Conn's Current Therapy, 2000

by Rakel, Robert E.; Rakel, Robert E., Md.

• ISBN13: 9780721672250
• ISBN10: 0721672256
• Edition: 52ND
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-12-01
• Publisher: Harcourt Health Sciences

Summary

The 2000 edition of "Conn's Current Therapy" continues the tradition of excellence with the most concise, up-to-date, easy-to-use source for recent advances in therapeutics. Includes information on state-of-the-art coverage of disorders affecting every organ system as well as the management of symptoms before a diagnosis is made.

Table of Contents

SECTION 1. SYMPTOMATIC CARE PENDING DIAGNOSIS
Pain	1	(4)
Mark J. Stillman
Nausea and Vomiting	5	(6)
Martin J. Edelman
Donald F. Lum
David R. Gandara
Dyspepsia (Indigestion) and Gaseousness	11	(2)
Harris R. Clearfield
Hiccup	13	(2)
Francisco C. Ramirez
Acute Infectious Diarrhea	15	(3)
Klaus E. Gyr
Robert Steffen
Constipation	18	(2)
Benjamin Krevsky
Fever	20	(2)
Paul T. Dick
Agron Plevneshi
Cough	22	(3)
John C. Stevens
Howard Eigen
Hoarseness and Laryngitis	25	(7)
J. Scott McMurray
Charles N. Ford
Insomnia	32	(3)
Milton K. Erman
Pruritus	35	(2)
Sarah A. Myers
Tinnitus	37	(2)
Bradley Kesser
Rick A. Friedman
Low Back Pain	39	(2)
Thomas S. Whitecloud III
SECTION 2. THE INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection and Its Complications	41	(15)
Marshall K. Kubota
Amebiasis	56	(3)
Christopher D. Huston
William A. Petri, Jr.
Giardiasis	59	(2)
Theodore E. Nash
Bacteremia and Sepsis	61	(3)
Fredric J. Silverblatt
Brucellosis	64	(3)
EMilio Bouza
Patricia Munoz
Conjunctivitis	67	(2)
Ralph S. Viola
Varicella (Chickenpox)	69	(3)
John F. Marcinak
Cholera	72	(2)
G. H. Rabbani
Food-Borne Illness	74	(7)
Charles S. Levy
Necrotizing Skin and Soft Tissue Infections	81	(1)
Richard F. Edlich
Brendon M. Stiles
Toxic Shock Syndrome	82	(3)
Michael A. Gardam
Influenza	85	(3)
Wendy Anne Keitel
Leishmaniasis	88	(3)
Luigi Gradoni
Leprosy (Hansen's Disease)	91	(3)
Robert R. Jacobson
Malaria	94	(7)
Geoffrey Pasvol
American Trypanosomiasis (Chagas' Disease)	101	(2)
Louis V. Kirchhoff
Bacterial Meningitis	103	(5)
Allan R. Tunkel
Infectious Mononucleosis	108	(2)
Leonard R. Krilov
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome	110	(3)
David C. Klonoff
Mumps	113	(1)
John S. Venglarcik III
Otitis Externa	114	(1)
Harlan R. Muntz
Plague	115	(1)
Gary Simpson
Psittacosis (Ornithosis)	116	(2)
Thomas C. Quinn
Q Fever	118	(1)
Thomas J. Marrie
Rabies	119	(3)
Lisa D. Rotz
Charles E. Rupprecht
Rat Bite Fever	122	(1)
Marylene J. Egho
Relapsing Fever	123	(2)
Nancy E. Madinger
Lyme Disease	125	(5)
Robert B. Nadelman
Gary P. Wormser
Rubella and Congenital Rubella Syndrome	130	(2)
Kristina K. Bryant
Denise F. Bratcher
Measles	132	(2)
Alfred D. Heggie
Tetanus	134	(3)
J. Dressnandt
Pertussis (Whooping Cough)	137	(2)
John W. Ogle
Immunization Practices	139	(6)
Richard Kent Zimmerman
Travel Medicine	145	(6)
Martin S. Wolfe
Toxoplasmosis	151	(6)
Kami Kim
Cat-Scratch Disease and Bacillary Angiomatosis	157	(2)
Douglas H. Hamilton
Salmonellosis	159	(2)
Dilip Nathwani
Typhoid Fever	161	(4)
Narain H. Punjabi
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever and Ehrlichiosis	165	(2)
Burke A. Cunha
SECTION 3. THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
Acute Respiratory Failure	167	(3)
Victor J. Cardenas, Jr.
Akhil Bidani
Atelectasis	170	(1)
Ross Ristagno
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	171	(5)
Bartolome R. Celli
Cystic Fibrosis	176	(4)
Marsha M. Thompson
Patricia Marshik
Obstructive Sleep-Disordered Breathing (Sleep Apnea)	180	(6)
Steven M. Koenig
Paul M. Suratt
Primary Lung Cancer	186	(7)
Ramesh K. Ramanathan
Chandra P. Belani
Coccidioidomycosis	193	(2)
John N. Galgiani
Histoplasmosis	195	(4)
Michael Saccente
Roert W. Bradsher
Blastomycosis	199	(2)
Stanley W. Chapman
Pleural Effusion and Empyema Thoracis	201	(2)
Cameron D. Wright
Primary Lung Abscess	203	(1)
Michael J. Gehman
Matthew E. Levison
Otitis Media	204	(3)
Jeffrey A. Paffrath
Mitchell K. Schwaber
Acute Bronchitis and Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Bronchitis	207	(2)
William J. Hueston
Bacterial Pneumonia	209	(4)
J. Thomas Cross, Jr.
VIral Respiratory Infections	213	(2)
Thomas R. Cate
Viral and Mycoplasmal Pneumonias	215	(1)
Stephen G. Baum
Legionellosis (Legionnaires' Disease and Pontiac Fever)	216	(2)
Thomas M. File, Jr.
James S. Tan
Pulmonary Thromboembolism	218	(6)
Carlos A. Vaz Fragoso
Sarcoidosis	224	(4)
R. M. Du Bois
Silicosis	228	(2)
Ralph M. Schapira
Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis (Extrinsic Allergic Alveolitis)	230	(1)
Hal B. Richerson
Rhinosinusitis	231	(5)
Stephanie A. Joe
Donald A. Leopold
Streptococcal Pharyngitis	236	(2)
Nelson M. Gantz
Tuberculosis	238	(5)
Robert J. Awe
SECTION 4. THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
Acquired Diseases of the Aorta	243	(4)
Glenn R. Jacobowitz
Mark A. Adelman
Thomas S. Riles
Angina Pectoris	247	(3)
William H. Wehrmacher
Bruce Lewis
Cardiac Arrest: Sudden Cardiac Death	250	(6)
Brent R. Asplin
Atrial Fibrillation	256	(4)
Cynthia M. Tracy
Bernard J. Gersh
Premature Beats	260	(4)
Jeffrey F. Alison
Heart Block	264	(5)
Anne Hamilton Dougherty
Tachycardias	269	(11)
William E. Sanders, Jr.
Congenital Heart Disease	280	(7)
Peter C. Frommelt
Mitral Valve Prolapse	287	(4)
Richard B. Devereux
Congestive Heart Failure	291	(6)
Arthur M. Feldman
Virginia M. Schneider
Infective Endocarditis	297	(6)
Navin m. Amin
Hypertension	303	(12)
C. Venkata S. Ram
Andrew Fenves
Acute Myocardial Infarction	315	(13)
Kanu Chatterjee
Care After Myocardial Infarction	328	(5)
David J. Moliterno
Pericarditis	333	(3)
P. Sudhakar Reddy
Peripheral Arterial Disease	336	(3)
Peter C. Spittell
Venous Thrombosis	339	(7)
Anthony J. Comerota
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy	346	(5)
Richard A. Krasuski
Thomas M. Bashore
SECTION 5. THE BLOOD AND SPLEEN
Aplastic Anemia	351	(5)
Manjusha Kumar
Blanche P. Alter
Iron Deficiency	356	(1)
Kenneth R. Bridges
Autoimmune Hemolytic Anermia	356	(7)
Zbigniew M. Szczepiorkowski
Ronald A. Sacher
Nonimmune Hemolytic Anemia	363	(3)
Yoshihito Yawata
Pernicious Anemia and Other Megalobastic Anemias	366	(3)
Jack Metz
Thalassemia	369	(5)
Susan P. Perrine
Sickel Cell Disease	374	(7)
Karen B. Lewing
Gerald M. Woods
Neutropenia	381	(2)
Bonnie P. Cham
Hemolytic Disease of the Fetus and Newborn	383	(7)
Vinond K. Bhutani
Hemophilia and Related Conditions	390	(7)
Amy D. Shapiro
Keith Hoots
Platelet=Mediated Bleeding Disorders	397	(3)
Terry Gernsheimer
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation	400	(2)
Eric Chun-Yet Lian
Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura	402	(2)
Walter H. A. Kahr
Catherine P. M. Hayward
Hemochromatosis	404	(2)
James D. Cook
Hodgkin's Disease: Chemotherapy	406	(3)
Carol S. Portlock
Craig Moskowitz
Hodgkin's Disease: Radiation Therapy	409	(4)
Claire Y. Fung
Acute Leukemia in Adults	413	(8)
Mark R. Litzow
Louis Letendre
Scott H. Kaufmann
Acute Leukemia in Children	421	(4)
Peter G. Adamson
Chronic Leukemias	425	(7)
Jonathan E. Kolitz
Stuart M. Lichtman
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma	432	(8)
Paula Marlton
Fernando Cabanillas
Multiple Myeloma	440	(5)
Daniel E. Bergsagel
Polycythemia Vera	445	(2)
Hariet S. Gilbert
The Porphyrias	447	(6)
Herbert L. Bonkovsky
Grahman F. Barnard
Therapeutic Use of Blood Components	453	(5)
John M. Ninos
Leslie E. Silberstein
Adverse Reactions to Blood Transfusion	458	(5)
Kaushik A. Shastri
SECTION 6. THE DIGESTIVE SYNDROME
Cholelithiasis and Cholecystitis	463	(2)
Lillian G. Dawes
Cirrhosis	465	(6)
Paul J. Pockros
Bleeding Esophageal Varices	471	(2)
John S. Goff
Dysphagia and Esophageal Obstruction	473	(6)
Eugene S. Bonapace
Henry P. Parkman
Diverticula of the Alimentary Tract	479	(3)
James W. Smith
Inflammatory Bowel Disease	482	(6)
Allen L. Ginsberg
The Irritable Bowel Syndrome	488	(4)
Eamonn m. M. Quigley
Hemorrhoids, Anal Fissure, and Anorectal Abscess and Fistula	492	(4)
John J. Murray
Peptic Ulcer Disease	496	(5)
Jay L. Goldstein
Peter M. Oshin
Acute and Chronic Viral Hepatitis	501	(6)
Richard K. Sterling
Mitchell L. Shiffman
Malabsorption Syndromes	507	(7)
Charles M. Mansbach II
Acute Pancreatitis	514	(4)
Theodore N. Pappas
BryanC. Weidner
Chronic Pancreatitis	518	(6)
James A. Madura II
Richard A. Prinz
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease	524	(3)
Philip O. Katz
Donald O. Castell
Tumors of the Stomach	527	(5)
Martin S. Karpeth, Jr.
Tumors of the Colon and Rectum	532	(5)
Emina H. Huang
Richard L. Whelan
Intestinal Parasites	537	(12)
David R. Hill
SECTION 7. METABOLIC DISORDERS
Diabetes Mellitus in Adults	549	(17)
W. Timothy Garvey
Diabetes Mellitus in Children and Adolescents	566	(6)
William V. Tamborlane
Joann Ahern
Diabetic Ketoacidosis	572	(4)
Eugenio Cersosimo
Hyperuricemia and Gout	576	(2)
Richard D. Brasington
Hyperlipoproteinemias	578	(7)
Peter H. Jones
Obesity	585	(7)
Peter D. Vash
Vitamin K Deficiency	592	(1)
Jack B. Alperin
Osteoporosis	593	(4)
Frederick R. Singer
Paget's Disease of Bone	597	(3)
Lorraine A. Fitzpatrick
Parenteral Nutrition in Adults	600	(7)
Timothy A. Pritts
David R. Fischer
Josef E. Fischer
Parenteral Fluid Therapy in Infants and Children	607	(8)
Deborah P. Jones
Russell W. Chesney
SECTION 8. THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
Acromegaly	615	(3)
Mark E. Molitch
Adrenocortical Insufficiency	618	(3)
Hiralal Maheshwari
Jennifer Larsen
Cushing's Syndrome	621	(3)
Steven W. J. Lamberts
Diabetes Insipidus	624	(3)
Sumant S. Chugh
Henry M. Yager
Hyperparathyroidism and Hypoparathyroidism	627	(7)
Elizabeth A. Streeten
Michael A. Levine
Primary Aldosteronism	634	(1)
David C. Kem
Hypopituitarism	635	(5)
Robert J. Anderson
Hyperprolactinemia	640	(2)
Janet A. Schlechte
Hypothyroidism	642	(3)
Gilbert H. Daniels
Hyperthyroidism	645	(3)
Jerome M. Hershman
Thyroid Cancer	648	(5)
Douglas W. Ball
Paul W. Ladenson
Pheochromocytoma	653	(4)
Brahm Shapiro
James C. Sisson
Milton D. Gross
Thyroiditis	657	(4)
Anthony P. Weetman
SECTION 9. THE UROGENITAL TRACT
Bacterial Infections of the Urinary Tract in Men	661	(1)
Naiel N. Nassar
James W. Smith
Bacterial Infections of the Urinary Tract in Women	662	(4)
Lisa D. Chew
Stephan D. Fihn
Bacterial Infections of the Urinary Tract in Girls	666	(2)
Ross M. Decter
Childhood Enuresis	668	(3)
H. Gil Rushton
Urinary Incontinence	671	(3)
Roger R. Dmochowski
Epididymitis	674	(1)
Allan R. Ronald
Primary Glomerular Diseases	675	(5)
Brad H. Rovin
Acute Pyelonephritis	680	(2)
Richard S. Stack
Trauma to the Genitourinary Tract	682	(3)
J. Patrick Spirnak
Prostatitis	685	(2)
Ira W. Klimberg
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia	687	(4)
E. Darracott Vaughan Jr.
Aaron Perlumutter
Erectile Dysfunction (Impotence)	691	(3)
Sunil K. Purohit
Wayne J. G. Hellstrom
Acute Renal Failure	694	(7)
John Badalamenti
Robert Safirstein
Chronic Renal Failure	701	(4)
Paul J. Scheel, Jr.
Malignant Tumors of the Urogenital Tract	705	(5)
William J. Ellis
Anterior Urethral Stricture	710	(2)
Kenneth W. Angermeier
Renal Calculi	712	(5)
Larry C. Munch
SECTION 10. THE SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES
Chancroid	717	(1)
Stanley M. Spinola
Gonorrhea	718	(2)
Jeffrey P. Engel
Nongonococcal Urethritis	720	(1)
Heather Selman
Philip Hanno
Donovanosis (Granuloma Inguinale)	721	(1)
Paul M. Benson
Lymphogranuloma Venereum	722	(1)
Paul M. Benson
Syphilis	722	(3)
Michael Augenbraun
SECTION 11. DISEASES OF ALLERGY
Anaphylaxis and Serum Sickness	725	(4)
Stephen F. Kemp
Asthma in Adolescents and Adults	729	(6)
Jonathan Corren
Asthma in Children	735	(8)
Walter Torda
Allergic Rhinitis Caused by Inhalant Factors	743	(5)
Fuad M. Baroody
Allergic Reactions to Drugs	748	(5)
Snadra Knowles
Neil H. Shear
Allergic Reactions to Insect Stings	753	(4)
David F. Graft
SECTION 12. DISEASES OF THE SKIN
Acne Vulgaris and Rosacea	757	(2)
Donald P. Lookingbill
Hair Disorders	759	(4)
Thomas N. Helm
Cancer of the Skin	763	(2)
Thomas E. Rohrer
Cutaneous T Cell Lymphomas	765	(5)
Gary S. Wood
Seth R. Stevens
Papulosquamous Diseases	770	(4)
Ann G. Martin
Jessica N. Mehta
Autoimmune Connective Tissue Disorders	774	(4)
Daniel J. Wallace
Cutaneous Vasculitis	778	(2)
Carol A. Langford
Michael C. Sneller
Nail Disorders	780	(3)
Phoebe Rich
Keloids	783	(2)
Marlene S. Calderon
Warren L. Garner
Warts	785	(2)
Karen E. Zanol
Condyloma Acuminatum	787	(1)
Charles L. Heaton
Melanocytic Nevi (Moles)	788	(2)
Alan S. Boyd
Melanoma	790	(2)
Ira Davis
Premalignant Lesions	792	(2)
Heidi A. Waldorf
Bacterial Diseases of the Skin	794	(5)
V. Antoine Keller
Ronald Lee Nichols
Viral Skin Infections	799	(5)
Jessica L. Severson
Monica L. McCrary
Parasitic Diseases of the Skin	804	(2)
Donald J. Miech
Fungal Diseases of the Skin	806	(2)
Catherine C. Newman
Diseases of the Mouth	808	(9)
Henry W. Randle
Gayle L. McCloskey
Venous Leg Ulcers	817	(2)
David J. Margolis
Pressure Ulcers	819	(2)
David R. Thomas
Atopic Dermatitis	821	(3)
Adelaide A. Hebert
Khanh Nguyen
Erythema Multiforme, Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis	824	(2)
Jean-Claude Roujeau
Bullous Diseases	826	(4)
Neil J. Korman
Contact Dermatitis	830	(1)
Erin M. Warshaw
Skin Diseases of Pregnancy	831	(2)
Kathy Schwarzenberger
Pruritus Ani and Vulvae	833	(1)
Michael J. Adler
Urticaria and Angioedema	834	(3)
Clive E. H. Grattan
Pigmentary Disorders	837	(4)
Christy A. Lorton
Sunburn	841	(3)
Vincent A. DeLeo
SECTION 13. THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
Alzheimer's Disease	844	(3)
David A. Bennett
Intracerebral Hemorrhage	847	(3)
Adrian J. Goldszmidt
Louis R. Caplan
Ischemic Cerebrovascular Disease	850	(3)
Patrick D. Lyden
Rehabilitation of the Stroke Survivor	853	(3)
Richard D. Zorowitz
Seizures and Epilepsy in Adolescents and Adults	856	(11)
Bassel Abou-Khalil
Epilepsy in Infants and Children	867	(4)
W. Edwin Dodson
Attentio-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder	871	(3)
Timothy E. Wilens
Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome	874	(3)
Jeffrey Sverd
Headache	877	(7)
Elizabeth Loder
Episodic Vertigo	884	(8)
Ronald J. Tusa
Meniere's Disease	892	(2)
Michael D. Seidman
Viral Meningitis and Encephalitis	894	(2)
Vinodh Narayanan
Multiple Sclerosis	896	(7)
Mariko Kita
Donald E. Goodkin
Acquired Myasthenia Gravis	903	(5)
Janice M. Massey
Trigeminal Neuralgia	908	(2)
Robert M. Levy
Optic Neuritis	910	(2)
Roy W. Beck
Glaucoma	912	(3)
Louis B. Cantor
Acute Facial Paralysis (Bell's Palsy)	915	(3)
Bruce J. Gantz
Peter C. Weber
Parkinson's Disease	918	(6)
Joseph H. Friedman
Peripheral Neuropathies	924	(9)
Philip G. McManis
Acute Head Injuries in Adults	933	(3)
Sharon B. Marshall
Lawrence F. Marshall
Pediatric Head Injury	936	(4)
Fernando Stein
Jose A. Cortes
Brain Tumors	940	(5)
Daniel H. Lachance
Peter K. Dempsey
SECTION 14. THE LOCOMOTOR SYSTEM
Rheumatoid Arthritis	945	(8)
William S. Wilke
Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis	953	(5)
Suzanne L. Bowyer
Ankylosing Spondylitis	958	(2)
C. M. De Geus-Wenceslau
A. S. Russell
Temporomandibular Disorders	960	(4)
Major M. Ash, Jr.
Bursitis, Tendinitis, Myofascial Pain, and Fibromyalgia	964	(3)
Thomas W. Jamieson
Osteoarthritis	967	(3)
Larissa Roux
Matthew H. Liang
Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant Cell Arteritis	970	(1)
Gregory C. Gardner
Osteomyelitis	971	(3)
David W. Haas
Common Sports Injuries	974	(5)
Bradford H. Stiles
SECTION 15. OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY
Antepartum Care	979	(6)
Faith Joy Frieden
Ectopic Pregnancy	985	(1)
Bryan D. Cowan
Vaginal Bleeding in the Third Trimester	986	(2)
Donna D. Johnson
J. Peter Vandorsten
Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy	988	(7)
John T. Repke
Obstetric Anesthesia	995	(4)
Marie E. Minnich
Postpartum Care	999	(2)
R. Scott Rushing
James A. Thorp
Resuscitation of the Newborn	1001	(6)
Caraciolo J. Fernandes
Care of the High-Risk Neonate	1007	(11)
Dianne J. Albrecht
David A. Clark
Normal Infant Feeding	1018	(4)
James L. Sutphen
Ana Abad-Sinden
Diseases of the Breast	1022	(7)
Armando E. Giuliano
Peter J. Bostick
Endometriosis	1029	(8)
David Adamson
Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding	1037	(3)
Timothy R. Yeko
Jeryl Natofsky
Amenorrhea	1040	(3)
Owen K. Davis
Dysmenorrhea	1043	(1)
Christine W. Jordan
Andrew M. Kaunitz
Deborah S. Lyon
Premenstrual Syndrome	1044	(3)
M. L. Elks
Menopause	1047	(6)
Murray A. Freedman
Vulvovaginitis	1053	(2)
Maurizio Maccato
Chlamydia trachomatis Infection	1055	(2)
Kimberly A. Workowski
Carolyn M. Black
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease	1057	(3)
John C. Petrozza
Warner K. Huh
Leiomyomata	1060	(3)
A. F. Haney
Cancer of the Endometrium	1063	(3)
Mary L. Gemignani
Richard R. Barakat
Cancer of the Uterine Cervix	1066	(3)
Charles Levenback
Tumors of the Vulva	1069	(5)
Bhagirath Majmudar
Contraception	1074	(16)
Kathryn M. Andolsek
SECTION 16. PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS
Alcohol-Related Problems	1090	(3)
Robert G. Batey
Drug Abuse	1093	(5)
Leslie K. Jacobsen
Thomas R. Kosten
Anxiety Disorders	1098	(4)
Naomi M. Simon
Mark H. Pollack
Bulimia Nervosa	1102	(3)
James E. Mitchell
Delirium	1105	(2)
Sue Levkoff
Mood Disorders	1107	(10)
Elliott Richelson
Schizophrenia	1117	(3)
John G. Csernansky
Panic Disorder	1120	(3)
Manuel E. Tancer
SECTION 17. PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL INJURIES
Burns	1123	(4)
Robert L. Sheridan
High-Altitude Sickness	1127	(3)
Urs Scherrer
Claudio Sartori
Disturbances Due to Cold	1130	(5)
Gerlad K. Bristow
Effect of Heat Stress	1135	(2)
Jeff Faunt
Spider Bites and Scorpion Stings	1137	(2)
James R. Blackman
Snake Venom Poisoning	1139	(2)
Barry S. Gold
Marine Animal Injuries	1141	(3)
Bruce W. Halstead
Acute Poisonings	1144	(75)
Howard C. Mofenson
Thomas R. Caraccio
Joseph Greensher
SECTION 18. APPENDICES AND INDEX
Reference Intervals for the Interpretation of Laboratory Tests	1205	(9)
William Z. Borer
New Drugs for 1998	1214	(3)
Gregory C. Tompkins
Nomogram for the Determination of Body Surface Area of Children and Adults	1217	(2)
Index	1219