32 Viral & Rickettsial Infections
Chapter 33 Bacterial & Chlamydial Infections
Chapter 34 Spirochetal Infections
Chapter 35 Protozoal & Helminthic Infections
Chapter 36 Mycotic Infections
Chapter 37 Disorders Due to Physical Agents
Chapter 38 Poisoning
Chapter 39 Cancer
Chapter e2 Basic Genetics
Chapter 40 Clinical Genetic Disorders
Chapter 41 Complementary & Alternative Medicine
Chapter e3 Diagnostic Testing & Medical Decision Making
Chapter e4 Information Technology in Patient Care: The Internet, Telemedicine, & Clinical Decision Support
Appendix: Therapeutic Drug Monitoring & Laboratory Reference Intervals.
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