Conn's Current Therapy, 2002

by Rakel, Robert E.; Bope, Edward T.

• ISBN13: 9780721687445
• ISBN10: 072168744X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-01-01
• Publisher: Elsevier Science Health Science div

Summary

The source of choice for concise and easy-to-use guidance on the latest advances in therapeutics. More than 300 leading practitioners from 15 countries around the world describe their preferred techniques for managing hundreds of common disorders affecting every organ system. With 97% new authorship, each chapter is fresh and presented differently than in previous editions.

Table of Contents

SECTION 1. SYMPTOMATIC CARE PENDING DIAGNOSIS
Pain	1	(5)
Robin L. Fainsinger
Nausea and Vomiting	6	(3)
Kenneth L. Koch
Gaseousness and Indigestion	9	(2)
Chin Hur
Anthony Lembo
Hiccup	11	(1)
Harald Fodstad
Acute Infectious Diarrhea	12	(6)
David A. Sack
Constipation	18	(3)
Kyle P. Etzkorn
Lorraine Rodriquez
Fever	21	(2)
Mary Jo Welker
Cough	23	(4)
Raymond Haddad
Hoarseness and Laryngitis	27	(3)
Robert A. Buckmire
Clark A. Rosen
Insomnia	30	(6)
Karl Doghramji
Pruritus	36	(2)
Nancy E. Thomas
Luis A. Diaz
Tinnitus	38	(2)
Jose N. Fayad
Mark Murphy
Back Pain	40	(5)
Michael T. McCann
SECTION 2. THE INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Management of the HIV-Infected Patient	45	(12)
Tim Wilkin
Aimee Wilkin
Amebiasis	57	(4)
Col Anil C. Anand
Giardiasis	61	(2)
Andrew W. DuPont
Herbert L. DuPont
Sepsis and Bacteremia	63	(6)
Ramon L. Anel
R. Phillip Dellinger
Brucellosis	69	(1)
Kerry O. Cleveland
Michael S. Gelfand
Conjunctivitis	70	(2)
Lewis R. Groden
Craig Berger
Nathan R. Emery
Varicella and Zoster	72	(3)
Philip S. LaRussa
Cholera	75	(2)
Abul K. Siddique
Food-Borne Illness	77	(5)
J. Glenn Morris, Jr.
Necrotizing Skin and Soft Tissue Infections	82	(2)
Thomas L. Bosshardt
Claude H. Organ, Jr.
Toxic Shock Syndrome	84	(2)
Daniel Davis
Influenza	86	(4)
Robert L. Atmar
Leishmaniasis	90	(3)
Shyam Sundar
Leprosy	93	(3)
Carlotta H. Hill
Cristina R. Camara
Malaria	96	(8)
Kathryn Maitland
Charles R. J. C. Newton
Bacterial Meningitis	104	(5)
Karen L. Roos
Infectious Mononucleosis	109	(1)
Elba A. Iglesias
Martin Fisher
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome	110	(3)
Steven Reid
Simon Wessely
Mumps	113	(1)
Thomas C. Shope
Otitis Externa	114	(3)
Craig A. Buchman
Beth A. Wambach
Plague	117	(1)
Richard W. Titball
Psittacosis (Ornithosis)	118	(1)
Thomas C. Quinn
Q Fever	119	(1)
W. Russell Byrne
Rabies	120	(3)
Mary Currier
Rat-Bite Fever	123	(2)
Joseph P. McGowan
Sanjiv S. Shah
Relapsing Fever	125	(2)
Mark S. Dworkin
Lyme Disease	127	(5)
Janine Evans
Rubella and Congenital Rubella Syndrome	132	(2)
Mary L. Kumar
Measles (Rubeola)	134	(2)
Katalin Koranyi
Tetanus	136	(2)
Sean Henderson
Nicole Wakim
Bordetella Pertussis (Whooping Cough)	138	(3)
Dennis Cunningham
Margaret B. Rennels
Immunization Practices	141	(6)
Richard Daniel Clover
Richard Kent Zimmerman
Travel Medicine	147	(8)
Maria D. Mileno
Toxoplasmosis	155	(6)
Carlos Subauste
Cat-Scratch Disease and Bacillary Angiomatosis	161	(2)
Lt Col Matthew J. Dolan
Salmonellosis	163	(3)
Jeremy Sobel
David L. Swerdlow
Typhoid Fever	166	(2)
Rita Delia Diaz Ramos
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever and Ehrlichiosis	168	(3)
Richard Gleckman
Ellen Riccobene
SECTION 3. THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
Acute Respiratory Failure	171	(4)
Aram A. Arabian
Prashant K. Rohatgi
Atelectasis	175	(1)
Joseph I. Miller, Jr.
Cullen D. Morris
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	176	(3)
Dean Gianakos
Cystic Fibrosis	179	(5)
Susanna A. McColley
Sleep Disordered Breathing	184	(5)
Carlos A. Vaz Fragoso
Primary Lung Cancer	189	(5)
W. Jeffrey Petty
Jeffrey Crawford
Coccidioidomycosis	194	(3)
Robert Libke
Histoplasmosis	197	(2)
David S. McKinsey
Blastomycosis	199	(3)
Michael S. Gelfand
Pleural Effusion and Empyema Thoracis	202	(2)
Steven A. Sahn
Primary Lung Abscess	204	(1)
Sydney M. Finegold
Otitis Media	205	(2)
Richard H. Schwartz
Acute Bronchitis and Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Bronchitis	207	(2)
John S. Czachor
Bacterial Pneumonia	209	(4)
Michael B. Kirkpatrick
Viral Respiratory Infections	213	(1)
Cynthia Christy
Caroline B. Hall
Viral and Mycoplasmal Pneumonias	214	(2)
Maurice A. Mufson
Legionellosis (Legionnaire's Disease and Pontiac Fever)	216	(1)
Thomas J. Marrie
Pulmonary Thromboembolism	217	(6)
Graham Pineo
Russell Hull
Sarcoidosis	223	(6)
Joseph P. Lynch III
Silicosis	229	(2)
Stephen Dolan
Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis	231	(1)
Raymond G. Slavin
Rhinosinusitis	232	(3)
William E. Bolger
Nonallergic Rhinitis	235	(3)
Phil Lieberman
Streptococcal Pharyngitis	238	(4)
Christopher B. White
Tuberculosis and Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Disease	242	(9)
Peter F. Barnes
David E. Griffith
SECTION 4. THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
Acquired Diseases of the Aorta	251	(5)
Charles W. Acher
Girma Tefera
Martha M. Wynn
Angina Pectoris	256	(5)
William H. Frishman
Cardiac Arrest: Sudden Cardiac Death	261	(5)
Clifton W. Callaway
Atrial Fibrillation	266	(5)
Sam Asirvatham
Win-Kuang Shen
Premature Beats	271	(4)
Laurence D. Sterns
Heart Block	275	(6)
S. Serge Barold
David L. Hayes
Tachycardias	281	(7)
William W. Barrington
Congenital Heart Disease	288	(10)
Alan Mendelsohn
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy	298	(3)
Paolo Spirito
Marco Piccininno
Mitral Valve Prolapse	301	(5)
Gabriel A. Adelmann
Neil J. Weissman
Congestive Heart Failure	306	(7)
Robin J. Trupp
William T. Abraham
Infective Endocarditis	313	(6)
Donald P. Levine
Hypertension	319	(11)
Munavvar Izhar
George Bakris
Acute Myocardial Infarction	330	(6)
Kent Dauterman
Tony M. Chou
Treatment of Pericardial Disease	336	(4)
Brian D. Hoit
Peripheral Arterial Disease	340	(3)
Joseph L. Mills
Venous Thrombosis	343	(8)
Edward N. Libby
SECTION 5. THE BLOOD AND SPLEEN
Aplastic Anemia	351	(4)
Adrianna Vlachos
Jeffrey M. Lipton
Iron Deficiency	355	(4)
Gordon D. McLaren
Victor R. Gordeuk
Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia	359	(4)
Yoriko Saito
W. Hallowell Churchill
Nonimmune Hemolytic Anemias	363	(3)
Jingxuan Liu
Liberto Pechet
L. Michael Snyder
Pernicious Anemia and Other megaloblastic Anemias	366	(3)
Ronald A. Sacher
Thalassemia	369	(6)
Alan R. Cohen
Sickle Cell Disease and hemoglobinopathies	375	(5)
Ernest A. Turner
Neutropenia	380	(4)
Melvin H. Freedman
hemolytic Disease of the Fetus and Newborn	384	(6)
Shawn S. Osterholt
Michael K. Yancey
Hemophilia and Related Disorders	390	(4)
Wing-Yen Wong
Platelet-Mediated Bleeding Disorders	394	(3)
Louis M. Aledort
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation	397	(2)
Margareta Blomback
Sixten S. E. Bredbacka
Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura	399	(2)
Marian Petrides
Hemochromatosis	401	(2)
Paul Adams
Hodgkin's Disease	403	(5)
Claire S. Barlow
T. Andrew Lister
Hodgkin's Disease: Radiation Therapy	408	(5)
Pelayo C. Besa
Acute Leukemia in Adults	413	(8)
Harry P. Erba
Acute Leukemia in Childhood	421	(5)
Gary V. Dahl
Chronic Leukemias	426	(8)
Nizar M. Tannir
Susan O'Brien
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma	434	(5)
John P. Leonard
Morton Coleman
Multiple Myeloma	439	(4)
Christine I. Chen
A. Keith Stewart
Polycythemia Vera	443	(3)
Andrew I. Schafer
The Porphyrias	446	(4)
Elisabeth I. Minder
Xiaoye Schneider-Yin
Therapeutic Use of Blood Components	450	(4)
Thomas J. Raife
Kenneth D. Friedman
Adverse Reactions to Blood Transfusions	454	(7)
Charles J. Parker
SECTION 6. THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
Cholelithiasis and Cholecystitis	461	(2)
Jay B. Prystowsky
Cirrhosis	463	(5)
H. Franklin Herlong
Megan Rist Haymart
Bleeding Esophageal Varices	468	(3)
Brian L. Bleau
Dysphagia	471	(5)
William J. Ravich
Diverticula of the Gastrointestinal Tract	476	(2)
Edwin J. Zarling
Farid U. Ahmad
Inflammatory Bowel Disease	478	(7)
Alain Bitton
Irritable Bowel Syndrome	485	(3)
Kevin W. Olden
Hemorrhoids, Anal Fissure, and Anorectal Abscess and Fistula	488	(4)
Thomas E. Read
Gastritis and Peptic Ulcer Disease	492	(5)
Duane T. Smoot
Acute and Chronic Viral Hepatitis	497	(7)
Adrian Reuben
Malabsorption	504	(8)
Richard Neil Fedorak
Cyrus P. Tamboi
Acute Pancreatitis	512	(3)
John s. Minasi
Chronic Pancreatitis	515	(9)
Cristina Ferrone
David W. Rattner
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease	524	(3)
John E. Pandolfino
Peter J. Kahrilas
Tumors of the Stomach	527	(5)
James O. Park
Mitchell C. Posner
Tumors of the Colon and Rectum	532	(5)
Alan G. Thorson
Intestinal Parasites	537	(9)
Vernon Ansdell
SECTION 7. METABOLIC DISORDERS
Diabetes Mellitus in Adults (Type 2 Diabetes)	546	(10)
Seymour R. Levin
Diabetes Mellitus in Children and Adolescents	556	(7)
David W. Cooke
Leslie Plotnick
Diabetic Ketoacidosis	563	(6)
Daniel T. Stein
Hyperuricemia and Gout	569	(3)
David E. Blumenthal
Hyperlipoproteinemias	572	(5)
Christie M. Ballantyne
Obesity	577	(8)
Donald D. Hensrud
Vitamin K Deficiency	585	(1)
Frank R. Greer
Carol A. Diamond
Osteoporosis	586	(12)
Paul D. Miller
Paget's Disease	598	(2)
Paul D. Miller
Parenteral Nutrition in Adults	600	(6)
Bruce W. Robb
Robert H. Bower
Parenteral Fluid and Electrolyte Therapy in Pediatrics	606	(9)
Bernard Gauthier
SECTION 8. THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
Acromegaly	615	(3)
Shereen Ezzat
Adrenocortical Insufficiency	618	(3)
Trevor A. Howlett
Cushing's Syndrome	621	(5)
William F. Young, Jr.
Diabetes Insipidus	626	(2)
Tariq Mubin
Barbara A. Clark
Hyperparathyroidism and Hypoparathyroidism	628	(7)
John D. Wark
Mark S. Stein
Primary Aldosteronism	635	(2)
Rick Schiebinger
Hypopituitarism in Adults	637	(6)
Desmond Johnston
Ma'en A. Al-Mrayat
Tara Kearney
Hyperprolactinemia	643	(3)
Ervin E. Jones
Hypothyroidism	646	(2)
Jerome M. Hershman
Nalini Singh
Hyperthyroidism	648	(4)
Douglas S. Ross
Thyroid Cancer	652	(5)
Kenneth B. Ain
Pheochromocytoma	657	(3)
McClellan M. Walther
Thyroiditis	660	(4)
Sarah E. Capes
Hertzel C. Gerstein
SECTION 9. THE UROGENITAL TRACT
Bacterial Infections of the Urinary Tract in Men	664	(2)
Stephen R. Jones
Bacterial Infections of the Urinary Tract in Women	666	(4)
Kalpana Gupta
Bacterial Infections of the Urinary Tract in Girls	670	(4)
Patrick H. McKenna
Marvalyn DeCambre
Childhood Enuresis	674	(3)
Steven J. Skoog
Urinary Incontinence	677	(2)
Rodney A. Appell
Epididymitis	679	(2)
L. Keith Lloyd
Primary Glomerular Diseases	681	(9)
William A. Wilmer
Acute Pyelonephritis	690	(2)
Kurt A. McCammon
Carol F. McCammon
Genitourinary Trauma	692	(5)
Key H. Stage
Arthur I. Sagalowsky
Prostatitis	697	(2)
J. Curtis Nickel
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia	699	(3)
Debra L. Fromer
Steven A. Kaplan
Erectile Dysfunction	702	(3)
Laurence A. Levine
Acute Renal Failure	705	(7)
Yousri M. Barri
Sudhir V. Shah
Chronic Renal Failure	712	(7)
Jeffrey S. Berns
Malignant Tumors of the Urogenital Tract	719	(4)
Vivek Narain
David P. Wood
Urethral Strictures	723	(2)
Michael T. Gambla
Robert R. Bahnson
Urolithiasis	725	(8)
Scott Troxel
Roger K. Low
SECTION 10. THE SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES
Chancroid	733	(1)
George Schmid
Gonorrhea	733	(3)
Dana Wasson Dunne
Nongonococcal Urethritis	736	(1)
Michael F. Rein
Granuloma Inguinale (Donovanosis)	737	(1)
Ted Rosen
Lymphgranuloma Venereum	738	(1)
Ted Rosen
Syphilis	739	(4)
Jeffrey T. Kirchner
SECTION 11. DISEASES OF ALLERGY
Anaphylaxis and Serum Sickness	743	(6)
H. James Wedner
Asthma in Adolescents and Adults	749	(3)
Mark E. Bubak
James T. C. Li
Asthma in Children	752	(7)
Mitchell R. Lester
Allergic Rhinitis Caused by Inhalant Factors	759	(5)
Hugh H. Windom
Allergic Reactions to Drugs	764	(4)
Munir Pirmohamed
Allergic Reactions to Insect Stings	768	(3)
David B. K. Golden
SECTION 12. DISEASES OF THE SKIN
Acne Vulgaris and Rosacea	771	(2)
Guy Webster
Hair Disorders	773	(4)
Elise A. Olsen
Cancer of the Skin	777	(3)
Leonard Dzubow
Eyal K. Levit
Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphomas	780	(4)
Peter W. Heald
Papulosquamous Diseases	784	(4)
John A. Zicry
Connective Tissue Disorders	788	(4)
Violeta Rus
Charles S. Via
Cutaneous Vasculitis	792	(2)
Irena Spektor
Robert A. Swerlick
Diseases of the Nails	794	(4)
Martin Zaiac
Lisa Barba
Keloids	798	(3)
Errol J. Quintal
Warts and Their Management	801	(3)
Arthur D. Jackson
Condyloma Acuminatum	804	(1)
Joseph I. Lee
Nevi	805	(3)
Philip R. Cohen
Melanoma	808	(2)
Phillip M. Williford
Skin Cancer Precursor Lesions	810	(5)
Ashfaq Marghoob
Klaus J. Busam
Dana Sachs
Bacterial Diseases of the Skin	815	(2)
Michael G. Wilkerson
Viral Diseases of the Skin	817	(7)
Jennifer C. Zampogna
Franklin P. Flowers
Parasitic Diseases of the Skin	824	(3)
Philip D. Shenefelt
Fungal Diseases of the Skin	827	(2)
Jeffrey M. Weinberg
Diseases of the Mouth	829	(8)
Cynthia L. Kleinegger
Leg Ulcers	837	(5)
Claude S. Burton III
Pressure Ulcers	842	(1)
Mark J. Rosenthal
Atopic Dermatitis	843	(2)
Heidi Hwong
Moise L. Levy
Erythema Multiforme, Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis	845	(3)
Marcia G. Tonnesen
Bullous Diseases	848	(4)
Lawrence S. Chan
Contact Dermatitis	852	(1)
Mark V. Dahl
Skin Diseases of Pregnancy	853	(3)
Kim B. Yancey
Pruritus Ani and Vulvae	856	(1)
Marilynne McKay
Urticaria	857	(3)
Jere D. Guin
Pigmentary Disorders	860	(4)
Kowichi Jimbow
Sunburn	864	(3)
Barbara A. Gilchrest
Henry W. Lim
SECTION 13. THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
Alzheimer's Disease	867	(5)
Gregg Warshaw
Intracerebral Hemorrhage	872	(2)
Marc Malkoff
Ashraf El-Mittalli
Ischemic Cerebrovascular Disease	874	(5)
David Lee Gordon
Rehabilitation of the Stroke Patient	879	(5)
Barbara J. Browne
Seizures and Epilepsy in Adolescents and Adults	884	(9)
Nathan B. Fountain
Epilepsy in Infants and Children	893	(5)
Katherine Holland
Elaine Wyllie
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder	898	(2)
David C. Agerter
Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome	900	(3)
Robert A. King
Lawrence Scahill
James F. Leckman
Headache	903	(9)
David E. Trachtenbarg
Episodic Vertigo	912	(5)
John G. Oas
Meniere's Disease	917	(2)
Bruce Jay Gantz
Ravi N. Samy
Viral Meningitis and Encephalitis	919	(3)
Alex Tselis
Multiple Sclerosis	922	(15)
R. Philip Kinkel
Richard A. Rudick
Myasthenia Gravis	937	(5)
David S. Saperstein
Richard J. Barohn
Trigeminal Neuralgia	942	(1)
Ronald Brisman
Optic Neuritis	943	(2)
Valerie Biousse
Nancy J. Newman
Glaucoma	945	(3)
Tony Realini
Robert D. Fechtner
Acute Facial Paralysis	948	(2)
Paul R. Lambert
Parkinsonism	950	(8)
Christopher G. Goetz
Stacy Horn
Peripheral Neuropathy	958	(9)
Matthew P. Wicklund
Jerry R. Mendell
Acute Head Injuries in Adults	967	(4)
Alex B. Valadka
Acute Head Injuries in Children	971	(4)
Roger Hartl
Bruce Greenwald
Jamshid Ghajar
Brain Tumors	975	(4)
Nina A. Paleologos
SECTION 14. THE LOCOMOTOR SYSTEM
Rheumatoid Arthritis	979	(6)
Kristine M. Lohr
Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis	985	(5)
Ildy M. Katona
Laura J. Mirkinson
Ankylosing Spondylitis and Other Spondylarthritides	990	(4)
Lars Koehler
Henning Zeidler
Temporomandibular Disorders	994	(8)
Jean-Paul Goulet
Bursitis, Tendinitis, Myofascial Pain, and Fibromyalgia	1002	(4)
Steen E. Mortensen
Osteoarthritis	1006	(3)
Guy Taylor
C. Michael Stein
Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant Cell Arteritis	1009	(1)
Shawn L. Slack
Osteomyelitis	1010	(6)
Jon T. Mader
Mark E. Shirtliff
Common Sports Injuries	1016	(6)
Kenneth B. Batts
Francis G. O'Connor
SECTION 15. OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY
Antepartum Care	1022	(6)
Kirk D. Ramin
Glenn A. Gaunt
Ectopic Pregnancy	1028	(2)
Steven J. Ory
Vaginal Bleeding in the Third Trimester	1030	(2)
Ruth Anne Queenan
Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy	1032	(5)
Helayne Silver
John T. Repke
Postpartum Care	1037	(3)
E. Rebecca Pschirrer
Joan M. Mastrobattista
Resuscitation of the Newborn	1040	(4)
Ronald S. Bloom
Care of the High-Risk Newborn	1044	(12)
Susan W. Aucott
Marilee C. Allen
Normal Infant Feeding	1056	(2)
Kristin E. Lake
Alan M. Lake
Breast Disorders	1058	(7)
Marvin A. Dewar
Endometriosis	1065	(5)
Robert Barbieri
Abnormal Uterine Bleeding	1070	(2)
Gregory T. Fossum
Amenorrhea	1072	(4)
Debra A. Minjarez
Bruce R. Carr
Dysmenorrhea	1076	(2)
Melisa Holmes
Charles N. Landen, Jr.
Premenstrual Symptoms and Signs	1078	(3)
Jerilynn C. Prior
Menopause	1081	(4)
Carolyn Crandall
Gail A. Greendale
Vulvovaginitis	1085	(3)
Paul Nyirjesy
Chlamydia Trachomatis	1088	(2)
Janet N. Arno
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease	1090	(2)
Karl E. Miller
Uterine Leiomyoma	1092	(2)
Joseph G. Whelan III
Howard A. Zacur
Management of Endometrial Carcinoma	1094	(2)
Harrison G. Ball
Cervical Cancer	1096	(2)
Eileen M. Segreti
Neoplasms of the Vulva	1098	(5)
Giselle B. Ghurani
Manuel A. Penalver
Contraception	1103	(10)
Kurt T. Barnhart
Molina Dayal
SECTION 16. PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS
Alcoholism	1113	(4)
Ray Baker
Drug Abuse	1117	(7)
Norman S. Miller
Anxiety Disorders in Primary Care	1124	(3)
Lawrence R. Wu
Bulimia Nervosa	1127	(4)
Dean D. Krahn
Delirium	1131	(2)
Jonathan M. Flacker
Mood Disorders	1133	(6)
Robert H. Howland
Michael E. Thase
Schizophrenia	1139	(5)
Robert R. Conley
Panic Disorder	1144	(3)
Jacques Bradwejn
Diana Koszycki
SECTION 17. PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL INJURIES
Burn Injury	1147	(5)
John T. Schulz
High-Altitude Sickness	1152	(3)
James S. Milledge
Injuries Due to Cold	1155	(4)
Murray P. Hamlet
Disturbances Due to Heat	1159	(2)
William O. Roberts
Spider Bites and Scorpion Stings	1161	(1)
Jeffrey R. Suchard
Snakebite	1162	(4)
Miguel C. Fernandez
Marine Stings, Bites, and Poisoning	1166	(7)
Peter J. Fenner
Acute Poisonings	1173
Howard C. Mofenson
Thomas Caraccio
Michael A. McGuigan
Joseph Greensher
SECTION 18. APPENDICES AND INDEX
Reference Intervals for the Interpretation of Laboratory Tests	1235
William Z. Borer
Some Popular Herbal Products	1244
Miriam M. Chan
New Drugs for 2000	1246
Grace M. Kuo
Nomogram for the Determination of Body Surface Area of Children and Adults	1248
Index	1249