The 5-minute Clinical Consult 2008

by Domino, Frank J.

• ISBN13: 9780781776080
• ISBN10: 0781776082
• Edition: 16th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-06-01
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Summary

Completely revised and evidence-based, The 5-Minute Clinical Consult, 2008 is now in its Sixteenth Edition. It provides rapid-access information on the diagnosis, treatment, medications, follow-up, and associated conditions of 675 medical conditions. Organized alphabetically, this best-selling clinical reference presents brief, bulleted points on disease topics in a consistent 3-column format. Most topics include cited evidence-based references. Differential diagnosis algorithms have been moved to the front of the book, ICD-9 codes are highlighted in blue, and there is additional coverage of complementary and alternative medicine. A bound-in CD-ROM and a companion Website include the full content of the book, plus 178 English and Spanish patient handouts from AAFP; full-color images from Goodheart's Photoguide of Common Skin Disorders, Second Edition; 15 short videos of medical procedures; and over 50 new pediatrics topics not found in the print book. The Website will be updated quarterly with new content and videos. The 5-Minute Clinical Consult, 2008 will also be available for PDAs.

Table of Contents

Signs and Symptoms: An Algorithmic Approach A's:Abnormal Pap/Cervical Smear Abortion, Spontaneous Acne Vulgaris Addison Disease Adenovirus Infections Alcohol Use Disorders B's: Babesiosis Balanitis Basal Cell Carcinoma Bipolar Disorder Bladder Cancer C's: Candidiasis Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Cardiac Arrest Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Cataract Celiac Disease D's: Dissociative Disorders Down Syndrome Dumping Syndrome Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding Dyspepsia, Functional E's: Encephalitis, Viral Endocarditis, Infective Endometrial Cancer and Uterine Sarcoma Endometriosis Epicondylitis Epididymitis Epiglottitis F's: Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) Fibrocystic Breast Disease Fibromyalgia Fragile X Syndrome Frostbite Furunculosis G's: Gilbert Disease Glaucoma, Primary-Angle Closure Glomerulonephritis, Acute Gout Growth Hormone Deficieny H's: Hearing Loss Hemophilia Hepatitis A Hepatitis B Hepatitis C Hepatitis, Autoimmune I's: Immunizations Immunodeficiency Diseases Impetigo Infertility Influenza K's: Kaposi Sarcoma Kawasaki Syndrome Keloids Keratosis, Actinic L's: Leprosy Leukemia Leukemia, Acute Lymphoblastic in Adults (ALL) Leukemia, Chronic Myelogenous (CML) Leukoplakia, Oral Listeriosis Low Back Pain M's: Malaria Malnutrition, Protein-Calorie Marfan Syndrome Mastalgia Mastitis Mastoiditis N's: Narcolepsy Near Drowning Nephropathy, Urate Nephrotic Syndrome Neuroblastoma Neurofibromatosis (Types 1 and 2) O's: Obesity Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Onychomycosis Optic Atrophy P's: Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) Peritonitis, Acute Peritonsillar Abscess Personality Disorders (PD) R's: Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Neonatal Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Infection Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) S's: Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Suicide Superficial Thrombophlebitis Superior Vena Cava Syndrome T's: Toxic Shock Syndrome (TSS) Toxoplasmosis Transfusion Reaction Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) U's: Ulcerative Colitis Urethritis Urinary Tract Infection in Females Urinary Tract Infection in Males V's: Vaginal Adenosis Vaginal Bleeding During Pregnancy Vaginismus Varicose Veins W's: Warts Warts, Plantar Wegener Granulomatosis Williams Syndrome Wilms Tumor Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome