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Current Medical Diagnosis and Treatment : 1999 Edition

ISBN: 9780838515501 | 0838515509
Edition: 38th
Format: Paperback
Publisher: McGraw Hill (Tx)
Pub. Date: 10/1/1998

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Table of Contents
Prefacexiii(2)
Authorsxv
1. General Approach to the Patient; Health Maintanance & Disease Prevention; & Common Symptoms
1(32)
Steph... MORE
Steven A. Schroeder, MD
General Approach to the Patient
1(1)
Health Maintenance & Disease Prevention
2(16)
Infectious Diseases
3(2)
Cardiovascular & Cerebrovasuclar Diseases
5(6)
Physical Inactivity & Sedentary Lifestyle
11(1)
Cancer
12(3)
Accidents & Violence
15(1)
Substance Abuse
16(2)
Common Symptoms
18(15)
Pain
18(9)
Fever & Hyperthermia
27(2)
Weight Loss
29(1)
Fatigue
30(3)
2. Preoperative Evaluation
33(12)
Joshua S. Adler, MD
Lee Goldman, MD, MPH
Physiologic Effects of Anesthesia & Surgery
33(1)
Evaluation of the Asymptomatic Patient
33(1)
Cardiac Risk Assessment
33(5)
Pulmonary Evaluation in Non-Lung Resection Surgery
38(2)
Evaluation of the Patient With Liver Disease
40(1)
Preoperative Hematologic Evaluation
40(1)
Neurologic Evaluation
41(1)
Management of Endocrine Diseases
42(1)
Renal Diseases
43(2)
3. Geriatric Medicine
45(23)
Neil M. Resnick, MD
General Principles of Geriatric Medicine
45(3)
Evaluation of the Elderly
48(1)
Physical Examination
49(1)
Mental Status Examination
49(2)
Evaluation of Functional Capacity in the Elderly
51(1)
Laboratory Examination & Imaging
52(1)
The Frail Elderly & the Five I's
52(12)
Intellectural Impariment
52(4)
Immobility (Chair-or Bed-Bound)
56(1)
Instability (Physical Instability, Falls, Unstable Fair)
57(2)
Urinary Incontinence
59(3)
"Iatrogenic" Drug Reactions
62(2)
Overview of Special Considerations in Treating the Elderly
64(4)
4. Cancer
68(36)
Hope S. Rugo, MD
Incidence & Etiology
68(5)
Prevention of Cancer
71(4)
Staging of Cancer
75(1)
Primary Cancer Treatment
76(16)
Surgery & Radiation Therapy
76(1)
Systemic Cancer Therapy
77(9)
Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Micrometastaese
86(2)
Toxicity & Does Modification of Chemotherapeutic Agents
88(4)
Evaluation of Tumor Response
92(2)
Tumor Size
92(1)
Tumor Markers
93(1)
General Well-Being & Performance Status & Supportive Care
94(1)
Cancer Complications: Diagnosis & Management
94(10)
Oncologic Emergencies
94(3)
Other Complications
97(3)
The Paraneoplastic Syndromes
100(2)
Potential Future Approaches to Cancer Therapy
102(2)
5. Care at the End of Life
104(12)
Michael W. Rabow, MD
Robert V. Brody, MD
The End of Life
104(2)
Diagnosis of the End of Life
104(1)
Expectations About the End of Life
104(1)
The Role of the Physician at the End of Life
105(1)
Caring for the Family
105(1)
The Limits of Care at the End of Life
105(1)
The Setting and Structure of Care
106(3)
Ethical and Legal Background
106(1)
Advance Directives
107(1)
DNAR Orders
107(1)
Hospice Care
108(1)
Cultural Issues
108(1)
The Specific Tasks of Caring
109(5)
Symptom Management
109(2)
Nutrition and Hydration
111(1)
Withdrawl of Support
112(1)
Psychologic, Social, & Spiritual Issues
113(1)
Tasks After Death
114(2)
The Pronouncement & Death Certificate
114(1)
Autopsy & Organ Donation
114(1)
Follow-Up & Grieving
115(1)
6. Skin & Appendages
116(65)
Timothy G. Berger, MD
Principles of Dermatologic Therapy
116(5)
Common Dermatoses
121(52)
Pigmented Lesions
121(4)
Scaling Disorders
125(13)
Vesicular Dermatoses
138(5)
Weeping or Encrusted Lesions
143(2)
Pustular Disorders
145(6)
Figurate Erythemas
151(5)
Blistering Diseases
156(2)
Papules
158(4)
Violaceous to Purple & Nodules
162(1)
Pruritus (Itching)
163(5)
Inflammatory Nodules
168(2)
Photodermatitis
170(1)
Ulcers
171(2)
Miscellaneous Dermatologic Disorders
173(8)
Pigmentary Disorders
173(1)
Baldness (Alopecia)
174(1)
Nail Disorders
175(2)
Dermatis Medicamentosa (Drug Eruption)
177(4)
7. Eye
181(34)
Paul Riordan-Eva, FRCS, FRCOphth,
Daniel G. Vaughan, MD
Symptoms of Ocular Disease
181(1)
Ocular Examination
182(2)
Ophthalmologic Referrals
184(1)
Refractive Errors
185(1)
Disorders of the Lids & Lacrimal Apparatus
186(1)
Conjunctivitis
187(3)
Pinguecula & Pterygium
190(1)
Corneal Ulcer
190(2)
Acute (Angle-Closure) Glaucoma
192(1)
Open-Angles Glaucoma
193(1)
Uveitis
194(2)
Cataract
196(1)
Rential Detachment
196(1)
Vitreous Hemorrhage
197(1)
Age-Related Macular Degeneration
197(1)
Central & Branch Rential Vein Occlusions
198(1)
Central & Branch Retinal Artery Occlusions
199(1)
Amaurosis Fugax
199(1)
Retinal Disorders Associated With Systemic Diseases
200(3)
Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy
203(1)
Optic Neuritis
203(1)
Optic Disk Swelling
204(1)
Ocular Motor Palsies
204(1)
Dysthyroid Eye Disease
204(1)
Orbital Cellulitis
205(1)
Ocular Trauma
205(2)
Principles of Treatment of Ocular Infections
207(1)
Techniques Used in the Treatment of Ocular Disorders
208(1)
Precautions in Management of Ocular Disordres
208(4)
Adverse Ocular Effects of Systemic Drugs
212(3)
8. Ear, Nose, & Throat
215(40)
Robert K. Jackler, MD
Michael J. Kaplen, MD
Diseases of the Ear
215(1)
Diseases of the Nose & Paranasal Sinuses
228(9)
Diseases of the Oral Cavity & Pharynx
237(6)
Diseases of the Salivary Glands
243(1)
Diseases of the Larynx
244(3)
Tracheotomy & Cricothyrotomy
247(1)
Foreign Bodies in the Upper Aerodigestive Tract
248(1)
Diseases Presenting as Neck Masses
249(3)
Otolaryngologic Manifestations of HIV Infection
252(3)
9. Lung
255(84)
Mark S. Chesnutt, MD
Thomas J. Prendergast, MD
John L. Stauffer, MD
Common Manifestations of Lung Disease
255(3)
Dyspnea
255(1)
Cough
256(1)
Hemoptysis
257(1)
Symptoms & Signs
258(4)
Physical Examination
258(1)
Pulmonary Function Tests
259(3)
Disorders of the Airways
262(21)
Pulmonary Infections
283(15)
Pulmonary Nodules, Masses & Tumors
298(8)
Interstitial and Infiltrative Lung Diseases
306(5)
Disorders of the Pulmonary Circulation
311(9)
Environmental & Occupational Lung Disorders
320(6)
Pleural Diseases
326(5)
Disorders of Control of Ventilation
331(3)
Acute Respiratory Failure
334(2)
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
336(3)
10. Heart
339(91)
Barry M. Massie, MD
Thomas M. Amidon, MD
Symptoms & Signs
339(3)
Diagnostic Testing
342(3)
Congential Heart Disease
345(9)
Valvular Heart Disease
349(9)
Coronary Heart Disease
358(26)
Disturbances of Rate & Rhythm
384(15)
Conduction Disturbances
399(4)
Cardiac Failure
403(10)
Myocarditis & the Cardiomyopathies
413(4)
Acute Rheumatic Fever & Rheumatic Heart Disease
417(2)
Diseases of the Pericardium
419(3)
Pulmonary Hypertension & Heart Disease
422(1)
Neoplastic Diseases of the Heart
423(1)
Cardiac Involvement in Miscellaneous Systemic Diseases
424(1)
Traumatic Heart Disease
425(1)
The Cardiac Patient & Surgery
425(2)
The Cardiac Patient & Pregnancy
427(3)
11. Systemic Hypertension
430(23)
Barry M. Massie, MD
Management of Hypertension
430(19)
Hypertensive Urgencies & Emergencies
449(4)
12. Blood Vessels & Lymphatics
453(32)
Lawrence M. Tierney, Jr., MD
Louis M. Messina, MD
Diseases of the Aorta
453(5)
Atherosclerotic Occlusive Disease
458(10)
Vasmotor Disorders
468(3)
Venous Diseases
471(8)
Diseases of the Lymphatic Channels
479(2)
Hypotension & Shock
481(4)
13. Blood
485(53)
Charles A. Linker, MD
Anemias
485(18)
Neutropenia
503(1)
Leukemias & Other Myeloproliferative Disorders
504(11)
Lymphomas
515(5)
Disorders of Hemostasis
520(13)
Hypercoagulable States
533(2)
Blood Transfusions
535(3)
14. Alimentary Tract
538(100)
Kenneth R. McQuaid, MD
Symptoms & Signs of Gastrontestinal Disease
538(20)
Diseases of the Peritoneum
558(5)
Diseases of the Esphagus
563(16)
Diseases of the Stomach & Duodenum
579(17)
Diseases of the Small Intestine
596(14)
Diseases of the Colon & Rectum
610(23)
Anorectal Diseases
633(5)
15. Liver, Billary Tract, & Pancreas
638(40)
Lawrence S. Friedmand, MD
Jaundice (Icterus)
638(2)
Diseases of the Liver
640(24)
Diseases of the Biliary Tract
664(7)
Diseases of the Pancreas
671(7)
16. Breast
678(25)
Armando E. Giuliano, MD
Benign Breast Disorders
678(3)
Mammary Dysplasia (Fibrocystic Disease)
678(1)
Fibroadenoma of the Breast
679(1)
Nipple Discharge
680(1)
Fat Necrosis
680(1)
Breast Abscess
680(1)
Disorders of the Augmented Breast
681(1)
Carcinoma of the Female Breast
681(20)
Carcinoma of the Male Breast
701(2)
17. Gynecology
703(34)
H. Trent Mackey, MD, MPH
Abnormal Premenopausal Bleeding
703(1)
Postmenopausal Vaginal Bleeding
704(1)
Premenstrual Syndrome (Premenstrual Tension)
705(1)
Dysmenorrhea
706(1)
Vaginitis
706(23)
Cervicitis
708(1)
Cervical Polyps
708(1)
Cyst & Abscess of Bartholin's Duct
708(1)
Effects of Exposure to Diethylsitbestrol in Utero
708(1)
Cervical Intraepitherlial Neoplasia
709(1)
Carcinoma of the Cervix
710(2)
Leiomyoma of the Uterus
712(1)
Carcinoma of the Endometrium
713(1)
Carcinoma of the Vulva
714(1)
Endometriosis
714(1)
Gential Prolapse
715(1)
Uterine Prolapse
716(1)
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
716(2)
Ovarian Tumors
718(3)
Persistent Anovulation
721(1)
Painful Intercourse
722(1)
Infertility
723(2)
Contraception
725(8)
Rape
733(1)
Menopausal Syndrome
734(3)
18. Obstetrics
737(24)
William R. Crombleholem, MD
Diagnosis & Differential Diagnosis of Pregnancy
737(1)
Essentials of Prenatal Care
737(3)
Nutrition in Pregnancy
740(1)
Travel & Immunizations During Pregnancy
741(1)
Vomiting of Pregnancy & Hyperemesis Gravidarum
741(1)
Spontaneous Abortion
741(2)
Recurrent (Habitual) Abortion
743(1)
Ectopic Pregnancy
743(1)
Preeclampsia-Eclampsia
744(3)
Gestational Trophoblastic Neoplasia
747(1)
Third-Trimester Bleeding
748(1)
Medical Conditions Complicating Pregnancy
748(8)
Surgical Complications During Pregnancy
756(1)
Prevention of Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn
757(1)
Prevention of Preterm (Premature) Labor
757(1)
Lactation
758(2)
Puerperal Mastitis
760(1)
19. Allergic & Immunologic Disorders
761(25)
Jeffery L. Kishiyama, MD
Daniel C. Adelman, MD
Immunoglobulins & Antibodies
761(3)
Cellular Immunity
764(3)
Immunologic Deficiency Diseases
767(3)
Autoimmunity
770(2)
Immunogenetics & Transplantation
772(5)
Allergic Diseases
777(9)
20. Arthritis & Musculoskeletal Disorders
786(52)
David B. Hellmann, MD, FACP
John H. Stone, MD, MPH
Diagnosis & Evaluation
786(1)
Degenerative & Crystal-Induced Arthritis
787(7)
Pain Syndromes
794(10)
Autoimmune Diseases
804(15)
Vasculitis Syndromes
819(5)
Seronegative Spondyloarthropathies
824(4)
Infectious Arthritics
828(3)
Infections of Bones
831(3)
Tumors & Tumors-Like Lesions of Bone
834(1)
Other Rheumatic Disorders
835(1)
Some Orthopedic Procedures for Arthritic Joints
836(2)
21. Fluid & Electrolyte Disorders
838(25)
Toshihiro Okuda, MD, PhD
Kiyoshi Kurokawa, MD, MACP
Maxine A. Papadakis, MD
Diagnosis of Fluid & Electrolyte Disorders
838(1)
Treatment of Specific Fluid, Electrolyte, & Acid-Base Disorders
839(22)
Disorders of Sodium Concentration
839(5)
Disorders of Potassium Concerntration
844(4)
Disorders of Calcium Concerntration
848(1)
Disorders of Phosphrous Concerntration
849(2)
Disorders of Magnesium Concerntration
851(1)
Hyperosmolar Disorders & Osmolar Gaps
852(1)
Acid-Base Disorders
853(8)
Fluid Management
861(2)
22. Kidney
863(31)
Suzanne Watnick, MD
Gail Morrison, MD
Approach to Rental Disease
863(4)
Acuter Renal Failure
867(7)
Chronic Renal Disease
874(6)
Glomerulonephropathies
880(8)
Tubulointerstitial Diseases
888(2)
Cystic Diseases of the Kidney
890(1)
Medullary Sponge Kidney
891(1)
Multisystem Diseases With Variable Kidney Involvement
892(2)
23. Urology
894(38)
Joseph C. Presti, Jr., MD
Marshall L. Stoller, MD
Peter R. Carroll, MD, FACS
Urologic Evaluation
894(4)
Evaluation of Hematuria
898(1)
Gentiourinary Tract Infections
899(7)
Acute Cystitis
900(1)
Acute Pyelonephritis
901(2)
Acute Bacterial Prostatitis
903(1)
Chronic Bacterial Prostatitis
903(1)
Nonbacterical Prostatitis
904(1)
Prostatodynia
904(1)
Acute Epididymitis
905(1)
Urinary Stone Disease
906(4)
Urinary Incontinence
910(1)
Male Erectile Dysfunction & Sexual Dysfunction
911(4)
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
915(4)
Malignant Genitourinary Tract Disorders
919(13)
Prostate Cancer
919(5)
Bladder Cancer
924(2)
Cancers of the Ureter & Renal Pelvis
926(1)
Primary Tumors of the Kidney
927(1)
Secondary Tumors of the Kidney
928(1)
Primary Tumors of the Testis
928(2)
Secondary Tumors of the Testis
930(2)
24. Nervous System
932(58)
Michael J. Aminoff, MD, FRCP
Headache
932(3)
Facial Pain
935(1)
Epilepsy
936(6)
Neurologic Causes of Syncope
942(1)
Sensory Disturbances
942(1)
Weakness & Paralysis
943(1)
Transient Ischemic Attacks
943(2)
Stroke
945(7)
Intracranial & Spinal Space-Occupying Lesions
952(5)
Nonmetastatic Neuorologic Complications of Malignant Disease
957(1)
Pseudotumor Cerebri
958(1)
Selected Neurocutaneous Diseases
958(1)
Movement Disorders
959(6)
Dementia
965(1)
Multiple Sclerosis
966(1)
Vitamin E Deficiency
967(1)
Spasticity
967(1)
Myelopathies in AIDS
968(1)
Myelopathy of Human T Cell Leukemia Virus
968(1)
Subacute Combined Degeneration of the Spinal Cord
968(1)
Wernicke's Encephalopathy
968(1)
Stupor & Coma
968(3)
Head Injury
971(1)
Spinal Trauma
972(1)
Syringomyelia
973(1)
Motor Neuron Diseases
973(1)
Peripheral Neuropathies
974(7)
Discogenic Neck & Back Pain
981(3)
Brachial & Lumber Plexus Lesions
984(1)
Disorders of Neuromuscular Transmission
985(2)
Myopathic Disorders
987(1)
Periodic Paralysis Syndrome
988(2)
25. Psychiatric Disorders
990(59)
Sturat J. Eisendrath, MD
Jonathan E. Lichtmacher, MD
Psychiatric Assessment
991(1)
Treatment Approaches
992(1)
Common Psychiatric Disorders
993(40)
Substance Use Disorders
1033(8)
Delirium, Dementia, & Other Cognitive Disorders
1041(3)
Geriatric Psychiatric Disorders
1044(2)
Psychiatric Problems Associated With Hospitalization & Medical & Surgical Disorders
1046(3)
26. Endocrinology
1049(69)
Paul A. Fitzgerald, MD
Common Presentations in Endocrinology
1049(4)
Diseases of the Hypothalamus & Pituitary Gland
1053(8)
Diseases of the Thyroid Gland
1061(21)
The Parathyroids
1082(6)
Metabolic Bone Disease
1088(5)
Diseases of the Adrenal Cortex
1093(9)
Diseases of the Adrenal Medulla
1102(3)
Diseases of the Pancreatic Islet Cells
1105(1)
Diseases of the Tests
1106(3)
Diseases of the Ovaries
1109(5)
Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia
1114(2)
Clinical Use of Glucocorticoids
1116(2)
27. Diabetes Mellitus & Hypoglycemia
1118(43)
John H. Karam, MD
Diabetes Mellitus
1118(31)
Diabetic Coma
1149(6)
The Hypoglycemic States
1155(6)
28. Lipid Abbnormalities
1161(13)
Robert B. Baron, MD, MS
Lipids & Lipoproteins
1161(1)
Lipoproteins & Atherogenesis
1161(1)
Liquid Fractions & the Risks of Coronary Heart Disease
1162(1)
Therapeutic Effects of Lowering Cholesterol
1163(1)
Secondary Conditions That Affect Lipid Metabolism
1164(1)
Clinical Presentations
1165(1)
Screening for High Blood Cholesterol
1165(3)
Treatment of High LDL Cholesterol
1168(4)
High Blood Triglycerides
1172(2)
29. Nutrition
1174(29)
Robert B. Baron, MD, MS
Nutritional Requirements
1174(4)
Assessment of Nutritional Status
1178(4)
Nutritional Disorders
1182(6)
Eating Disorders
1188(1)
Disorders of Vitamin Metabolism
1189(5)
Diet Therapy
1194(2)
Nutritional Support
1196(7)
30. General Problems in Infections Diseases
1203(25)
Richard A. Jacobs, MD, PhD
Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO)
1203(2)
Infections in the Immunocompromised Patient
1205(3)
Nosocomial Infections
1208(1)
Infections of the Central Nervous System
1209(3)
Animal & Human Bite Wounds
1212(1)
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
1213(1)
Infections in Drug Users
1214(1)
Acute Infections Diarrhea
1215(1)
Traveler's Diarrhea
1216(1)
Recommended Immunization of Infants, Children, & Adolescents
1217(1)
Recommended Immunization of Adults
1217(7)
Recommended Immunization for Travelers
1224(2)
Hypersensitivity Tests & Desensitization
1226(2)
31. HIV Infection
1228(27)
Harry Hollander, MD
Mitchell H. Katz, MD
Epidemiology
1229(2)
Etiology
1231(1)
Pathogenesis
1231(1)
Pathophysiology
1231(1)
Clinical Findings
1232(9)
Differential Diagnosis
1241(1)
Prevention
1241(3)
Treatment
1244(9)
Course & Prognosis
1253(2)
32. Infections Diseases: Viral & Rickettsial
1255(36)
Marie E. Carlini, MD
Wayne X. Shandera, MD
Viral Diseases
1255(28)
Human Herpesviruses
1256(9)
Major Vaccine-Preventable Viral Infections
1265(6)
Other Neurotropic Viruses
1271(4)
Other Systemic Viral Diseases
1275(3)
Common Viral Respiratory Infections
1278(3)
Adenovirus Infections
1281(1)
Other Exanthematous Viral Infections
1281(1)
Viruses & Gastroenteritis
1282(1)
Viruses That Produce Several Syndromes
1282(1)
Rickettsial Diseases
1283(8)
Typhus Group
1285(2)
Spotted Fevers
1287(1)
Other Rickettsial & Rickettsial-Like Diseases
1288(3)
33. Infectious Diseaes: Bacterial & Chlamydial
1291(41)
Henry F. Chambers, MD
Infections Caused by Gram-Positive Bacteria
1291(12)
Infective Endocarditis
1303(5)
Infections Caused by Gram-Negative Bacteria
1308(15)
Actionmycosis
1323(1)
Nocardiosis
1324(1)
Infections Caused by Mycobacteria
1325(4)
Infections Caused by Chalmydiae
1329(3)
34. Infectious Diseases: Spirochetal
1332(21)
Richard A. Jacobs, MD, PhD
Syphilis
1332(10)
Non-Sexually Transmitted Treponematoses
1342(1)
Miscellaneous Spirochetal Diseases
1343(10)
Relapising Fever
1343(1)
Rat-Bite Fever
1344(1)
Leptospirosis
1345(1)
Lyme Diseases
1346(7)
35. Infectious Diseases: Protozoal & Helminthic
1353(65)
Robert S. Goldsmith, MD, MPH, DTM&H
Protozoal Infections
1353(33)
African Trypanosomiasis (Sleeping Sickness)
1353(2)
American Trypanosomiasis (Chagas' Disease)
1355(1)
Amebiasis
1356(5)
Infections With Pathogenic Free-Living Amebas
1361(2)
Babesiosis (Piroplasmosis)
1363(1)
Balantidiasis
1363(1)
Coccidial & Microsporidial Infections: Cryptosporidiosis, Isosporiasis, Cyclosporiasis, & Sarcocystosis
1364(2)
Giardiasis
1366(2)
Leishmaniasis
1368(5)
Malaria
1373(10)
Toxoplasmosis
1383(3)
Helminthic Infections
1386(32)
Trematode (Fluke) Infections
1386(6)
Cestode Infections
1392(7)
Nematode (Roundworm) Infections
1399(19)
36. Infectious Diseases: Mycotic
1418(13)
Richard J. Hamill, MD
Candidiasis
1418(1)
Histoplasmosis
1419(1)
Coccidioidomycosis
1420(2)
Pneumocystosis
1422(2)
Crypotococcosis
1424(1)
Aspergillosis
1425(1)
Mucormycosis
1426(1)
Blastomycosis
1426(1)
Paracoccidioidomycosis
1427(1)
Sporotrichosis
1427(1)
Penicillium marneffei Infections
1427(1)
Chronomycosis
1428(1)
Mycetoma
1428(1)
Other Opportunistic Mold Infections
1428(1)
Antifungal Theraphy
1429(2)
37. Anti-infective Chemotherapeutic & Antibiotic Agents
1431(43)
Richard A. Jacobs, MD, PhD
B. Joseph Guglielmo, PharmD
Some Principles of Antimicrobial Therapy
1431(8)
Penicillins
1439(5)
Cephalosporins
1444(4)
Other Beta-Lactam Drugs
1448(1)
Erythromycin Group (Macrolides)
1449(1)
Azalides
1450(1)
Tetracycline Group
1451(1)
Chloramphenicol
1452(1)
Aminoglycosides
1452(3)
Polymyxins
1455(1)
Antituberculous Drugs
1455(3)
Sulfonamides & Antifolate Drugs
1458(2)
Sulfones Used in the Treatment of Leprosy
1460(1)
Specialized Drugs Used Against Bacteria
1460(2)
Streptogramins
1462(1)
Quinolones
1462(2)
Pentamidine & Atovaquone
1464(1)
Urinory Antiseptics
1465(1)
Systemically Active Drugs in Urinary Tract Infections
1465(1)
Antifungal Drugs
1465(5)
Antiviral Chemotherapy
1470(4)
38. Disorders Due to Physical Agents
1474(21)
Richard Cohen, MD, MPH
Brent R.W. Moelleken, MD
Disorders Due to Cold
1474(5)
Disorders Due to Heat
1479(3)
Burns
1482(4)
Electric Shock
1486(1)
Ionizing Radiation Reactions
1487(2)
Drowning
1489(2)
Other Disorders Due to Physical Agents
1491(4)
39. Poisoning
1495(32)
Kent R. Olson, MD
Initial Evaluation of the Patient With Poisoning or Drug Overdose
1495(1)
The Symptomatic Patient
1495(5)
Antidotes & Other Treatment
1500(2)
Diagnosis of Poisoning
1502(1)
Clinical Laboratory Tests in Management of Poisoning
1503(2)
Treatment of Common Specific Poisonings (Alphabetical Order)
1505(22)
40. Medical Genetics
1527(23)
Reed E. Pyertiz, MD, PhD
Introduction to Medical Genetics
1527(8)
Genes & Chromosomes
1528(1)
Mutation
1529(1)
Genes in Individuals
1530(1)
Genes in Families
1531(2)
Disorders of Multifactorial Causation
1533(1)
Chromosomal Aberrations
1534(1)
The Techniques of Medical Genetics
1535(9)
Cytogenetics
1535(2)
Biochemical Genetics
1537(1)
DNA Analysis
1538(2)
Prenatal Diagnosis
1540(2)
Neoplasia: Chromosomal & DNA Analysis
1542(2)
Selected Genetic Disorders
1544(6)
Acute Intermittent Porphyria
1544(1)
Alkaptonuria
1545(1)
Down's Syndrome
1545(1)
Gaucher's Disease
1546(1)
Homocystinuria
1546(1)
Homocysteine & Arterial Occlusive Disease
1547(1)
Klinefelter's Syndrome
1547(1)
Marfan's Syndrome
1548(2)
41. Diagnostic Testing & Medical Decision Making
1550(11)
Diana Nicoll, MD, PhD
William M. Detmer, MD, MSc
Benefits: Costs & Risks
1550(1)
Performance of Diagnostic Tests
1550(1)
Test Characteristics
1551(2)
Use of Tests in Diagnosis & Management
1553(3)
Odds-Likelihood Ratios
1556(5)
Appendix: Therapeutic Drug Monitoring & Laboratory References Ranges1561(10)
Diana Nicoll, MD, PhD
Index1571

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