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The Washington Manual® of Medical Therapeutics

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The Washington Manual® of Medical Therapeutics

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9780781753418
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0781753414
Edition: 31st
Format: Spiral Bound
Copyright: 03/23/2004
Publisher: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
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The Washington Manual of Medical Therapeutics has been regarded as a necessity on medical wards worldwide for more than 40 years. Now the Thirty-First Edition of this respected resource builds upon that proud tradition -- with even more of the current information you need, with a focus on inpatient care, delivered in a timesaving, quick-reference style. Book jacket.

Preface	p. xv
Patient Care in Internal Medicine	p. 1
General Care of the Hospitalized Patient	p. 1
Acute Inpatient Care	p. 4
Perioperative Medicine	p. 12
Nutrition Support	p. 23
Fluid and Electrolyte Management	p. 39
General Management of Fluids	p. 39
Salt and Water	p. 40
Potassium	p. 49
Calcium	p. 56
Phosphorus	p. 62
Magnesium	p. 64
Acid-Base Disturbances	p. 65
Hypertension	p. 72
Definitions and Diagnostic Evaluation	p. 72
Therapeutic Considerations	p. 74
Special Considerations	p. 89
Ischemic Heart Disease	p. 92
Coronary Artery Disease	p. 92
Primary Prevention	p. 93
Risk Assessment in Asymptomatic Patients	p. 96
Stable Coronary Syndromes	p. 97
Acute Coronary Syndromes	p. 102
Acute (ST-Elevation) Myocardial Infarction	p. 109
Secondary Prevention	p. 123
Hyperlipidemia in Patients with Ischemic Heart Disease	p. 125
Heart Failure, Cardiomyopathy, and Valvular Heart Disease	p. 134
Heart Failure	p. 134
Cardiomyopathy	p. 145
Pericardial Disease	p. 148
Valvular Heart Disease	p. 149
Cardiac Arrhythmias	p. 155
Recognition and Diagnosis	p. 155
Mechanisms of Arrhythmia	p. 156
Treatment	p. 163
Critical Care	p. 179
Respiratory Failure	p. 179
Oxygen Therapy	p. 181
Airway Management and Tracheal Intubation	p. 182
Mechanical Ventilation	p. 185
Shock	p. 194
Hemodynamic Monitoring and Pulmonary Artery Catheterization	p. 198
Pulmonary Disease	p. 200
Pulmonary Hypertension	p. 200
Pleural Effusion	p. 206
Obstructive Sleep Apnea-Hypopnea Syndrome	p. 210
Cystic Fibrosis	p. 213
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	p. 217
Hemoptysis	p. 224
Interstitial Lung Disease	p. 226
Allergy and Immunology	p. 233
Anaphylaxis	p. 233
Drug Reactions	p. 234
Eosinophilia	p. 237
Asthma	p. 240
Urticaria and Angioedema	p. 247
Immunodeficiency	p. 249
Renal Diseases	p. 252
Evaluation of the Patient with Renal Disease	p. 252
Acute Renal Failure	p. 254
Glomerulopathies	p. 260
Chronic Kidney Disease	p. 264
Renal Replacement Therapies	p. 267
Nephrolithiasis	p. 270
Antimicrobials	p. 272
Antibacterial Agents	p. 272
Antituberculous Agents	p. 285
Antiviral Agents	p. 286
Antifungal Agents	p. 288
Treatment of Infectious Diseases	p. 292
Principles of Therapy	p. 292
Fever and Rash	p. 293
Sepsis	p. 294
Skin, Soft-Tissue, and Bone Infections	p. 295
Toxin-Mediated Infections	p. 297
Central Nervous System Infections	p. 298
Cardiovascular Infections	p. 300
Respiratory Tract Infections	p. 303
Tuberculosis	p. 307
Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Infections	p. 309
Genitourinary Infections	p. 310
Sexually Transmitted Diseases	p. 312
Systemic Mycoses	p. 314
Arthropod-Borne Diseases, Zoonoses, and Bite Wounds	p. 317
Nosocomial Infections	p. 321
Bioterrorism	p. 322
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome	p. 326
Screening and Evaluation of Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus	p. 326
Antiretroviral Therapy	p. 328
Opportunistic Infections	p. 334
Solid Organ Transplant Medicine	p. 341
Immunosuppressive Medications	p. 341
Rejection	p. 343
Infectious Complications	p. 345
Long-Term Complications of Transplantation	p. 347
Gastrointestinal Diseases	p. 349
Gastrointestinal Bleeding	p. 349
Esophageal Disorders	p. 356
Peptic Ulcer Disease	p. 359
Inflammatory Bowel Disease	p. 363
Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders	p. 365
Acute Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction (Ileus)	p. 366
Pancreaticobiliary Disorders	p. 367
Other Gastrointestinal Disorders	p. 370
Dysphagia and Odynophagia	p. 373
Nausea and Vomiting	p. 374
Diarrhea	p. 374
Constipation	p. 376
Liver Diseases	p. 378
Evaluation of Liver Function	p. 378
Viral Hepatitis	p. 380
Drug-Related Hepatotoxicity and Alcoholic Liver Disease	p. 386
Immune-Mediated Liver Disease	p. 387
Metabolic Liver Disease	p. 389
Miscellaneous Disorders	p. 390
Complications of Hepatic Insufficiency	p. 392
Liver Transplantation	p. 395
Disorders of Hemostasis	p. 398
Evaluation of Patients with Hemostatic Disorders	p. 398
Platelet Disorders	p. 401
Inherited Bleeding Disorders	p. 407
Acquired Coagulation Disorders	p. 410
Thromboembolic Disorders	p. 412
Anticoagulants	p. 419
Anemia and Transfusion Therapy	p. 423
Approach to the Patient with Anemia	p. 423
Anemias Associated with Decreased Red Blood Cell Production	p. 424
Anemias Associated with Increased Red Blood Cell Loss or Destruction	p. 432
Transfusion Therapy	p. 436
Medical Management of Malignant Disease	p. 440
Approach to the Cancer Patient	p. 440
Complications of Cancer	p. 450
Chemotherapy	p. 453
Complications of Treatment	p. 464
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation	p. 467
Diabetes Mellitus and Related Disorders	p. 470
Diabetes Mellitus	p. 470
Diabetes Mellitus in Hospitalized Patients	p. 471
Diabetes and Diabetic Ketoacidosis	p. 473
Diabetes and Nonketotic Hyperosmolar Syndrome	p. 478
Chronic Complications of Diabetes Mellitus	p. 482
Hypoglycemia	p. 486
Endocrine Diseases	p. 488
Evaluation of Suspected Thyroid Disease	p. 488
Hypothyroidism	p. 490
Hyperthyroidism	p. 492
Euthyroid Goiter	p. 496
Adrenal Failure	p. 497
Cushing's Syndrome	p. 499
Incidental Adrenal Nodules	p. 499
Anterior Pituitary Gland Dysfunction	p. 500
Metabolic Bone Disease	p. 504
Arthritis and Rheumatologic Diseases	p. 506
Therapeutic Approaches to Rheumatic Disease	p. 506
Approach to the Patient with a Single Painful Joint	p. 515
Infectious Arthritis and Bursitis	p. 516
Crystal-Induced Synovitis	p. 517
Rheumatoid Arthritis	p. 520
Osteoarthritis	p. 522
Spondyloarthropathies	p. 523
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus	p. 525
Systemic Sclerosis	p. 526
Necrotizing Vasculitis	p. 527
Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Temporal Arteritis	p. 529
Cryoglobulin Syndromes	p. 529
Polymyositis and Dermatomyositis	p. 530
Neurologic Disorders	p. 531
Alterations in Consciousness	p. 531
Seizures	p. 537
Cerebrovascular Disease	p. 539
Head Trauma	p. 543
Acute Spinal Cord Dysfunction	p. 544
Neuromuscular Disease	p. 545
Headache	p. 549
Medical Emergencies	p. 552
Acute Upper Airway Obstruction	p. 552
Pneumothorax	p. 553
Heat-Induced Illness	p. 555
Cold-Induced Illness	p. 557
Near-Drowning	p. 560
Overdosage	p. 561
Toxic Inhalants	p. 592
Appendixes
Barnes-Jewish Hospital Laboratory Reference Values	p. 599
Pregnancy and Medical Therapeutics	p. 606
Drug Interactions	p. 615
Intravenous Admixture Preparation and Administration Guide	p. 652
Dosage Adjustments of Drugs in Renal Failure	p. 656
Immunizations and Post-Exposure Therapies	p. 665
Infection Control and Isolation Recommendations	p. 674
Clinical Epidemiology	p. 678
Advanced Cardiac Life Support Algorithms	p. 682
Index	p. 689
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