Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2003: A Lange Medical Book

by: Tierney, Lawrence M.; McPhee, Stephen J.; Papadakis, Maxine A.

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9780071395939
ISBN 10:
0071395938
Edition: 42nd
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Copyright: 01/01/2003
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
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Summary

The leading quick reference among medical professionals for up-to-date answers on more than 1,000 common diseases and disorders. The new "Common Symptoms" chapter includes cough, fever, fatigue, involuntary weight loss, upper abdominal pain, dyspepsia, and lower extremity edema * Expanded information on the clinical presentation and treatment of bioterrorism-related diseases * New material on advances in treatment of cancer, obesity, hepatitis C, and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease * Developments in thyroid disease, diabetes mellitus, asthma, and HIV infection * New Information on alternative medicine and complementary therapies * Easy access to drug dosages; prices updated and trade names indexed

Authors

xiii

Preface

xix

General Approach to the Patient; Health Maintenance & Disease Prevention

(17)

Stephen J. McPhee

Michael Pignone

General Approach to the Patient

(1)

Health Maintenance & Disease Prevention

(9)

Prevention of Infectious Diseases

(2)

Cardiovascular Disease

(7)

Physical Inactivity & Sedentary Lifestyle

(1)

Cancer Prevention

(2)

Prevention of Injuries & Violence

(2)

Substance Abuse: Alcohol & Illicit Drugs

(2)

Common Symptoms

(10)

Ralph Gonzales

Cough

(2)

Lower Extremity Edema

(1)

Fever & Hyperthermia

(3)

Involuntary Weight Loss

(1)

Fatigue & Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

(1)

Upper Abdominal Pain & Dyspepsia

(2)

Preoperative Evaluation

(13)

Joshua S. Adler

Lee Goldman

Physiologic Effects of Anesthesia & Surgery

(1)

Evaluation of the Asymptomatic Patient

(1)

Cardiac Risk Assessment

(4)

Pulmonary Evaluation in Non-Lung Resection Surgery

(2)

Evaluation of the Patient With Liver Disease

(1)

Preoperative Hematologic Evaluation

(1)

Neurologic Evaluation

(1)

Management of Endocrine Diseases

(2)

Renal Disease

(1)

Antibiotic Prophylaxis of Surgical Wound Infections

(2)

Geriatric Medicine

(19)

C. Bree Johnston

William L. Lyons

Kenneth E. Covinsky

Neil M. Resnick

General Principles of Geriatric Medicine

(2)

General Approach to the Older Patient

(5)

Assessment of the Elderly

(3)

Selected Preventive Measures in Geriatric Practice

(1)

Common Problems of the Frail Elderly

(3)

Dementia

(3)

Depression

(1)

Delirium

(1)

Immobility

(1)

Falls & Gait Disorders

(1)

Urinary Incontinence

(3)

Weight Loss & Malnutrition

(1)

Pharmacotherapy & Polypharmacy

(3)

Care at the End of Life

(20)

Michael W. Rabow

Steven Z. Pantilat

The End of Life

(2)

Diagnosis of the End of Life

(1)

Expectations About the End of Life

(1)

Communication & the Role of the Clinician at the End of Life

(1)

Caring for the Family

(1)

The Limits of Care at the End of Life

(1)

The Setting & Structure of Care

(3)

Ethical & Legal Background

(1)

Advance Directives

(1)

DNAR Orders

(1)

Hospice & Other Palliative Care Institutions

(1)

Cultural Issues

(1)

Management of Pain & Other Common Symptoms

(10)

Pain at the End of Life

(9)

Dyspnea

(1)

Nausea & Vomiting

(1)

Constipation

(1)

Delirium & Agitation

(1)

Other Specific Tasks of Caring

(3)

Nutrition & Hydration

(1)

Withdrawal of Curative Efforts

(1)

Psychologic, Social, & Spiritual Issues

(2)

Tasks After Death

(2)

The Pronouncement & Death Certificate

(1)

Autopsy & Organ Donation

(1)

Follow-Up & Grieving

(1)

Skin, Hair, & Nails

(66)

Timothy G. Berger

Diagnosis of Skin Disorders

(1)

Principles of Dermatologic Therapy

(6)

Common Dermatoses

(52)

Pigmented Lesions

(3)

Scaling Disorders

(14)

Vesicular Dermatoses

103

(5)

Weeping or Encrusted Lesions

108

(2)

Pustular Disorders

110

(7)

Figurate Erythemas

117

(4)

Blistering Diseases

121

(2)

Papules

123

(4)

Violaceous to Purple Papules & Nodules

127

(1)

Pruritus (Itching)

128

(5)

Inflammatory Nodules

133

(2)

Photodermatitis

135

(1)

Ulcers

136

(2)

Miscellaneous Dermatologic Disorders

138

(8)

Pigmentary Disorders

138

(2)

Baldness (Alopecia)

140

(1)

Nail Disorders

141

(1)

Dermatitis Medicamentosa (Drug Eruption)

142

(4)

Eye

146

(32)

Paul Riordan-Eva

Symptoms of Ocular Disease

146

(1)

Ocular Examination

147

(2)

Ophthalmologic Referrals

149

(1)

Refractive Errors

149

(1)

Disorders of the Lids & Lacrimal Apparatus

150

(2)

Conjunctivitis

152

(2)

Pinguecula & Pterygium

154

(1)

Corneal Ulcer

154

(2)

Acute (Angle-Closure) Glaucoma

156

(1)

Open-Angle Glaucoma

156

(2)

Uveitis

158

(1)

Cataract

159

(1)

Retinal Detachment

160

(1)

Vitreous Hemorrhage

161

(1)

Age-Related Macular Degeneration

161

(1)

Central & Branch Retinal Vein Occlusions

162

(1)

Central & Branch Retinal Artery Occlusions

163

(1)

Amaurosis Fugax

163

(1)

Retinal Disorders Associated With Systemic Diseases

164

(2)

Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy

166

(1)

Optic Neuritis

166

(1)

Optic Disk Swelling

167

(1)

Ocular Motor Palsies

167

(1)

Dysthyroid Eye Disease

167

(1)

Orbital Cellulitis

168

(1)

Ocular Trauma

168

(2)

Principles of Treatment of Ocular Infections

170

(1)

Techniques Used in the Treatment of Ocular Disorders

170

(1)

Precautions in Management of Ocular Disorders

170

(7)

Adverse Ocular Effects of Systemic Drugs

177

(1)

Ear, Nose, & Throat

178

(38)

Robert K. Jackler

Michael J. Kaplan

Diseases of the Ear

178

(14)

Diseases of the Nose & Paranasal Sinuses

192

(8)

Diseases of the Oral Cavity & Pharynx

200

(6)

Diseases of the Salivary Glands

206

(2)

Diseases of the Larynx

208

(3)

Tracheostomy & Cricothyrotomy

211

(1)

Foreign Bodies in the Upper Aerodigestive Tract

211

(1)

Diseases Presenting as Neck Masses

212

(2)

Otolaryngologic Manifestations of HIV Infection

214

(2)

Lung

216

(96)

Mark S. Chesnutt

Thomas J. Prendergast

Common Manifestations of Lung Disease

216

(3)

Dyspnea

216

(1)

Cough

217

(1)

Hemoptysis

218

(1)

Approach to the Patient

219

(4)

Physical Examination

219

(1)

Pulmonary Function Tests

220

(3)

Disorders of the Airways

223

(23)

Pulmonary Infections

246

(19)

Pulmonary Neoplasms

265

(10)

Interstitial Lung Disease

275

(5)

Disorders of the Pulmonary Circulation

280

(13)

Environmental & Occupational Lung Disorders

293

(6)

Pleural Diseases

299

(5)

Disorders of Control of Ventilation

304

(2)

Acute Respiratory Failure

306

(3)

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)

309

(3)

Heart

312

(97)

Barry M. Massie

Thomas M. Amidon

Symptoms & Signs

312

(3)

Diagnostic Testing

315

(2)

Congenital Heart Disease

317

(5)

Valvular Heart Disease

322

(10)

Coronary Heart Disease

332

(28)

Disturbances of Rate & Rhythm

360

(16)

Bradycardias & Conduction Disturbances

376

(3)

Cardiac Failure

379

(12)

Myocarditis & the Cardiomyopathies

391

(5)

Acute Rheumatic Fever & Rheumatic Heart Disease

396

(2)

Diseases of the Pericardium

398

(3)

Pulmonary Hypertension & Heart Disease

401

(1)

Neoplastic Diseases of the Heart

402

(1)

Cardiac Involvement in Miscellaneous Systemic Diseases

403

(1)

Traumatic Heart Disease

404

(1)

The Cardiac Patient & Surgery

404

(1)

The Cardiac Patient & Pregnancy

405

(4)

Systemic Hypertension

409

(26)

Barry M. Massie

Management of Hypertension

409

(7)

Drug Therapy

416

(16)

Hypertensive Urgencies & Emergencies

432

(3)

Blood Vessels & Lymphatics

435

(34)

Louis M. Messina

Laura K. Pak

Lawrence M. Tierney, Jr.

Arterial Aneurysms

435

(6)

Lower Extremity Occlusive Disease

441

(10)

Other Arteriopathies

451

(2)

Vasomotor Disorders

453

(4)

Venous Diseases

457

(7)

Diseases of the Lymphatic Channels

464

(1)

Hypotension & Shock

465

(4)

Blood

469

(53)

Charles A. Linker

Anemias

469

(17)

Neutropenia

486

(1)

Leukemias & Other Myeloproliferative Disorders

487

(12)

Lymphomas

499

(6)

Disorders of Hemostasis

505

(13)

Hypercoagulable States

518

(1)

Blood Transfusions

519

(3)

Alimentary Tract

522

(106)

Kenneth R. McQuaid

Symptoms & Signs of Gastrointestinal Disease

522

(22)

Diseases of the Peritoneum

544

(5)

Diseases of the Esophagus

549

(18)

Diseases of the Stomach & Duodenum

567

(16)

Diseases of the Small Intestine

583

(15)

Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

598

(25)

Anorectal Diseases

623

(5)

Liver, Biliary Tract, & Pancreas

628

(46)

Lawrence S. Friedman

Jaundice (Icterus)

628

(3)

Diseases of the Liver

631

(26)

Diseases of the Biliary Tract

657

(9)

Diseases of the Pancreas

666

(8)

Breast

674

(25)

Armando E. Giuliano

Benign Breast Disorders

674

(3)

Fibrocystic Disease

674

(1)

Fibroadenoma of the Breast

675

(1)

Nipple Discharge

675

(1)

Fat Necrosis

676

(1)

Breast Abscess

676

(1)

Disorders of the Augmented Breast

676

(1)

Carcinoma of the Female Breast

677

(20)

Incidence & Risk Factors

677

(2)

Early Detection of Breast Cancer

679

(5)

Differential Diagnosis

684

(1)

Staging

685

(1)

Pathologic Types

685

(1)

Special Clinical Forms of Breast Cancer

686

(1)

Hormone Receptor Sites

687

(1)

Curative Treatment

687

(4)

Palliative Treatment

691

(3)

Prognosis

694

(1)

Follow-up Care

695

(2)

Carcinoma of the Male Breast 000

697

(2)

Gynecology

699

(35)

H. Trent MacKay

Abnormal Premenopausal Bleeding

699

(2)

Postmenopausal Vaginal Bleeding

701

(1)

Premenstrual Syndrome (Premenstrual Tension)

701

(1)

Dysmenorrhea

702

(1)

Vaginitis

702

(2)

Cervicitis

704

(1)

Cervical Polyps

704

(1)

Cyst & Abscess of Bartholin's Duct

704

(1)

Effects of Exposure to Diethylstilbestrol in Utero

705

(1)

Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia

705

(2)

Carcinoma of the Cervix

707

(1)

Leiomyoma of the Uterus

708

(1)

Carcinoma of the Endometrium

709

(1)

Carcinoma of the Vulva

710

(1)

Endometriosis

711

(1)

Genital Prolapse

712

(1)

Uterine Prolapse

712

(1)

Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

712

(2)

Ovarian Tumors

714

(3)

Persistent Anovulation

717

(1)

Painful Intercourse (Dyspareunia)

718

(1)

Infertility

719

(3)

Contraception

722

(8)

Rape

730

(1)

Menopausal Syndrome

731

(3)

Obstetrics

734

(25)

William R. Crombleholme

Diagnosis & Differential Diagnosis of Pregnancy

734

(1)

Essentials of Prenatal Care

734

(3)

Nutrition in Pregnancy

737

(1)

Travel & Immunizations During Pregnancy

737

(1)

Vomiting of Pregnancy & Hyperemesis Gravidarum

738

(1)

Spontaneous Abortion

739

(1)

Recurrent (Habitual) Abortion

740

(1)

Ectopic Pregnancy

740

(1)

Preeclampsia-Eclampsia

741

(3)

Gestational Trophoblastic Neoplasia

744

(1)

Third-Trimester Bleeding

745

(1)

Medical Conditions Complicating Pregnancy

746

(7)

Surgical Complications During Pregnancy

753

(1)

Prevention of Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn

754

(1)

Prevention of Preterm (Premature) Labor

755

(2)

Lactation

757

(1)

Puerperal Mastitis

758

(1)

Allergic & Immunologic Disorders

759

(24)

Jeffrey L. Kishiyama

Daniel C. Adelman

Allergic Diseases

759

(1)

Atopic Disease

760

(7)

Allergic Rhinitis

761

(3)

Anaphylaxis, Urticaria, & Angioedema

764

(1)

Drug Allergy

765

(1)

Immune Complex Disease (Serum Sickness)

766

(1)

Pseudoallergic Reactions

767

(1)

Clinical Immunology

767

(5)

Cells Involved in Immunity

767

(2)

Tests for Cellular Immunity

769

(1)

Immunoglobulin Structure & Function

770

(2)

Immunodeficiency Disorders

772

(3)

Selective Immunoglobulin A Deficiency

772

(1)

Common Variable Immunodeficiency

773

(1)

Diseases of Immunoglobulin Overproduction

773

(2)

Autoimmunity

775

(2)

Autoimmune Diseases

775

(2)

Tests for Autoantibodies Associated With Autoimmune Disease

777

(1)

Immunogenetics & Transplantation

777

(5)

Genetic Control of the Immune Response

777

(1)

Associations Between HLA Antigens & Specific Diseases

778

(1)

Clinical Transplantation

778

(3)

Mechanism of Action of Immunosuppressive Drugs

781

(1)

Immunomodulating Therapies

782

(1)

Arthritis & Musculoskeletal Disorders

783

(56)

David B. Hellmann

John H. Stone

Diagnosis & Evaluation

783

(1)

Degenerative & Crystal-Induced Arthritis

783

(8)

Pain Syndromes

791

(11)

Autoimmune Diseases

802

(17)

Vasculitis Syndromes

819

(6)

Seronegative Spondyloarthropathies

825

(4)

Infectious Arthritis

829

(2)

Infections of Bones

831

(4)

Tumors & Tumor-Like Lesions of Bone

835

(1)

Other Rheumatic Disorders

836

(1)

Some Orthopedic Procedures for Arthritic Joints

837

(2)

Fluid & Electrolyte Disorders

839

(28)

Masafumi Fukagawa

Kiyoshi Kurokawa

Maxine A. Papadakis

Disorders of Sodium Concentration

840

(6)

Disorders of Potassium Concentration

846

(4)

Disorders of Calcium Concentration

850

(2)

Disorders of Phosphorus Concentration

852

(2)

Disorders of Magnesium Concentration

854

(2)

Hyperosmolar Disorders & Osmolar Gaps

856

(1)

Acid-Base Disorders

856

(10)

Fluid Management

866

(1)

Kidney

867

(36)

Suzanne Watnick

Gail Morrison

Approach to Renal Disease

867

(4)

Acute Renal Failure

871

(6)

Chronic Renal Disease

877

(9)

Glomerulonephropathies

886

(7)

Nephrotic Disease in Primary Renal Disorders

893

(1)

Nephrotic Disease from Systemic Disorders

894

(1)

Diseases Demonstrating Nephritic & Nephrotic Components

895

(1)

Tubulointerstitial Diseases

896

(2)

Cystic Diseases of the Kidney

898

(2)

Medullary Sponge Kidney

900

(1)

Multisystem Diseases with Variable Kidney Involvement

900

(1)

The Kidney & Aging

901

(2)

Urology

903

(43)

Marshall L. Stoller

Peter R. Carroll

Urologic Evaluation

903

(5)

Evaluation of Hematuria

908

(1)

Genitourinary Tract Infections

908

(8)

Acute Cystitis

910

(1)

Acute Pyelonephritis

910

(2)

Acute Bacterial Prostatitis

912

(1)

Chronic Bacterial Prostatitis

913

(1)

Nonbacterial Prostatitis

913

(1)

Prostatodynia

914

(1)

Acute Epididymitis

915

(1)

Urinary Stone Disease

916

(4)

Urinary Incontinence

920

(3)

Male Erectile Dysfunction & Sexual Dysfunction

923

(2)

Male Infertility

925

(1)

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

926

(7)

Malignant Genitourinary Tract Disorders

933

(12)

Prostate Cancer

933

(6)

Bladder Cancer

939

(2)

Cancers of the Ureter & Renal Pelvis

941

(1)

Primary Tumors of the Kidney

941

(2)

Secondary Tumors of the Kidney

943

(1)

Primary Tumors of the Testis

943

(2)

Secondary Tumors of the Testis

945

(1)

Nervous System

946

(60)

Michael J. Aminoff

Headache

946

(4)

Facial Pain

950

(2)

Epilepsy

952

(5)

Syncope & Dysautonomia

957

(1)

Sensory Disturbances

958

(1)

Weakness & Paralysis

959

(1)

Transient Ischemic Attacks

959

(2)

Stroke

961

(8)

Intracranial & Spinal Space-Occupying Lesions

969

(4)

Nonmetastatic Neurologic Complications of Malignant Disease

973

(1)

Pseudotumor Cerebri

974

(1)

Selected Neurocutaneous Diseases

975

(1)

Movement Disorders

975

(8)

Dementia

983

(1)

Multiple Sclerosis

983

(1)

Vitamin E Deficiency

984

(1)

Spasticity

984

(1)

Myelopathies in AIDS

985

(1)

Myelopathy of Human T Cell Leukemia Virus

985

(1)

Subacute Combined Degeneration of the Spinal Cord

985

(1)

Wernicke's Encephalopathy

985

(1)

Stupor & Coma

985

(3)

Head Injury

988

(1)

Spinal Trauma

989

(1)

Syringomyelia

990

(1)

Motor Neuron Diseases

990

(1)

Peripheral Neuropathies

991

(9)

Discogenic Neck Pain

1000

(1)

Brachial & Lumbar Plexus Lesions

1000

(1)

Disorders of Neuromuscular Transmission

1001

(2)

Myopathic Disorders

1003

(2)

Periodic Paralysis Syndrome

1005

(1)

Psychiatric Disorders

1006

(61)

Stuart J. Eisendrath

Jonathan E. Lichtmacher

Psychiatric Assessment

1006

(3)

Treatment Approaches

1009

(1)

Common Psychiatric Disorders

1010

(41)

Substance Use Disorders

1051

(8)

Delirium, Dementia, & Other Cognitive Disorders

1059

(3)

Geriatric Psychiatric Disorders

1062

(2)

Psychiatric Problems Associated With Hospitalization & Medical & Surgical Disorders

1064

(3)

Endocrinology

1067

(85)

Paul A. Fitzgerald

Common Presentations in Endocrinology

1067

(5)

Diseases of the Hypothalamus & Pituitary Gland

1072

(9)

Diseases of the Thyroid Gland

1081

(26)

The Parathyroids

1107

(7)

Metabolic Bone Disease

1114

(7)

Disease of the Adrenal Cortex

1121

(11)

Diseases of the Adrenal Medulla

1132

(4)

Pancreatic & Duodenal Neuroendocrine Tumors

1136

(1)

Diseases of the Testes

1137

(3)

Amenorrhea & Menopause

1140

(8)

Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia

1148

(1)

Clinical Use of Glucocorticoids

1149

(3)

Diabetes Mellitus & Hypoglycemia

1152

(47)

Umesh Masharani

John H. Karam

Diabetes Mellitus

1152

(34)

Diabetic Coma

1186

(7)

The Hypoglycemic States

1193

(6)

Lipid Abnormalities

1199

(13)

Robert B. Baron

Lipids & Lipoproteins

1199

(1)

Lipoproteins & Atherogenesis

1199

(1)

Lipid Fractions & the Risk of Coronary Heart Disease

1200

(1)

Therapeutic Effects of Lowering Cholesterol

1201

(1)

Secondary Conditions That Affect Lipid Metabolism

1202

(1)

Clinical Presentations

1202

(1)

Screening for High Blood Cholesterol

1203

(3)

Treatment of High LDL Cholesterol

1206

(4)

High Blood Triglycerides

1210

(2)

Nutrition

1212

(33)

Nutritional Requirements

1212

(8)

Assessment of Nutritional Status

1220

(2)

Nutritional Disorders

1222

(6)

Eating Disorders

1228

(2)

Disorders of Vitamin Metabolism

1230

(5)

Diet Therapy

1235

(3)

Nutritional Support

1238

(7)

General Problems in Infectious Diseases

1245

(27)

Richard A. Jacobs

Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO)

1245

(2)

Infections in the Immunocompromised Patient

1247

(4)

Nosocomial Infections

1251

(1)

Infections of the Central Nervous System

1252

(3)

Animal & Human Bite Wounds

1255

(1)

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

1256

(1)

Infections in Drug Users

1257

(1)

Acute Infectious Diarrhea

1258

(1)

Traveler's Diarrhea

1259

(3)

Active Immunization Against Infectious Diseases

1262

(8)

Recommended Immunization of Infants, Children, & Adolescents

1262

(1)

Recommended Immunization of Adults

1262

(5)

Recommended Immunizations for Travelers

1267

(3)

Hypersensitivity Tests & Desensitization

1270

(2)

HIV Infection

1272

(31)

Harry Hollander

Mitchell H. Katz

Epidemiology

1273

(2)

Etiology

1275

(1)

Pathogenesis

1275

(1)

Pathophysiology

1275

(1)

Clinical Findings

1276

(10)

Differential Diagnosis

1286

(1)

Prevention

1286

(3)

Treatment

1289

(12)

Course & Prognosis

1301

(2)

Infectious Diseases: Viral & Rickettsial

1303

(43)

Wayne X. Shandera

Samuel A. Shelburne, III

Viral Diseases

1303

(24)

Human Herpesviruses

1304

(10)

Major Vaccine-Preventable Viral Infections

1314

(7)

Other Neurotrophic Viruses

1321

(6)

Other Systemic Viral Diseases

1327

(4)

Common Viral Respiratory Infections

1331

(3)

Adenovirus Infections

1334

(1)

Other Exanthematous Viral Infections

1334

(1)

Viruses & Gastroenteritis

1335

(1)

Viruses That Produce Several Syndromes

1336

(1)

Rickettsial Diseases

1337

(6)

Typhus Group

1338

(3)

Spotted Fevers

1341

(2)

Other Rickettsial & Rickettsial-Like Diseases

1343

(3)

Infectious Diseases: Bacterial & Chlamydial

1346

(44)

Henry F. Chambers

Infections Caused by Gram-Positive Bacteria

1346

(15)

Infective Endocarditis

1361

(5)

Infections Caused by Gram-Negative Bacteria

1366

(17)

Actinomycosis

1383

(1)

Nocardiosis

1384

(1)

Infections Caused by Mycobacteria

1384

(3)

Infections Caused by Chlamydiae

1387

(3)

Infectious Diseases: Spirochetal

1390

(21)

Richard A. Jacobs

Syphilis

1390

(10)

Non-Sexually Transmitted Treponematoses

1400

(1)

Miscellaneous Spirochetal Diseases

1401

(2)

Relapsing Fever

1401

(1)

Rat-Bite Fever

1401

(1)

Leptospirosis

1402

(1)

Lyme Disease

1403

(8)

Infectious Diseases: Protozoal & Helminthic

1411

(70)

Robert S. Goldsmith

Protozoal Infections

1411

(36)

African Trypanosomiasis (Sleeping Sickness)

1411

(2)

American Trypanosomiasis (Chagas' Disease)

1413

(2)

Amebiasis

1415

(5)

Infections With Pathogenic Free-Living Amebas

1420

(2)

Babesiosis (Piroplasmosis)

1422

(1)

Balantidiasis

1422

(1)

Coccidial & Microsporidial Infections: Cryptosporidiosis, Isosporiasis, Cyclosporiasis, & Sarcocystosis

1423

(3)

Giardiasis

1426

(2)

Leishmaniasis

1428

(4)

Malaria

1432

(12)

Toxoplasmosis

1444

(3)

Helminthic Infections

1447

(14)

Trematode (Fluke) Infections

1447

(7)

Cestode Infections

1454

(7)

Nematode (Roundworm) Infections

1461

(20)

Infectious Diseases: Mycotic

1481

(14)

Richard J. Hamill

Candidiasis

1481

(1)

Histoplasmosis

1482

(2)

Coccidioidomycosis

1484

(1)

Pneumocystosis

1485

(2)

Cryptococcosis

1487

(1)

Aspergillosis

1488

(1)

Mucormycosis

1489

(1)

Blastomycosis

1490

(1)

Paracoccidioidomycosis

1490

(1)

Sporotrichosis

1491

(1)

Penicillium marneffei Infections

1491

(1)

Chromomblastomycosis

1491

(1)

Mycetoma

1492

(1)

Other Opportunistic Mold Infections

1492

(1)

Antifungal Therapy

1492

(3)

Anti-Infective Chemotherapeutic & Antibiotic Agents

1495

(41)

Richard A. Jacobs

B. Joseph Guglielmo

Some Principles of Antimicrobial Therapy

1495

(9)

Penicillins

1504

(6)

Cephalosporins

1510

(4)

Other β-Lactam Drugs

1514

(1)

Erythromycin Group (Macrolides)

1514

(1)

Azalides

1515

(1)

Ketolides

1516

(1)

Tetracycline Group

1516

(1)

Chloramphenicol

1517

(1)

Aminoglycosides

1517

(3)

Polymyxins

1520

(1)

Antituberculous Drugs

1520

(1)

Alternative Drugs in Tuberculosis Treatment

1520

(1)

Sulfonamides & Antifolate Drugs

1521

(1)

Sulfones Used in the Treatment of Leprosy

1522

(1)

Specialized Drugs Used Against Bacteria

1523

(1)

Streptogramins

1524

(1)

Oxazolidinones

1525

(1)

Quinolones

1525

(2)

Pentamidine & Atovaquone

1527

(1)

Urinary Antiseptics

1527

(1)

Systemically Active Drugs in Urinary Tract Infections

1528

(1)

Antifungal Drugs

1528

(4)

Antiviral Chemotherapy

1532

(4)

Disorders Due to Physical Agents

1536

(19)

Richard Cohen

Brent R. W. Moelleken

Disorders Due to Cold

1536

(4)

Disorders Due to Heat

1540

(3)

Burns

1543

(4)

Electric Shock

1547

(1)

Ionizing Radiation Reactions

1548

(1)

Drowing

1549

(2)

Other Disorders Due to Physical Agents

1551

(4)

Poisoning

1555

(34)

Kent R. Olson

Initial Evaluation of the Patient With Poisoning or Drug Overdose

1555

(1)

The Symptomatic Patient

1555

(5)

Antidotes & Other Treatment

1560

(3)

Diagnosis of Poisoning

1563

(1)

Clinical Laboratory Tests in Management of Poisoning

1564

(1)

Treatment of Common Specific Poisonings (Alphabetical Order)

1565

(24)

Cancer

1589

(54)

Hope S. Rugo

Incidence & Etiology

1589

(5)

Prevention of Cancer

1594

(9)

Primary Prevention

1594

(6)

Secondary Prevention

1600

(2)

Special Topics in Prevention

1602

(1)

Staging of Cancer

1603

(1)

Primary Cancer Treatment

1603

(23)

Surgery & Radiation Therapy

1603

(3)

Systemic Cancer Therapy

1606

(14)

Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Micrometastases

1620

(1)

Toxicity & Dose Modification of Chemotherapeutic Agents

1621

(5)

Evaluation of Tumor Response

1626

(2)

Tumor Size

1626

(1)

Tumor Markers

1627

(1)

General Well-Being, Performance Status, & Supportive Care

1628

(1)

Cancer Complications: Diagnosis & Management

1629

(6)

Oncologic Emergencies

1629

(3)

Other Complications

1632

(3)

The Paraneoplastic Syndromes

1635

(1)

Novel Therapies for Cancer Treatment

1635

(6)

Alternative & Complementary Therapies for Cancer Treatment

1641

(2)

Medical Genetics

1643

(24)

Reed E. Pyeritz

Introduction to Medical Genetics

1643

(8)

Genes & Chromosomes

1644

(1)

Mutation

1645

(1)

Genes in Individuals

1646

(1)

Genes in Families

1647

(2)

Disorders of Multifactorial Causation

1649

(1)

Chromosomal Aberrations

1650

(1)

The Techniques of Medical Genetics

1651

(9)

Cytogenetics

1651

(2)

Biochemical Genetics

1653

(1)

DNA Analysis

1654

(2)

Prenatal Diagnosis

1656

(2)

Neoplasia: Chromosomal & DNA Analysis

1658

(2)

Selected Genetic Disorders

1660

(5)

Acute Intermittent Porphyria

1660

(1)

Alkaptonuria

1661

(1)

Down's Syndrome

1662

(1)

Fragile X Mental Retardation

1662

(1)

Gaucher's Disease

1663

(1)

Homocystinuria

1663

(1)

Homocysteine & Arterial Occlusive Disease

1664

(1)

Klinefelter's Syndrome

1664

(1)

Marfan's Syndrome

1665

(2)

Diagnostic Testing & Medical Decision Making

1667

(11)

C. Diana Nicoll

Michael Pignone

Benefits; Costs & Risks

1667

(1)

Performance of Diagnostic Tests

1667

(1)

Test Characteristics

1668

(3)

Use of Tests in Diagnosis & Management

1671

(1)

Odds-Likelihood Ratios

1672

(6)

Information Technology in Patient Care: The Internet, Telemedicine, & Clinical Decision Support

1678

(10)

Rick Kulkarni

Justin Graham

The Internet in Clinical Practice

1678

(1)

Information Reliability & Quality Assessment

1679

(1)

Legal Aspects of Medical Informatics

1680

(1)

Patient-Clinician E-Mail

1681

(1)

Interactive Forums

1682

(1)

Telemedicine

1683

(1)

Clinical Decision Support Systems

1684

(1)

Personal Digital Assistants (Handhelds)

1685

(1)

Medical Coding & Terminology

1686

(2)

Complementary & Alternative Medicine

1688

(22)

Bradly P. Jacobs

Ellen F. Hughes

Brian M. Berman

Herbal Medicines

1689

(8)

Dietary Supplements

1697

(3)

Acupuncture

1700

(7)

Homeopathy

1707

(3)

Appendix: Therapeutic Drug Monitoring & Laboratory Reference Ranges

1710

(11)

C. Diana Nicoll

Index

1721

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