Ferri's Clinical Advisor 2006 is a fast, effective way to access important diagnostic and therapeutic information. Includes 534 PTGs in English and Spanish, 675 diseases and disorders - 25 of them are new, 231 Algorithms and much more. Plus you get five books in one...plus a BONUS CD-ROM and handheld PDA software. This complete package provides you with an all-in-one guide to accessing clinical information quickly and efficiently. Complete package includes a BONUS CD-ROM and handheld PDA software. Features annual revisions for up-to-the minute patient care information. Presents cross-references, outlines, bulleted text, tables, boxes, and algorithms for rapid access to key information. Provides cost-effective referral and consultation guidelines. Includes more than 200 lab tests with normal values and interpretation of results. Incorporates the most common childhood diseases in the Diseases and Disorders section. Provides billing codes, including ICD-9-CM codes to expedite insurance claims and reimbursements. Offers website addresses for additional resources and support. Contains 51 new entries in the Differential Diagnosis section, such as anion gap increase, dry eye, leukocoria, and others. Includes an expanded Clinical Algorithms section with more than 37 new algorithms, including gout, pain control, and stroke. Presents 26 never-before covered topics to the Diseases and Disorders section, such as encephalopathy, progressive supranuclear palsy, spinocerebellar ataxias, and many more. Features a new section editor, Mitchell Feldman, who incorporates his expertise of psychiatric and behavioral medicine into the Diseases and Disorders section. Discusses timely topics, including diabetic polyneuropathy * neuropathic pain * neuropathy, peripheral hereditary * panic disorder * body dismorphic disorder * narcissistic personality disorder * and many more.