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!
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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
Table of Contents
1. Disease Prevention & Health Maintenance
2. Common Symptoms
3. Preoperative Evaluation
4. Geriatric Disorders
5. Palliative Care and Pain Mgt
6. Dermatologic Disorders
7. Ophthalmic Disorders
8. Disorders & Diseases of the Eye and Lids
9. Pulmonary Disorders
10. Heart
11. Hypertension
12. Blood Vessels & Lymphatics
13. Blood
14. Gastrointestinal Disorders
15. Liver, Biliary Tract, & Pancreas
16. Breast
17. Gynecology
18. Obstetrics
19. Allergic & Immunologic Disorders
20. Arthritis & Musculoskeletal Disorders
21. Fluid & Electrolyte Disorders
22. Kidney
23. Urology
24. Nervous System Disorders
25. Psychiatric Disorders
26. Endocrinology
27. Diabetes Mellitus & Hypoglycemia
28. Lipid Abnormalities
29. Nutritional Disorders
30. General Problems in Infectious Diseases
31. HIV Infection & AIDS
32. Viral & Rickettsial Infections
33. Bacterial & Chlamydial Infections
34. Spirochetal Infections
35. Protozoal & Helminthic Infections
36. Mycotic Infections
37. Disorders Due to Physical Agents
38. Poisoning
39. Cancer
40. Clinical Genetics
41. Complementary & Alternative Medicine